That a business can become insolvent is a fact of life. The well known insolvencies involving some of the country’s best known retailers and manufacturers shows how global economic decisions can affect local trading conditions, both in terms of speed and severity.
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Top 5 Tips to Avoid Workplace Disability Discrimination …
There has been a lot of press coverage lately, certainly in HR related articles, regarding disabilities and disability discrimination. It can be a very contentious subject, with business owners not always sure what the right thing to do is, whilst the employee may be concerned about their ability to keep working and bringing in a wage. This BLOG looks at trying to take some of the myths away surrounding good workplace disability practices.
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SEBB Grant Funding helping to save Lives…
According to UN Statistics, 78 out of the 198 countries around the world are polluted with landmines! Working with many governments as well as charitable organisations, NIC Instruments equipment is not only used to clear these areas but also plays a vital role in protecting personnel involved in the clearing process.
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How Creative Artwork can ‘Work’ for your Business…
I have suffered from Mental Health since I was in my early twenty’s, it is something that I thought I could manage on my own. I would have a few days of feeling low and tell myself to pull myself together and this worked for a while. I had children – it morphed into Post Natal depression. Sound familiar?
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THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION IS HERE TO STAY: WHY IT SHOULD STILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MIND IN 2019…
In the first quarter of 2018, it seemed that the nation was in the grip of a GDPR-frenzy – you couldn’t read a trade magazine, attend a networking event, or even open your mail without being urged to make sure that your business was prepared. But then the May deadline for compliance came and went, and with it went the media furore. Yet when it comes to GDPR, out of sight should absolutely not be out of mind – it may no longer be grabbing the headlines, but compliance is just as important now for your business as it was back in May…
Own a domain? (you almost certainly do!) Make sure you have control…
Your domain is the most important aspect of your online presence. It controls who can get to your website, your email and your blog! It is your address on the web and ‘points’ to your website just as your physical address points to your premises.
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How secure is your business?
Business protection is a crucial element in a company’s financial future, but how many have cover in place?
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What would your business do with £5600?
After their South East Business Boost application was approved James and Sam Oakley, the owners of Weavering Developments Ltd, wasted no time in going out and purchasing their new truck!
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What SMEs should do to support the mental health of their employees…
90% of workers are affected by mental ill-health. That’s the finding of a report published by Accenture in November 2018. Given this shocking statistic, it’s pretty unsurprising then that work-related mental ill-health costs UK businesses up to £26 billion every year! With such a high human and economic cost, it’s vital that all businesses – regardless of size – take action to ensure they are properly managing mental health.
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Has Good Customer Service Disappeared?
When did it become the norm to replace receptionists with crazy robotic menu options?
Have we lost the ability in the 21st Century to provide exceptional customer service?
Has technology created barriers & the excuse to ghost?
Have we all become so consumed by life we’ve lost the courtesy of email & phone etiquette?
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