Paradoxically, Rishi Sunak announcing that the furlough scheme will be extended until March creates more uncertainty, not less.
Category: Advice
Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
How to lead from your heart (and why you should right now)
Leading from your heart (emotionally intelligent, collaborative, motivating) matters more now than ever as uncertainty permeates every aspect of work, life and what the future holds.
Boost productivity and stop wasting man hours in meetings. Starting from now …
Totalling the cost of paid employees sitting in meetings for hours vs. effective productivity was a hot topic pre-Covid, however it’s not one that’s gone away despite people working from home.
Today is deadline day for retrospective furlough agreements
Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s Employment Law team, highlights today’s deadline for retrospective furlough agreements.
Lender appetite is diminishing – here’s 3 alternatives if your bank says no
The deadline for starting an application for a government-backed loan has been extended to January 31st 2021, but lender appetite is diminishing. What should you do and who do you turn to when you need working capital and the bank says no?
Rightsize to survive: the risks and rewards of rightsizing now
A large number of companies face the painful need to rightsize, but how does a business employ rightsizing processes to make it ‘Covid secure’?
Gain competitive advantage through collaborative relationships
Supply chains today are required to deliver ever-better service levels while simultaneously bearing down on cost and meeting aggressive new sustainability agendas.
Furlough fraud: what went wrong and how are business owners affected?
The scale of ‘furlough fraud’ and other fraudulent activity linked to the Government’s coronavirus support schemes is starting to become apparent.
Improving productivity in the workplace during the pandemic era
Here Tim Ringo, author, speaker, board advisor, and senior executive, writes exclusively for Business Matters about the importance of productivity and how the sudden need for flexible working proves to be a bonus for people performance.
What’s the secret behind Apple’s success?
Design thinking is at the heart of every business, including Apple, who have enjoyed enormous success.
Extending business reach to an international audience
We live in an ever-growing digital world, which means businesses can now have influence, and reach clients and customers, far beyond their local area.
6 Factors to consider when choosing a payment gateway
Modern technology has enabled online business and e-commerce merchants to offer customers swift and secure digital transactions.
Don’t sell the solution, sell the positive outcomes: Three things you need to do
One of the biggest misconceptions of B2B selling is that customers invest in new products and services purely to overcome strategic or operational challenges.
Tips on securing a mortgage if you’re self-employed
Securing a mortgage when self-employed isn’t as difficult as some might imagine – although you will need to provide some proof of self-employment and demonstrate your incomings and profits.
Do you suffer from imposter syndrome as a business owner?
Learn both how to recognise if you have these negative thoughts and how to banish them so you can perform better in your role.
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