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These days, everyone knows deep down that they should recycle. But in a small business where all efforts are diverted into driving the operation forward, how do you go about making sure you are also being frugal with resources and, anyway, what is in it for you?
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Small and medium-sized businesses can reduce the onerous burden of employers' liability insurance by employing a chartered health and safety practitioner under recently introduced rules.
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Job dissatisfaction is bad for your health, according to major research from Lancaster University Management School and Manchester Business School showing a clear link between unhappiness at work and poor physical and mental wellbeing.
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It might seem a small thing but a simple 'thank you' is one of the best ways to motivate employees, yet a third of UK workers are almost never thanked by their bosses, according to a recent survey.
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The majority of small business owners are opting for snappy, memorable names for their start-up operations, rather than the traditional choice of family names in a bid to simultaneously reflect their product and appeal to customers.
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Potential good news for small businesses has been announced with the publication of the Company Law Reform Bill, which aims to save SMEs £100 million through deregulation and a substantial revamp of company law.
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The UK is one of the worst countries in Europe for stealing by employees, according to a report by the Centre for Retail Research. Even if you employ relatively few people, it's still important to consider the worst-case scenario of staff theft and put measures in place now to deal with it in the future
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Retail optics giant Vision Express has unveiled dramatic plans to foray into franchising to accelerate growth over the next five years.
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Only 64 per cent of British people feel they make the most of their time, according to a new MORI poll conducted for Vodafone UK, leaving more than a third needing to work on their time management skills.
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One in four senior female managers do not feel adequately involved in decision-making within their organisations and don’t consider it safe to speak their minds, according to a new study from employee research group ISR.
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As National Identity Fraud Prevention Week draws to a close, UK businesses are being reminded that they - and not just individuals - must remain vigilant, in order to ward off the potentially disastrous consequences facing their ventures.
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With less than 12 months until the introduction of the age discrimination law, the Government is being criticised for failing to produce clear legislation that businesses can use to prepare for the ‘biggest piece of employment law for a decade’.