Monthly Archives: October 2016

How to Work From Home as a Transcriber

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to get started working from home as a transcriber. So this week I sat down with veteran transcriber, Janet Shaughnessy. Not only is she making six figures as a transcriber, she wrote a course on the subject. Read on to see if transcription work is your […]

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Micro Business of the Year: Handrail Creations interview

Handrail Creations won the Micro Business of the Year award at the 2016 British Small Business Awards. Handrail Creations designs, manufactures and installs bespoke timber handrails for residential and commercial projects of all sizes and designs. The judges recognised the remarkable skill involved in producing Handrail Creations’ products. Winning large contracts and generating a £400,000
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What do 21st century job candidates want from you?

Today, the onus appears to be very much on the job candidates to make the right impression, but with the skills gap biting, the ball is very much in their court. Can you really make your business work without the very best people and the hottest, youngest talent?

 The recession meant many companies stopped investing
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Employers warned to be ready for state benefits change

Employers insuring group income protection state benefits need to be ready for upcoming changes to state provision, according to Aon Employee Benefits. As part of the government’s continuing programme of welfare reform, the budget in July 2015 announced a significant reduction to the state benefit paid to a certain group of ill or disabled claimants,
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British businesses fear they will face digital disruption by 2018

Half of all UK business leaders (50 per cent) fear that their industries face significant digital disruption within the next two years, according to new research. The Microsoft report, the most extensive of its kind to date, finds that whilst disruption is imminent for a wide range of industries, the shelf life of current business
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What is a sole trader? A small business guide

Setting up in business is a great new chapter in anyone’s life. As well as the exciting stuff like naming your business and finding new customers, you also need to make sure you stay on the right side of the taxman and the law, and part of this is picking the right structure for your
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