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Stress

Tips and expert advice on combatting workplace stress as well as how to avoid or manage stress and anxiety as a small business owner. Includes information on support services available in the UK.

Business management

Five tell-tale signs that stress is affecting your work life

It can be hard to cope when work gets too much. Here are some helpful tips to help you manage your stress.

Employing & managing staff

Stress – the silent culprit – 91% of employees are stressed at work

Most employees report that they're stressed at work. Here's what you can do as a business owners to help prevent stress

Business management

How to avoid burnout running your small business

The pandemic has made small business owners rethink work/life balance. Research show that more time spent recharging your batteries actually makes you a better leader

Getting Online

Reducing stress as a small business owner by tackling thought spirals – infographic

In partnership with the UK Domain, we show you how to get out of those troublesome thought spirals with this handy infographic

News

Internet issues cause the most stress for SME owners

A new survey shows that internet issues are the largest management stressor among SME owners, followed by GDPR and cyber security.

News

Sales workers turn to comfort eating to deal with stress and anxiety

More than half of those working in the sales industry say that stress and anxiety causes them to comfort eat, research shows.

Advice

How to beat work stress using colour

When it comes to positive mental health, colour is often the forgotten part of the picture. Giving conscious thought to colour in the workplace could be the key to less work stress says Karen Haller, the UK’s leading colour psychology expert.

Employing & managing staff

Rising stress levels demand greater focus on workplace efficiency

Facing increasing workloads and stress, employees have become frustrated by the lingering operational inefficiencies at work, so much so that it has pushed a third of British workers to look for a new job.

Employing & managing staff

Seven in ten UK workers have felt stress in the last five years

Reward Gateway, has partnered with financial expert and founder of MoneyMagpie, Jasmine Birtles, to uncover insights into the financial worries of the UK workforce, finding most suffer from stress at work.

Employing & managing staff

Having a bad day? The most stressed workers in the UK revealed

Finance, local and national government, healthcare, education and hospitality rated the top five most stressful industries in the UK.

Business management

How can you help your employees manage their Christmas stress

New survey reveals that more than 50 per cent of respondents feel stressed in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

News

Self-employed are the least stressed in today’s Britain

New research by AXA Business Insurance busts some of the most prevalent myths about being self-employed in today’s Britain.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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