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Have you ever had to downsize your organisation through redundancies? Was it for more than 20 people at a time? Were those 20 at one of your sites or spread across many? Well, until recently that final question was critical in terms of whether you had to collectively consult.
While big betting brands cash in, with Coral reportedly claiming £50,000 worth of bets and William Hill reaping £100,000 from their various ‘female friendly’ betting options, Jessica McGreal asks what effect, if any, will the Royal baby have on UK SMEs?
While few think of the office while steaming up the atmosphere in the bedroom, a compelling new book proves that the two settings are more closely linked than many would admit.
When considering customer service, you immediately think ‘make/keep the customers happy’ but many do not realise that great customer service isn’t just the product of sales assistants being helpful or having brilliant telephone etiquette. There is in fact a lot more behind it.
Idea management firm Wazoku is working with the BBC’s in house production department on what is thought to be the UK media’s largest ever idea management roll-out.
The European Business Awards has announced today that Postcode Anywhere is to represent the UK as a National Champion in the prestigious 2013/14 Awards programme.
Summer is often a quieter time for Entrepreneurs, but it is an essential time for taking stock and focusing on developing business over the next year.
Recruiting and retaining staff are major milestones in the life of any small business, not to mention a legal minefield and major financial commitment.
Imagine this if you will – you are told your company is going to introduce a bonus for people who have 100% attendance in a 12 month period. What would be your first reaction?
According to a recent survey, more than three quarters of SMEs use freelancers at least once a year. While, 78 per cent of SME owners have worked with at least one team member they’ve never met, and one-in-seven actually have an entire team they’ve never met.
A staggering 70 per cent of small business owners admit to having taken a phone call in the toilet to avoid missing out on new business, according to new research.
With UK SEO Agency, QueryClick, we are putting together easy to follow snippets of expert advice across a range of search marketing disciplines including search engine optimisation, paid advertising, customer relationship optimisation, content strategy and analytics.
A stellar line-up of entrepreneur judges are poised to begin the search for the Smarta 100 – an awards scheme recognising the UK’s 100 most original, innovative and disruptive small businesses.
A couple of months ago I went to see a large US company who opened the meeting by saying they wanted to become ‘the champion for small business.’ It’s not the first time I’ve heard this statement and surely won’t be the last.
The area of internal communications has grown in recent years but still largely pales in significance to other “hotter” PR areas such as media relations, social media and crisis management. Yet in the current economic climate internal communications should be at the heart of an SME’s Communication strategy argues Johnny McGinley.
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