Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a company’s sense of responsibility towards the community, environment and economy in which it operates. It means operating your business so that it has: A positive relationship with the environment A positive relationship with local and wider society I.E community projects and charities A positive relationship with staff CSR should […]
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The internet today is full of businesses trying to vie for a client’s trust and patronage. What does it take to stand out amongst the many? This article is for anyone providing B2B services and is looking for more clients. Let me explain; LinkedIn is a powerful platform for making the right connections. With a
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Over the past decade, social media has become increasingly more popular, which is why it is no surprise that businesses are now using it as both a form of marketing, as well posting engaging news and information to customers. With more than three billion users to social media sites every month, why would you not
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The aim of late payment legislation is to encourage prompt payment and have late payment seen as unacceptable. It creates rights for businesses to claim interest, compensation and recover reasonable costs where each party is acting in the course of business. The purpose of this article is to make readers aware of the benefits contained
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You’re missing out if you’ve yet to consider the benefits of an Apprenticeship. With such a wide variety of Apprenticeships now available, together with government funding, it’s time to seize the opportunity and sharpen your professional edge. Higher level Apprenticeships are extremely valuable. Introducing these as part of your training offer can help you retain
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You’d have thought it would be easy but have a look inside any garden shed and you’ll find teetering stacks of single-use flowerpots, piles of plastic bags full of compost (often far from peat-free), plastic handled tools from far and wide, plus a poisonous pharmacopoeia of remedies. The horticultural industry is slowly mending its ways,
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With the festive season approaching you may be thinking about treating your employees to a Christmas party and/or gift and need to know the tax implications of these. The good news is that these can be exempt from tax and National Insurance for the employee and also tax deductible in the company as long as
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I was recently at a social media day in London and listened to several talks about changes in social media and the technology we all use every day in our businesses. It was quite amazing to realise how quickly things change and how we all need to keep up-to-date with the latest platforms, ideas and
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Having just spent a week in New York city, it struck me how amazing it is to realise that my business can run without me! Do YOU need to be in your business every day or can it run efficiently without you? My vision is to have a business which I can run from a
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Many business owners talk a good story but do they actually practice what they preach and take their own advice? Are they walkers or talkers? Looking around, there are many business owners who clearly aren’t following their own advice for whatever reason. We all know it’s easy to say something but it’s not always so
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