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Success in business is all about relationships. Your network is your most important asset. Treat it that way.

Do all your ideas seem small and boring? Here's a different approach plus three tips that will get you to the BIG idea.

Avoid the unfocused meetings that murder your team's productivity.


There is such a thing as too much productivity and efficiency, say neuroscientists, at least when it crowds all play out of your day.

Smart companies are using their online presence to promote their corporate culture to existing employees, as well as new recruits.

Impressive employee benefits packages that are offered by big businesses can help them to attract good staff, and, the positive news is that today it is…

If your employees don't work from home you're missing out on huge benefits, including increased productivity, reduction on your overhead cost, as well as a happy…

Gary Cattermole and Jaime Johnson are joint Co-Founders and Directors at The Survey Initiative, a leading staff survey provider. Here they discuss how employee engagement can…

The Government announced at the end of 2012 that it planned to increase the various levels of compensation and employment wage rates on February 1 2013.…

The European Court of Human Rights handed down their judgment recently upholding the appeal in case Eweida v. United Kingdom in relation to her claim for…

Contrary to popular belief, customers are less interested in price than in these six things.

Budgeting is far from an exact science, but is a crucial task which provides a detailed roadmap to keep a business going in the right direction.

The act of ceasing work, and taking retirement, is a huge cliff-edge for many employees. Virtually everything changes overnight: income, expenditure, friendships with colleagues, home relationships…

Christopher Shaw, CEO of Platform Black tells us what you need to know about invoice trading