The most popular cost-cutting measure in a recession is to shed staff. It’s highly visible and the savings look impressive but experience shows that companies continue doing it right up to the end of a downturn and even beyond. However,…
The most popular cost-cutting measure in a recession is to shed staff. It’s highly visible and the savings look impressive but experience shows that companies continue doing it right up to the end of a downturn and even beyond. However,…
Unless you protect valuable or sensitive business information, it could end up in the hands of unscrupulous third parties. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent your business secrets from going out the door. 1. Be careful what you disclose Sharing…
Introduction Business Intelligence emerged two decades ago as a tool for aiding decision-making. It was originally seen as the preserve of analysts and board-level executives, but has slowly evolved into a more democratic medium as organisations have come to realise…
For many in business “big is beautiful” and the cyclical nature of mergers and acquisitions seems to reinforce the belief that only larger companies succeed, and that if you are Small Medium size Enterprise (SME), you will always struggle to…
It’s intriguing to see that while some companies adopt an innovative approach to their website, others use a standard template and many more make some quite fundamental mistakes. If your business has a website and you’re happy that it’s delivering…
Once a by-word for manufacturing quality, Toyota has taken a beating over its repeated vehicle recalls. The manufacturing mishaps that struck Toyota in recent months created a nightmare scenario. Several of its products had potentially fatal flaws, customers’ lives were…
The Buy Better Together Challenge is an exciting initiative by Co-operatives UK and BIS to inspire new models of community buying, stimulate enterprise and promote shared learning. A £60,000 pot will go towards training, mentoring and seed funding for stand…
Ian Perry, the owner of Remedy For Business Ltd has signed up to take part in 2 Santa runs in aid of East Anglia’s Childrens Hospices. East Anglia’s Childrens Hospices support families and care for children and young people with…
The one resource at your disposal that is totally fixed is the time you have available to do your job. There is nothing you can do to make the day any longer. Therefore, it is vital to save time wherever…
HMRC has been running a consultation on payrolling, benefits in kind and taxable expenses payments since 2007, with the aim of putting an end to informal arrangements made between employers and their tax offices. It has just been announced that…