In 2018, it’s not unusual for start-ups and SMEs to be striving for the ‘paperless office’. We’ve known for some time that a paperless (or almost-paperless) office is more environmentally friendly than those that endlessly print on paper. And thankfully, it’s easier than ever to go paperless with the numerous pieces of software on the
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4 advantages of outsourcing your customer calls
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One of the most important aspects of any business is to make sure that all of the customer calls that come in are handled the right way. As a business begins to grow, it will get a bit difficult for a company to keep up with the call volume. The best way to fix this
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A small business guide to agile working
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You might have heard the term ‘agile working’ bandied about, and you’d be forgiven if you thought it was a synonym for flexible working. It’s not, though that’s often part of it. Agile businesses react quickly to change, rather than pushing ahead with their strategies regardless. This requires fluidity, creativity, collaboration – because the reaction
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Bringing home into the office: How to flexibly work from home
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Working from home. These three little words seem to resonate with the average British worker as strongly as cup of tea? or dress down Friday. According to a recent survey, more than 44 per cent of the UK people prefer to work from home rather than head into the office and as much as employers
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What is an agile working environment?
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Agile working creates an efficient business environment by giving employees the freedom and flexibility to work in different areas of an office, or remotely via hot-desking, when and how they choose. With less constraints and more flexibility, the focus is more about performance and quality and less about where tasks are undertaken. Instant Offices have
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Moving office at Christmas: How to prepare
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
The Christmas period is a strange time for businesses – the workload tends to calm down but the office remains open. It is no surprise then that many small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners see moving office at Christmas an ideal opportunity. If you are thinking of using the relative quiet of the end of
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Ten tips to help you manage your remote team
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Knowing how to manage a remote team will be a critical entrepreneur skill in the coming years. It’s not only a matter of value, though hiring remote employees can be a great way to get top performers on an SME budget. It’s also a matter of this being the future of work. “Work-life balance” is
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4 ways you can make your office space more fun
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The last thing any business owner wants is to lose employees due to a lack of foresight. Finding ways to make the workplace more fun for everyone working at a business is a great idea. By allowing your employees to have fun while on the clock, you can keep them happy and will usually be
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How a workspace can help to address the illness at work sinkhole
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According to government data, illness among working age people puts a £100 billion dent in the UK economy every year. In a bid to address the issue, the government has announced a new initiative designed to promote a healthier workforce. Public Health England (PHE) has teamed up with workplace health provider Healthy Working Futures to
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Can you have a Silicon Valley office on an SME budget?
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When we think about great office spaces, we often think of Google, Facebook, AirBnB, Apple, and various other tech giants. Encompassing nap stations, private running tracks, slides, and aquariums, among other things, Silicon Valley seems to have a monopoly on ‘cool’ workspaces. You might even mistake them for playgrounds. Of course, nothing could be further
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