Health and wellness

News

81% of entrepreneurs work while on holiday

61% of small business owners say they feel more like sweatshop workers than the glamorous ‘rockstar’ image put about by Elon Musk

Running a Business

UK business owners are the most unhappy

Small business owners in the UK have lowest levels of wellbeing and overall life satisfaction compared with six other countries, including USA and Canada.

News

Businesses to be offered healthcare subsidies

Chancellor to announce trial of subsidies covering up to 80% of costs for private health assessments of workers in small and medium-sized businesses

Podcasts

Funding my business led to stress-related alopecia – podcast

In the latest Small Business Snippets podcast, Anna Jordan talks to Raising Partners co-founder, Helena Murphy, about stress-related alopecia.

News

A third of employees ignore medical advice and go to work with an illness

Majority of UK employees have gone to work while suffering with illness in the last 12 months, despite the risk to colleagues.

Business management

Is running a business bad for your health?

Running a small business ‘detrimental to physical health’, as 1.8 million SME owners have had a health scare since starting their business.

Office & home working

How to move more at work to increase motivation and improve health

Is sitting at a desk for 40 hours per week really that good for you? Here, we investigate.

Employing & managing staff

The psychology of job burnout: Burnout symptoms & recovery

As a small business owner you’re responsible for ensuring that your employees don’t experience burnout at work.

Advice

The quiet opportunity: Top tips to maximise on downtime

Dr Mark Winwood, AXA PPP healthcare, has shared his advice on how to view downtime as a golden opportunity to think – and do – something different to benefit yourself and your business.

News

Men’s Health Week: 16 per cent of men feel stressed on a daily basis

With today marking the start of Men’s Health Week, Lee Hecht Harrison Penna, identifies how many overlook reviewing the health of their career and how they should take the time this week to take a career health check.

Employing & managing staff