Balancing COVID Guidelines with Workplace Health & Safety

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Balancing COVID Guidelines with Workplace Health & Safety

Across the UK, staff are returning to a changed workplace. Government guidelines now require that a range of COVID-secure measures be taken, such as enhanced hygiene protocols, socially-distanced workstations and staggered shifts. The new guidance is deemed necessary to control the spread of coronavirus, but following the new rules blindly could create more serious health and safety risks elsewhere. This … Read More

Personal Branding Tips for Small Businesses

Shelley KellyBranding, Marketing3 Comments

Personal Branding Tips for Small Businesses

Have you ever met someone and thought “I just don’t trust them” or “I just didn’t take to them”? Did that encourage you to buy a product or service from them? Probably not. Now, put yourself in the position of a potential customer of your business. What do you think people will think about you when they first meet you … Read More

How to Understand Company Accounts & Financial Ratios

Jane TopeBusiness Finances1 Comment

How to Understand Company Accounts & Financial Ratios

Updated 18th September, 2024. Have you ever wondered what all those headings and figures mean when your accountant returns your Balance Sheet and you’re afraid to ask? Or maybe someone asks you about your gearing and you think they are talking about your car. Perhaps you are looking at buying a business and you’ve been given their last 3 years of … Read More

How To Pass Your Family Business To The Next Generation

Petra DaviesBusiness Planning1 Comment

How To Pass Your Family Business To The Next Generation

Some years back, through Business Information Point I was lucky enough to be offered a funded opportunity to join a group of advisors, accountants, solicitors and land agents, to attend a three day masterclass on family succession planning in Lucerne. Although the experience was extremely full-on and stimulating, I personally felt that three days only explored the tip of the … Read More

SWOT: How to Get Top Marks in Strategic Planning

Neil JoryBusiness Planning1 Comment

SWOT How to Get Top Marks in Strategic Planning

When you are making any sort of plan, it’s a good idea to know exactly where you are starting from and where you want to get to.  If you are being thorough, you’ll also want to understand your capabilities, research the environment you’ll be working in and gather relevant data and information. Once you’ve done that you’ll be in a … Read More

4 Reasons You Should Have a Small Business Blog

James WerbContent Marketing, Marketing6 Comments

It’s no surprise that small businesses don’t generally have much money to invest in their marketing. In fact the average annual marketing budget for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is only £24,000. Coming up with cost-effective ways to promote your business that provide a good return on investment is key especially when budgets are so tight. While it’s still possible … Read More

Thoughts From a Business Mentor

Chris LanganBusiness Support3 Comments

Thoughts From a Business Mentor

Over my years as business advisor I have met countless people who want help with their business. While challenging at times, it’s often a very rewarding experience seeing somebody start or move forward with their business as a result of our conversations. As you can probably imagine the types of issues raised vary from person to person and business to … Read More

Using Video to Effectively Promote Your Business

Petra DaviesMarketing, Video1 Comment

Using Video to Effectively Promote Your Business

I have heard at many workshops and networking events of the opportunities there are for small businesses to use videos of themselves to promote their personality, knowledge, unique selling points and their working environment in a far more creative and colourful way than one dimensional words or images. There has been a notable shift over the past few years from … Read More

How to Legally Use Images for Your Business Website

Neil JoryMarketing, Website68 Comments

How to Legally Use Images For Your Business Website

Updated 9th October, 2024 It’s a fairly typical scenario. You’ve developed your business idea, refined your marketing message, acquired a great domain name and your website is nearly ready to go. All you need now are some great pictures to support your carefully crafted words. Simple, let’s grab a few pictures from Google images. As long as there’s no copyright … Read More

6 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Small Business Success

Jane TopeBusiness PlanningLeave a Comment

Business Resolutions

Aside from a lot of eating and drinking, coming to the end of the year is a good time for reflection but also to look forward to the possibilities for the New Year ahead. Most of us make resolutions with the best intentions of seeing them through but don’t always stick with them throughout the year. The influx of gym … Read More