As we approach the middle of the year, now is a good time to start planning and get yourself ready for what lies ahead. Margery McBain of Gravitate HR offers a handy check list of things you should be thinking about over the coming months.
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A helping hand offered for unemployed youth looking to enter sales careers
Sandler Training is offering support to fifty 18-24 year olds that want to start career in sales
The 2012 Smarta 100 competition launched
Our friends at Smarta have launched the 2012 Smarta 100 competition in their bid to find the best 100 small companies in the UK.
Customer experience beats price when it comes to loyalty, says Aspect
Research has found that consumers are more likely to be turning their backs on stores, banks and energy companies due to inferior customer service rather than price.
Finding the right staff
I’ve recently done some informal research with SME’s in IT and related areas about issues hindering growth. Surprisingly, with 2.63m people unemployed in the UK, the top ranking problem they were facing was finding the right staff.
London 2012 Games first: TfL officials to provide live travel advice to businesses on Twitter
For the first time in Olympic and Paralympic Games history, Games officials will be giving travel advice to businesses over Twitter with Transport for London (TfL), O2 and The Zetter Hotel in London taking part in a live Twitter chat to help Britain’s employers plan their transport ahead of the London 2012 Games.
James Caan to chair new Board to distribute £82.5m of start-up business loans to young entrepreneurs
Former BBC Dragon’s Den star James Caan has been approached by Lord Young, advisor to David Cameron on Enterprise, to help the Government drive an initiative to provide start up loans to young people across the country.
Are you cookie compliant?
Last May, the EU Privacy and Communications Directive came into force which stated that all non-essential cookies used on websites must be clearly identified to the website’s users and that the website users must consent to the cookies being used (on an opt in basis).
It’s time to talk; Acas launches new guidance
Acas, the workplace relations experts, have launched new guidance to help managers have difficult conversations in the workplace.
Winners announced in the 2012 MAN everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards
The winners in the 2012 MAN everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced at a glittering ceremony held at The Savoy Hotel in London. The women leading the way in this diverse and exciting sector were celebrated by their peers and other leading luminaries from the business, logistics and transport industries.
Cohabiting couple? Don’t trust your business to luck
Cohabiting couples who run a business together need to cut out complacency and take appropriate measures to protect themselves and their business should the relationship break down.
Over 1 million UK workers are Sleep Drunk
At-least 1 million UK workers are ‘sleep drunk’ due to a lack of shut eye, new data of nearly 39,000 employed people has shown.
How the websites of insolvent businesses could be a step up on the online ladder
Although the number of retailers going into administration has fallen since 2008, there is still a steady stream of established names disappearing from the high street. But is there life in the domain names past death? Alex Wares, managing director at search marketing agency Mediarun explains
Why generic keyword domain names are so valuable to your business marketing
Some companies are sitting on the sidelines, sticking to their outdated traditional marketing strategies, other companies are quickly gobbling up all the best generic domain names related to their products, services, and locations. Here we explain the power of keyword domains and the role they can play in strategic marketing.
Tackling taboo of mental ill-health at work
With one in six employees suffers mental health problems at work in the last taboo in business costing Britain’s economy £30billion every year work expert Acas is highlighting the problem during national Mental Health Awareness Week 2012 which starts on Monday.
