100 days to achieve your business goals – why this is the ideal timescale and how to make the most of it.
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Advice on growing your small and medium sized business, SME, in the UK. Hiring and managing staff and finance plus marketing all on one website
Young Entrepreneurs to get their own Question Time
Are you a young entrepreneur under 35? Do you need funding? Have you ever wondered how to get a mentor? If the answer to these questions is yes and you also want to meet other young people interested in going into business and also gain access to fantastic high calibre speakers then the Young Entrepreneur Society could be the answer to all your questions.
Three quarters of workers make ill-advised decisions
New research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) suggests that a lack of competence and misplaced confidence amongst bosses is creating a stressed out, unfulfilled workforce. According to the data, the result is worrying for business, with nearly three quarters of employees regularly taking decisions at work they don’t feel trained or qualified to make.
Millions of staff to watch Murray try to win Wimbledon at their desks
Figures released by TV Licensing from a member poll conducted in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) show that the overwhelming majority of employers say they won’t be allowing employees “time off” to watch Andy Murray’s pursuit of the Wimbledon Grand Slam title. However, separate figures suggest this won’t stop people tuning into the tournament.
More time to enter the National Business Awards
The National Business Awards in partnership with Orange, the most respected accolade for business in the UK, has extended its entries deadline to Friday 24th June 2011.
Proposed changes to Paternity Leave set to be introduced
The recent changes proposed related to paternity proposals leave would mean that from 2015 mothers and fathers would share far more fully in parental leave we spoke to Wanda Goldwag, Non Executive Chair of True North Human Capital, a human capital management consultancy explains how that might affect your business.
Final call for the UK’s best franchisees to be rewarded
There is only days remaining for the UK’s most inspiring and enterprising franchisees of 2011 to enter the bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards, and see their achievements recognised.
No sleeping on the job for England’s best entrepreneur
The inventor of an ingenious way to help children sleep while in a pushchair has won the England heat of the Pitch, a competition which is rewarding some of Britain’s best small businesses.
You’re welcome to them Sugar as SMEs wouldn’t employ his hopefuls
A survey of SME owners has revealed that more than a third of small and medium businesses would not dream of hiring a candidate from the BBC series The Apprentice.
English finalists revealed in search for Britain’s top small business
Five lucky small business owners have made it through to the English heat of a competition tracking down Britain’s best new entrepreneurs.
Staff on holiday, but still working ‘on the mobile’
With many staff off on holiday this week to coincide with school half term a survey has revealed that over a third of UK employees take business calls on holiday, with top level management and the over-65s being the guiltiest of never switching off from work. Men are 66% more likely than women to pick up a call.
SEO – How to get Google to love your website
A website needs to be seen to be effective and with 85 per cent of all searches starting from search engines it is essential that your site is ranked as high as possible to be seen. We spoke to Ross Hamill, from SEO specialists Spider Online to get practical tips on what to do to get seen by search engines.
Improve your working environment with employee feedback surveys
In today’s working environment, it is increasingly important to provide an active dialogue between employees and management in both open and confidential environments. Simon Oldfield from QuestBack says, Providing a space for employee voices to be heard has been proven to create a much more cohesive and productive workplace.
Last call for National Business Awards entries 2011
Every year the National Business Awards, in partnership with Orange, uncover hundreds of examples of British business leaders and entrepreneurs who are taking a unique approach to overcome major challenges and achieve business excellence, however time to enter the 2011 awards is fast running out.
Skype system fails for millions & The Apprentice hits new highs
‘Millions’ of Skype internet phone users cut off after technical glitch: Users of Skype have struggled to sign in to the system for the past two days The Daily Mail are reporting. The Internet phone service was today reported to be racing to fix a technical glitch that is thought to have left millions of […]
