From 1 October 2013 the National Minimum Wage is increasing. The new rates are as follows: workers aged 21 and over – £6.31 per hour; workers aged 18 – 20 inclusive – £5.03 per hour; workers aged 16 and 17…
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Brainstorming can work for your company
Based on the issues that will be considered later in this article, here is a check list for effective brainstorming. Select a broad and diverse group A good size for a brainstorming group is between 6 and 12 people. Diversity…
Posted in Personnel & staffing
IT outsourcing – minimising the risks
There can be significant benefits to outsourcing IT, and by using technology like Cloud computing, more smaller companies are now able to outsource their IT services and software. It’s is cheaper and more flexible as you Pay As You Go,…
Posted in Blog
Merging with another company – should we consider it?
Often a business will merge with another because the opportunity arises. Invariably this is the wrong policy as it’s more important to carefully consider your long term strategy, where the business is going and what resource is needed to get…
Posted in Finance & Business Planning
Interview with Ian Perry
Attached is an interview Ian did with the country’s top exponent of “selling without selling”, David Winch. If you go to page 2 you will see what Ian had to say when interviewed by David.
Posted in Company News
Board meetings: Get the details right
1.) Obligation There is no specific legal obligation for directors to meet as a board. The default Articles applying to any company not adopting alternative or amended articles state a ‘general rule’ that any decision made by directors must be…
Posted in Finance & Business Planning
Zero hours contracts
A client had been reading the media coverage of “zero hours contracts” but wasn’t sure if she should introduce them because she wasn’t sure of the pros and cons of doing so. Zero hours contracts are usually for staff on…
Posted in Blog
Ten ways to survive the credit crunch
There is no hiding from the difficult trading conditions that currently exist, but it is not all doom and gloom. After every recession is a period of prosperity and the best companies will come through at the expense of the…
Posted in Finance & Business Planning
Discrimination by Association
A client overheard some of his employees talking about “discrimination by association”. He hadn’t heard of it before and wasn’t even sure if it even existed. Well, it does exist in law and is designed to protect employees against discrimination…
Posted in Blog
Six top tips to ensure a successful crowdfunding project
In the absence of traditional bank based funding, crowdfunding has been growing as a serious alternative way of gaining finance and expertise to setup and grow your business. Here we look at what you should know before launching your crowdfunding…
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