Monthly Archives: January 2017

How to turn your hobby into your dream business in 2017

New research from Crunch Accounting reveals that Britain is a nation of secret entrepreneurs, with one in three people enjoying a hobby they believe could one day become their business. Almost a fifth (15 per cent) already use their passion project to earn money. One in ten Brits consider starting a business in 2017, almost half (44 per cent)
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Boosting revenues: Growing your small business in 2017

For many in the world of business, it was a turbulent 2016. Key questions arose such as: could we have predicted the Brexit vote, how ready are we for the changes it might bring, and do we have the skills and resources to ride an era of digital disruption? However your business fared last year,
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10 tips to improve staff effectiveness

Ensure good training at all levels… As Victor Lipman writes in Forbes, giving staff training at all levels, not just as they reach the higher levels of a company, is prudent, as it is often in the formative stages of their career that staff need training the most. …And effective project management Investing in a
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Growth in permanent hiring despite uncertain outlook

New survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) reveals that both permanent and temporary placement hiring has risen year-on-year (1 per cent each). This is in line with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which reveals that the unemployment rate remained at an 11-year low for the three months to November
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How my company successfully changed direction

I moved from New York to London in 2012 to take over Artfinder, the art marketplace. I had just left a high-end art start-up and I was looking to move back to my native Europe, ready for a new challenge. The company was two years old and the business model was to create a database
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New year, new workplace: Health and safety for 2017

Why shouldn’t a business, just as an individual might do, take up a new year’s resolution to improve its performance and general health? We think that entering a new calendar year is the perfect opportunity to ensure that good practice is being adhered to across your company, especially when it comes to health and safety.
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