Around the festive season you may be thinking of donating some money to charity from your business – or if you’re already doing this, you may be considering renewing or increasing that annual charitable pledge.
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Advice on growing your small and medium sized business, SME, in the UK. Hiring and managing staff and finance plus marketing all on one website
All you need to know about VAT regulations for websites selling digital downloads
Do you run a small ecommerce business selling e-services or digital downloads? If so, you need to read what’s required from you after 1 January 2015 when the new European Union (EU) VAT legislation comes into effect.
Michelle Mone: Standing out from the crowd
The aim of any business is to sell more than your competitors. But for this to happen, you need to remind your customers why they should buy from you rather than a rival. So ask yourself, what is it about your firm that is distinctive?
The jobs SME owners love to hate… and how to outsource them
Delegation has had a makeover. It’s now called outsourcing and, amongst the small business set, it’s rather a la mode. Why? Because all kinds of new sites and apps are making it easier for SMEs to grow, without having to actually grow – if you see what I mean. Businesses can expand on a modest budget by making the most of skilled professionals based off-site, who’ve shunned the daily grind for rural idyll or to live the dream abroad.
Remote Working – 5 Mistakes Businesses Make
For many people, remote working is often regarded as some kind of idealistic dream that theoretically could be the key to a happy, efficient workforce, but when it comes to the practical implementation would actually be riddled with problems.
How to shine in a new job
Many people think about a career change at New Year but how can they make the best impression when they secure the job of their dreams?
Be a remarkable boss
Employees quit bad jobs…and they definitely quit bad bosses. Here’s how to be the boss no employee will want to leave.
If you haven’t yet completed your self-assessment forms, DON’T PANIC!
We’ve all had that feeling of panic, especially at this time of year; cards to write, diaries to manage, gifts to buy and, of course, the dread of the looming Self-Assessment return, which you’ve been avoiding for as long as possible, but now, inevitably, has to be faced….
Michelle Mone: My top tips for running your own business
Running your own business can be a million different things: exhilarating, daunting, demanding, liberating, stressful and rewarding. But whether you’re aiming to open a shop or become the next Richard Branson, there are means and ways of ensuring you get the fundamentals right, which will make the rollercoaster all the smoother.
The risk of sickness absence is worth planning for
In his latest article, John Ritchie, CEO of Ellipse, reflects on how an overhaul of the state’s sickness benefits could actually be a blessing for his business, ensuring processes and support are in place to ensure employees who are absent because of sickness or injury are quickly rehabilitated back to the workplace.
What UK Exporters Need to Consider in 2015
The deficit of trade in goods and services fell from £2.8 billion in September to £2.0 billion in October, according to a report released by the Office of National Statistics.
Michelle Mone on how to start your own business
Starting your own business is hard work – seriously hard work – and can quite often feel like you’re on a rollercoaster. But if you believe in what you’re doing, it can also be the most rewarding job in the world.
To avoid the December drop-off hangover, have the cure in advance
The festive season is upon us, but while there should be peace and goodwill to all men, this can be a tough time of year for the sector of the market bringing businesses closer together – the B2B arena.
What do you need to do to give your startup a legup
As more than half a million businesses were created in the UK last year and with the proportion of first-time directors rising by 13 % we look at what is needed to give your startup that cutting edge.
How to not break the law during a job interview…
Are you married? Are you planning to have kids? When did you start your career? Where are you from originally? Do you celebrate any specific religious holidays? During a job interview, all these questions are illegal.