Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
The impending introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) has prompted fears of thousands of job cuts and is forecast to cost the region’s employers an extra £2bn – or 3.7 per cent of the current wage bill, according to a study by the University of Lincoln.
The answer to this question can be found just by looking around you. How many electronic devices can you see?
Mobile phones. In the beginning, they were bricks. But they were mobile bricks. And, in the beginning, size didn’t matter. But we were a fickle bunch, and our eyes strayed. Smaller became beautiful. Then we wanted cameras, email and games.
How and where you hold stock can have an impact on your bottom line
Over the next few months the battle over EU membership will intensify, but the first few skirmishes have taken place with social media being a prominent battle field.
If your business has ever been affected by an event such as the current flood crisis and recent closing of the Forth Road Bridge, you likely wouldn’t argue that it’s crucial to have an effective disaster recovery (DR) strategy in place.
As Sweden looks to cut the length of the working day to boost productivity, Javier Peralta, UK Country Manager for ForceManager, argues that technology has a major part to play in addressing the UK’s productivity problem
In his latest article, John Ritchie, Chief Executive of digital group life and sick pay insurer Ellipse, discusses how SMEs should prepare themselves to support employees experiencing mental illness.
Last night we all watched in anticipation as Joseph and Vana battled it out to become Lord Sugar’s new business partner. Though polar opposite in business concepts, for me Joseph was a clear winner from the start and I can’t wait to watch ImpraGas develop and grow over the next 12 months.
As thousands of us prepare to spend time away from the office in the coming weeks, Workplace Wellness says more and more of us will end up turning on our laptops, checking smartphones for emails, and even accepting calls from demanding bosses.
Let’s face it, as much as we might like to plan our work and space it out, there are some weeks where everyone seems to want a piece of you, all the deadlines converge, and you find yourself charging from one appointment to another, replying to emails and picking up voicemails in between, hitting the road in the early hours of the morning and hitting the sack late at night, possibly in a different location each night.
Almost every black parent has “that” conversation with their children when they intone words to the effect “You’ve got to work ten times harder than the others to get ahead.” I first heard that from mine around age 13.
With many people setting unrealistic resolutions for the upcoming New Year, many forget that although setting a personal New Year’s Eve resolution, setting one or two for your business strategy/management is also a great idea.
Christmas is getting closer which means that Santa Claus will soon be coming to town. But will the man in red need to worry about any tax issues this year while he’s harnessing Rudolph and shaking his belly like a bowlful of jelly?
With 2015 fast disappearing in the rear-view mirror, it’s worth taking a few minutes to think about what the big tech trends will be for next year and how they might impact smaller UK businesses.
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