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How to make employees happy?
In surveys, people often say they want more money and shorter hours, but these are just hygiene factors, it stops them from being unhappy, but it…
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
In surveys, people often say they want more money and shorter hours, but these are just hygiene factors, it stops them from being unhappy, but it…
VAT is set to change on 1st Jan 2015. So how will this affect your business?
In his latest article, John Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer at Ellipse discusses how to navigate AE for your business and ensure the path you choose works…
In today’s fast-paced tech scene, consumers are becoming increasingly tech-savvy when it comes to their purchasing decisions.
Online reviews are an increasingly important factor in consumers’ decision-making – 92% of internet shoppers read reviews and 89% say that reviews directly influence their purchasing…
Children learn to understand the meaning of the word ‘no’ at an early age. By the time a child (now adult) leaves education, and starts out…
Firms that have valuable equipment on work sites are particularly vulnerable to theft and vandalism. For those that are reliant on these tools and machinery, this…
Being a successful entrepreneur is hard work and people around you often doubt whether you have the credentials to be one.
There’s that project you’ve left on the backburner – the one with the deadline that’s growing uncomfortably near. And there’s the client whose phone call you…
All business are prone to seasonal fluctuations at any time depending on what industry they're in, and whether they're annually, monthly or even weekly, it's important…
Though you can't always avoid the complainers at work, you can make certain that they don't bring you down with them.
Meetings can be a huge time drain. That's why it's in everyone's best interest to do all they can to keep them productive.
Are some people driving you crazy and blocking your path to success?
With the introduction of auto enrolment pensions there’s been a lot of talk about the problems it can cause and some small businesses are even threatening…
The UK’s tax system is a vast quagmire of rules with lots of pitfalls lurking in wait for unwary small business owners.