Category: Advice

Entrepreneurs sometimes find recognition for their successful startups in the arms of the Queen’s Honours list.

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered through 60+ British Business Bank accredited lenders, is designed to support the continued provision of finance to UK SMEs during the COVID-19 outbreak.

With more employees looking to avoid public transport during the pandemic, businesses and consumers are considering other options to get about – including vehicle leasing.

This is a subject that I have written about before, but it cropped up again during a conversation with someone I spoke to recently for the first time in a while.

Growing your business online can take a while. It’s often a slow process that requires careful planning to ensure that you reach the right audience.

There are quite a few things to consider when responding to a tender (RFI, RFP, feel free to insert your own initialisation). 

Starting a business is a huge accomplishment for most entrepreneurs. Not only that but in most cases, it’s the fulfillment of a lifetime dream.

Every downturn is different. I graduated into the recession of the early 1990s and struggled to find a graduate job.

Coronavirus has turned homeworking into the new normal, but boundaries between our personal and professional lives are beginning to erode, and mental health of staff is being affected. Work-life blur is becoming a real issue.

There was a day last week when I left the office with a real sense of calm, because after weeks of juggling work commitments alongside home-schooling, whilst still trying to find time to exercise and manage all of the essential life-admin, I felt as though I was suddenly back in control.

“By mid-afternoon I’m mentally drained from the back-to-back calls; I need a coffee just to get me through the last few hours of the day.”