Surviving the downturn part three – When it goes wrong
Many are wary of upsetting key customers by chasing slow or overdue debts. But as a frequent surprise to many suppliers, buyers often report privately that…
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Many are wary of upsetting key customers by chasing slow or overdue debts. But as a frequent surprise to many suppliers, buyers often report privately that…
Part 2: Keeping your eye on the ball Getting your Terms and Conditions right and checking customers’ credit status are vital. (See Part 1 of this…
When doom, gloom and despondency reigns in business, the inevitable response is always to make cuts. No surprise here. The media resound with everyday stories of…
The option to have flexible and mobile working can be a deal breaker when choosing a new job according to 70 per cent of respondents to…
Are you like a Parrot and need colour in everything regardless of cost? Or are you a Cheetah and need everything at speed? Or perhaps you…
In February Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, stated that “tighter credit conditions will bear down on demand” and he projected poor growth forecasts…
So the decision has been made to go it alone. Casting the master-servant relationship aside after years of promising to do so has finally arrived and…
Increasingly, businesses have been looking to ‘word of mouth’ marketing to find clients with the growth of networking groups providing opportunities for companies to spread the…
IF you’re tired of your staff singing the blues help is at hand with a unique team building experience to improve working attitudes. Orchard Studios, based…
Tenon, the accountancy and business advisery firm is sponsoring The Tenon Award for Entrepreneurial Spirit in the 2008 National Business Awards for the second year running.…
When doom, gloom and despondency reigns in business, the inevitable response is always to make cuts. No surprise here. The media resound with everyday stories of…

Changes to the company car tax free fuel benefit for the 2008/09 tax year make the cost of the benefit-in-kind increasingly marginal.
Credit card fraud protection specialist, The 3rd Man, says that ‘card not present’ crime in the UK is far higher than official statistics suggest and is…
THOUSANDS of business owners are risking the collapse of their companies due to inadequate business insurance. Mitchell Charlesworth Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors has found…
Did you know that little or no awareness of your staff’s natural behavioural styles can lead to their poor physical health, stress and even depression? In…