Monthly Archives: March 2017

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Financial management is the biggest concern for small businesses

by Owen Gough • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

A recent study of more than 1,000 small business leaders reveals that financial management is keeping them up at night. One fifth (20 per cent) admit they struggle to keep on top of the business’s finances, highlighting a cause for concern in the country’s SME sector. In fact, the concerns aren’t only expressed by younger businesses. While a
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Why are so many businesses missing their staging date?

by Owen Gough • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

As an industry, we’re reliant on, and to some extent blinded by, data but often data doesn’t tell the whole story. There’s been much talk about the number of companies seemingly procrastinating over their auto-enrolment staging deadline with the statistics varying from between 20 per cent and 40 per cent of companies either leaving their staging date
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Men more open with emotions at work than women, study finds

by Owen Gough • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

Men are likely to be more open with their emotions, confide in their bosses about affairs of the heart and be more accepting of workplace romances than women, according to the latest study on emotional intelligence and office relationships by employee engagement firm Perkbox. The research, involving 1,050 UK managers and employees, shows that 60 per
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Europe’s top court legalises workplace headscarf ban

by Owen Gough • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

The European Court of Justice has ruled that employers are entitled to ban workers from wearing headscarves to work. The court ruled that any ban on the ‘visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign’ must be based on internal company rules requiring all employees to ‘dress neutrally’. It cannot be based on the
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The six rules of corporate gifting

by Ben Lobel • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

Smart companies recognise that small gestures of goodwill to both customers and staff can make a big difference in establishing and maintaining healthy and positive business relationships. Internal recognition and reward are powerful ways to improve productivity, while extending that goodwill externally – within the boundaries of your own corporate social responsibility policies, of course –
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Cash-only SMEs are losing over £23,000 of profit every year

by Owen Gough • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

New research by B2B marketplace Expert Market reveals that SMEs could be losing out on over £23,000 of profit a year because they cannot accept card payments. The report crunched business transaction figures in 2015-2016 and consumer attitudes to purchasing to find out how much additional revenue businesses risk losing out on by operating as
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Mannatech Brings TruHealth Fat-Loss System To Europe

by Ted Nuyten • March 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company – Triple A Classified opportunity by Business For Home – committed to transforming lives to make a better world, today launched its natural, plant-based TruHealth Weight-Loss System, to the European market.
This breakthrough technology helps support healthy weight loss in order to help adults stay fit and transform their bodies from the inside out.1
This groundbreaking system offers three health and wellness products based on the company’s innovative glyconutritional technology. A thorough, 30-day program accompanies these products to support customers through a specialised nutrition and fitness transformation. This system combines beneficial, whole food diet recommendations with naturally sourced supplements and exercise to help support healthy weight loss for 30 days and beyond.
“Nearly all other companies and products focus on simple weight loss,” said