Seven ways your business could leak profit
By Staff writer
If you are trying to improve the profitability of your business this year, it is important to identify the ways in which your business could leak profit.
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The dress code dilemma: Advice for employers and employees
By Staff writer
Putting together a dress code that’s fair and reasonable in the eyes of the law can be a tough task. Even though most have only the best of intentions, many employers fall foul and end up in dispute with members of their workforce.
Getting out of your business trenches, and staying out the company coach guide
By Staff writer
?Doing things differently” is a key ingredient for building a highly profitable business coaching, consulting or advisory business. After all, if you do what everyone else is doing then you are likely to face the same challenges so here’s how to get out of the business trenches.
Four things SMEs can do now for a better 2017
By Staff writer
The events of 2016 created a great deal of uncertainty, so it’s important to focus on the things SMEs can do now to manage impending legislation and, ultimately, make life easier in the coming year.
National Sickie Day: Managing the stress of missing workers
By Staff writer
Monday 6 February has been dubbed “National Sickie Day”” the most popular day in the year for UK employees to be reliably unreliable and phone their bosses to say they won’t be in.
Signs that you should start looking for investment
By Staff writer
Businesses of all sizes, at all stages of development, can require investment. Almost all successful ones will take on an investor at some point. These are the signs that you should start looking for investment for your business, and start looking now.
Ditch the traditional business routine of games and office politics
By Staff writer
From a moral and ethical perspective there are not many people reading this call to ditch traditional business that will disagree with it.
Rocket your sales with founder selling make people want to buy from you
By Staff writer
If you’re trying to grow your business organically you?ll need to make sales (and lots of them!) to become successful. If you’re a funded firm, you’re likely to need to make even more sales to keep the hungry VCs off your back and provide the return they crave! This will require a healthy dose of founder selling.
Cracking the US ecommerce market as a British retailer
By Staff writer
As Britain’s ecommerce market matures, many savvy retailers are looking internationally to drive sales and growth this year and the US ecommerce market is on the radar.
Identifying, communicating and reinforcing the right behaviour will boost customer experience
By Staff writer
This article is part of a series discussing how companies can become customer-centric, with the final piece focussing on enabling a sustained customer-centric culture and reinforcing the right behaviour.