Tag Archive for Advice

Why your business must get Personal Protective Equipment right

No matter whether you are on a building site or in a laboratory, if there is any chance that an employee could be exposed to dangerous situations or materials, then personal protective equipment (PPE) is an essential consideration for employers. In assessing what is necessary, questions such as who is exposed and to what, how
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Health and safety and high heels in the workplace

The issue of high heels in the workplace has been in the news recently with regards to equality in dress codes and Parliament is hearing evidence to determine if there is a need for clearer guidance regarding footwear when it comes to health and safety legislation. Danny Clarke, group operations director for ELAS, agrees that health
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How to manage a start-up’s fast growth

Your business is your child; nurture it and watch the growth and development into the success you had always planned for. ‘When you’re starting up, to a degree you’re happy to let your business run away with itself and see where it takes you,’ says James Sandwell, owner of Sunshine Events. But he warns that neglected growth
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Growing your business through dual citizenship

Are you a business owner looking for novel ways to grow your business? Have you tried to do business overseas but found it too difficult? Or do you have the perfect market in another country but you just cannot legally do business there? You may have found a solution. It is called dual citizenship. How exactly does this work?
In the past, the most common method for citizenship was through naturalisation. But that took time. Years to be exact. Nowadays, buying citizenship has become the norm. You do this through a small one time monetary payment to the country you want to become a citizen in or you purchase real estate for a certain dollar amount. Yes, it really is that easy. In some cases, you will be subject to a background check and have to participate in an interview as well, but not all countries require this.
As for timing, you can get citizenship in another country as quickly as 45 days. Many countries are not this quick but they are much faster using this method than through naturalisation.
But as a small business owner, what are the other benefits (or more aptly put) reasons as to why this makes sense for

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