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Reducing stress as a small business owner by tackling thought spirals – infographic

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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
Suffering from busyness and stress is something all small business owners have most likely experienced. With the festive period approaching and COVID-19 restrictions still in force, this time of year could be one of the most stressful for SME owners.
Our research* showed that 71 per cent of small business owners experienced stress in the workplace in the last 12 months with factors that caused their stress ranging from juggling business and personal commitments (26 per cent) to time pressures (24 per cent) and staying on top of business administration (21 per cent).
At the UK Domain, as part of a series of helpful content for SMEs we’ve been working with professional performance coach, Phillippa Hurrell, on a series of resources to help small business owners reduce stress, manage time and boost productivity.
Our latest feature is focused on how you, as a small business owner, can reduce stress. One of these approaches is the act of understanding and tackling thought spirals and is the focus of our latest infographic, which you can view below. The infographic explores what thought spirals are and shares four simple steps you can take to get out of one to

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How to shift your pub or restaurant from eat-in to takeaway and delivery

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
The impact of COVID-19 has brought about so many changes for businesses. One of the main changes we’ve seen for restaurant and pub businesses is moving towards takeaway orders.
Data from Kantar shows that deliveries surged in the week leading up to the first lockdown (March 16-22), with delivery trips up 57 per cent year on year.
According to MCA’s Channel Pulse survey (from April 6-12), the average frequency that people used takeaway delivery was 2.3 times that week.
“There have been several success stories to come from the hardship that this year has brought to the hospitality, events, and catering industry, but the biggest, in my opinion, has been the rise of takeaway,” said Charlie Dean, managing director at packaging firm, Catering24.
Not only has it kept a number of our businesses afloat during this most difficult of times, but it has increased the quality of the market to a level we have not seen before.”
In this article we’ll be looking at how you can pivot your pub or restaurant to a takeaway model and what considerations you need to factor in before you make the shift.
What you need  in order to refocus your pub or

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