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The burden of life admin and what you can do about it
By Catherine Ann Reid, below, Founder & CEO, Doqit Life admin. Personal paperwork. Life laundry. Whatever you call it, just hearing...
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The importance of board meeting disclosures in combatting civil bribery
By Mary Young (partner) and Laurence Clarke (senior associate) in the civil fraud team at law firm Kingsley Napley LLP Bribery is often...
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Will your summer hols inspire you to relocate business and home to the beach?
By lawyers Rebecca Roberts (Corporate specialist), Stephen Jennings (Employment) and Joshua Gilbert (Rural Property), all partners at South West...
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How a cycle to work scheme can benefit SMEs
By Jane Hulme, above, HR Director, Unum UK Tomorrow is Cycle to Work Day, which encourages employees to switch up their commutes by...
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How to make employees feel valued during a cost-of-living crisis
Amrit Sandhar, below, Founder of The Engagement Coach , discusses what people need in uncertain times and the role employers play in ensuring...
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AI should work hand in hand with human talent
By Pete Cooper, Director of People Partners & Analytics, Personio AI is a real disruptor – with the potential to change every...
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SMEs worried by cost of sustainability
Over three quarters (78%) of UK small business owners say that sustainability is at the forefront of their business strategy, but their efforts...
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Five reasons for businesses to consider a cycle to work incentive
Chris Ronald, VP EMEA B2B – Incentives, Rewards & Benefits at Blackhawk Network , explains why SMEs should introduce a cycle scheme...
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Programme expanded to help another 1,000 micro-businesses
Olivia Reilly, owner of Little Boat Gifts in Essex signed up for the Small and Mighty Programme to help boost growth for her small business...
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Kene Partners finalists for The Small Business of the Year Award
Kene Partners is announced as finalist for The Small Business of the Year at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards Kene Partners...
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Thousands of employees facing mortgage problems
Almost three in four employees admit to having some sort of debt. Almost one in ten – the equivalent of just over 2.5 million of them –...
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Why Consumer Duty is more than just a compliance exercise
By James McGarva, Managing Director of Business Information, Experian At a time when households and businesses are under increasing...
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Co-founder prenups increase as instability takes toll
New data shows the number of co-founders establishing ‘prenups’ has increased by 500% over the last year. Ifty Nasir, founder and CEO of Vestd...
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How to keep costs down when looking to raise investment
By Rafael S. Lajeunesse, above, CEO, ReachX For businesses wanting to seek funding, there are an abundance of challenges. It’s...
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Ofgem backs FSB’s ‘blend and extend’ call as suppliers urged to act fairly
Responding to Ofgem’s non-domestic energy market review, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: “Small...
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Hybrid workers named happiest in the world
A mixture of working from the kitchen table at home and engaging face-to-face with colleagues in the office has been found to be the preferred...
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Why VPNs are so important to hybrid businesses
By David Ballard, director at Performance Networks A basic search online will tell you that in the UK there are slightly more than...
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Importance of better online collaboration
By Wayne Pope, below, Founder and CTO, Glasscubes The need for effective online team collaboration has never been greater. This has been...
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How SMEs can secure funding they need to fuel growth
By Tom Perkins, above, Director & Co-Founder, Charles & Dean As the Bank of England drives up interest rates to the highest...
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Why you need to have confident career conversations
By Antoinette Oglethorpe, below, author of Confident Career Conversations: Empower Your Employees for Career Growth and Retention In...
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So how good are AI chatbots?
By Simon Ward, below, CEO, Team ITG Chatbots are a rapidly expanding tool for brands but are not yet universally well received, with...
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Four in 10 female business leaders don’t have cashflow they need
New research has discovered that women SME owners are more likely than men to suffer cashflow challenges, undermining their growth and ambitions....
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Help over-50s start own business to boost economy, say MPs
Over-50s who are out of work should be given support to start their own businesses, MPs have said. A report by the Work and Pensions Select...
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Everything small businesses need to know about GA4
By Paul Morris, below, Managing Director, Superb Digital Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is Google’s latest analytics tool , designed...
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Making the office a destination of choice
As the gloomy economy continues to cause some business leaders to cull the flexible working arrangements made in the last three years, the...