Installing systems such as security cameras and fire alarms to safeguard your business premises is an important step but maintaining the systems themselves is just as crucial. An alarm that repeatedly goes off or CCTV cameras that are too dirty to record a clear image won’t provide effective protection, so how can you ensure you’re fully covered 24-7?
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Managing the return to work after you have made changes to your business…
Although some businesses have implemented successful remote working strategies, and some are considering a permanent move away from the office, a spotlight has remained on the green light to bring employees back to work.
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Your checklist for employing younger people to fill your workforce shortages…
It is unclear which has had the bigger impact, but between them Brexit and Covid appear to have made it much more difficult to find staff in certain sectors. Despite there being 1.7 million unemployed people in the UK, many hospitality, leisure, tourism and haulier businesses among others are struggling to recruit.
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Business growth – managing the overtrading risk…
Managing growth when coming out of economic downturn
Growth kills more companies as they emerge from an economic downturn than the recession itself. More precisely, headlong expansion with depleted working capital is what does for them. After the slump, the losses and the gloom of it all, what entrepreneur would turn away that heady surge in sales?
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Coronavirus has revolutionised how we do business…
The pandemic pivot game – to stick or twist with your new business model…
Coronavirus has not just changed the way we live our lives, it has revolutionised how we do business. Some of this commercial adaptation is permanent, while other revisions may only be temporary. Some will only work in the short term, others may have much longer term benefits…
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES – FOUR YEARS LATER…
Going into business with electric vehicles…
Four years ago, we made the decision to continue our green initiatives and invest in electric vehicles when replacing our diesel vans as they aged. Our first two electric vehicles were ordered, after some investigation in December 2017, arriving in May 2018. We chose to purchase the vehicles, including batteries outright, reviewing the costs this seemed the most sensible route for our business and in line with our normal vehicle purchase policy…
Managing employees during the Euros…
Football fan or not, you’ll probably be aware that EURO 2020 started last week. Whether it was the flags, frontpage news or an excited employee that gave it away, it’s hard to miss the hype, especially when your home country is taking part…
Green shoots for post pandemic growth in the South East…
A survey conducted by Dartford-based Blue Rocket Accounting has revealed that despite the continued impact of the pandemic, business confidence is increasing.
Having conducted a similar survey last year, Blue Rocket Accounting wanted to see if things had changed and how business owners were holding up.
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Tips for businesses that are recruiting…
June 21st, the date designated for the final lifting of lockdown restrictions, is fast approaching. You may however have seen in the news some uncertainty as to whether everything will go ahead as planned…
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Has the Covid Pandemic Created a Financial Timebomb for SMEs?
This time last year, chancellor Rishi Sunak quickly announced several lending programmes for companies affected by Covid and resulting lockdown. With loans, tax relief and cash grants available to support businesses, the idea was to prevent a wave of insolvencies, as firms struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic.
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