If you work in an office and spend all day working at a computer then you will need to invest in an ergonomic chair. There are so many reasons why an ergonomic chair is a necessity for your workspace, and fortunately they can be purchased easily and affordably from a range of retailers that specialise…
Labor law is not just something HR people and lawyers need to understand. Both employers and employees have rights and obligations in the eyes of the law. For example, employees have the right to a safe working environment and the obligation to follow all processes laid down by their employer to ensure safety in the…
It is just over three weeks until the official start of Summer 2013. The changing of a season is a great excuse to make changes in your business that you have been putting off for awhile. Here are our Top 5 Tips for Summer: 1. Adopt a summer theme to your marketing efforts. Many families…
The downside of free start up advice from governments is that it is often their way of ensuring you comply with all their regulations and they collect the maximum amount of money from you. Most countries have so much bureaucracy and regulations in place to favour big business, and make it difficult for micro enterprise,…
Not a week seems to go by without some sort of nonsense being reported going on in the corporate world. A few years back we saw the banks implode and need bailing out, many reported this was due to greed to make bonuses and the desire to make money at any cost. Often, it is…
A happy and productive team can deliver great success for a business, whilst a dysfunctional team often results in failing projects and poor company performance. The successful construction of a team is essential to avoid the common pitfalls which can cause a team to be ineffective. Business team management expert Patrick Lencioni identified five dysfunctions…
On the day that David Beckham announced that he will be retiring from professional football, I felt compelled to put aside the theme I’d been planning and write this piece instead. My mum’s side of the family is from Salford, the Red part of Manchester, and my Grandad Sykes always brought me up on United,…
Conformity is a real business problem especially in the field of marketing promotions. In fact it’s a disease that left unchecked, sends companies to the wall. When you’re promoting your business, you naturally want your message to stand out, be remembered and ideally go viral. Yet, so many businesses camouflage what they say because they…
The scariest words to a prospective or existing small business owner are ‘I’m from the government (or bank) and I’m here to help you’. If the schemes and websites of free support for starting a business are primarily run and sponsored by government and financial services companies then B-E-W-A-R-E. My opinion is that they are…
Ouch! I think that hissing is the sound of knives flying through the air aimed at my back. This is where I may upset most business women and most business men. I’ll be accused of stereotyping and other words I find difficult to spell. I’m old but not wise – who knew? However, I just…
