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5 Reasons You Need to Host An Event
Want to listen instead? Click here Exposure Events enable your business to gain brand awareness and exposure by getting your name out there. People will hear about the event which means they will hear about your business. The more interesting the event, the more your company will be recognised. It can also be an opportunity […] Read More
7 ‘Hidden’ Costs Of Running A Small Business
Want to listen instead? Click here It’s a subject we often talk and think about as there are so many costs involved with running a business, and when you’re in the early stages it can be hard to know where to start. So we’ve done a bit of research and pulled together some of the […] Read More
30 Tools Our Business Couldn’t Live Without
When you first started your business, did you know all of the tools you would need? I certainly didn’t! In the last three and a half years I’ve come to rely on quite a few different tools to keep my business running effectively – I’ve also come across quite a few I no longer need […] Read More
Is Your Company Already Regularly Active On Social Media?
Want to listen instead? Click here If yes, brilliant, but if not, please keep reading. As of August 2015, there were 3.175 billion active internet users. That’s nearly half of the world’s population, all connected to one another. Even more impressive is the number of those that are using social media: 2.206 billion. One third […] Read More
It’s A Minefield – And You’re Probably Already In It!
If you haven’t already or aren’t aware yet, as a growing SME you should start planning now for the most significant employment law developments. National Living Wage This is the increased national minimum wage for workers aged 25 and over. The initial rate was introduced at the beginning of April 2016 and is £7.20 per […]
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Are You Ready For The National Living Wage?
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage. It’s not long until the 1st of April 2016, when the government will introduce the new mandatory National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and above – an increase of 50p per hour on the current Minimum Wage (£6.70 per hour) for this age group to £7.20 per […] Read More
Choosing Your Name And Setting Up Your Profile – Twitter For Beginners Part 1
The first thing to tackle when coming into the world of Twitter is choosing your username (twitter handle @xxxxxx) and setting up your profile. Ideally your username will be the same as your business name. If the name you want has already been taken, consider a relevant variation. For example, if @janessalon is unavailable you […] Read More
How To Use Employee Handbooks To Minimise Workplace Risk
– And why failing to keep them updated could become a liability rather than an asset Running a modern people-led business requires the management of risks arising from employees. Having a handbook in place, which is tailored and up-to-date, is one way of helping to manage those risks. An organisation’s people are its biggest […] Read More
How To Keep On Top Of Your Admin
Want to listen instead? Click here We haven’t come across many small business owners that enjoy doing the day to day admin required to keep their business running, in-fact most of the owners we speak to frequently feel overwhelmed with the amount that needs to be kept on top of. We understand how difficult it […] Read More