Many credit the millennial generation for valuing purpose in their work. Perhaps they were the catalyst, but today it seems that we are all searching for meaning through our work and are more considered than ever around the brands we associate with, as employees and consumers. Particularly within organisations, for employees unsure about job security
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Insolvency: government initiatives have failed small businesses
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Insolvency is making an unwelcome return to the headlines. The number of individuals who were declared insolvent last year reached its highest level since the aftermath of the financial crisis. According to the Insolvency Service, 99,196 people in England & Wales were declared insolvent in 2017 – up by 9.4 per cent on the year
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It’s your fault Toys R Us closed (partly)
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Retail is changing, and now it’s changing faster than ever. If we go back ten years to ask the average person what type of business they like to run, I’d bet that 60 per cent would say they would want to own or run a store on the high street. If you go back even
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Late payments do growing damage to business owners’ mental health
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The number of business owners suffering from mental health issues has rocketed in the last year thanks to late payments. Half of SME owners’ businesses – 23 per cent more than last year – have been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy or liquidation because they are being paid late. Over half (52 per cent)
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Horizontal innovation: What is it and how can it boost the SME community?
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While SMEs are well versed in the concept of sharing skills, horizontal innovation takes this a step further, accessing skills from one sector and applying them to a completely different field. Not only can this create immediate results, but it is often more cost effective and easier than having to embark on individual research and
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Small business lessons learnt from the Oxfam scandal
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In this SmallBusiness monthly series of ‘Small business lessons learnt’, Jennifer Janson, author of The Reputation Playbook and chairman of Six Degrees, will assess how a company recently in the news has handled a crisis, and provide top tips for small businesses to handle a similar incident in the best way possible. The mainstream media
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The power of charismatic leadership in a small business
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Many people believe that charisma is all about having a ‘big’ personality, being the ‘life and soul’ of the party and being a strong leader. Others believe that charisma is the ‘luck of the draw’, that you are either born with it, or without it and that it can’t be developed. I disagree on both
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The Brexit opportunity: How small businesses can thrive in a post-Brexit landscape
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Despite strong affirmations from various economists, government groups and leading corporate figures, the long-term effect that Brexit will have on UK businesses is still largely unknown. Much has been said about how Brexit will impact smaller companies, and this is a critical focal point as we come ever closer to life outside the European Union.
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Is your business GDPR compliant?
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After long debates that lasted several years, the European Parliament has approved the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) back on April 14th 2016. Companies had a period of two years to implement the guidelines of this regulation and the final deadline is drawing closer. The enforcement date is slated for May 25th 2018. If your
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How strategies are used for building transparency in the workplace
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A company’s strategic plan forms the bedrock upon which its success is evaluated. Strategy is best defined as a plan to achieve long-term organisational goals. Without strategy, a company is like a rudderless ship floundering in the high seas. Over the years, management of company resources – land, labour, capital, and entrepreneurship – has been
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