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Former Manchester United football coach, professional sports psychologist and author of new book The Winning Mindset, Damien Hughes, reveals five sporting principles that leaders can apply in business.
Subtle changes in the approach being taken at HMRC could cause more UK SMEs to get into cash flow difficulties, explains Simon Underwood, a business recovery partner at accountancy firm Menzies LLP.
Despite being completely unknown to most people, Elizabeth Denham is arguably one of the most powerful women in the country – she holds the top job at the Information Commissioner’s office.
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With little over a month until the deadline for GDPR compliance, a recent poll conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses found more than 90% of the UK’s small firms are still not ready for the new regulation.
There is no clear definition of what viral really means. One YouTube personality said five million views of a video in a three to seven day period are needed; others may feel the bar is much lower than that.
With the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) proposing a significantly increased focus on company culture in its consultation on the Corporate Governance Code, the issue of culture has become something of a hot topic around the board room table.
Following recent allegations of a bullying culture in Westminster, bullying in the workplace has once again become a topical issue. So what legal obligations do employers face to ensure bullying-free workplaces?
The most fundamental argument for increasing diversity in hiring is that there is a large, partially untapped pool of talent that has been previously overlooked.
Your business is GDPR compliant ahead of deadline, but the job’s not done until your staff are clued up. If they know next to nothing about it, all that hard work will be ineffective, says Nigel Davies, founder of digital workplace Claromentis.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar where Muslims carry out a period of religious observance, including fasting, prayer and self-reflection.
With research showing that nearly half of high-skilled EU workers are considering leaving the UK in the next five years, George Koureas, a partner at immigration law firm Fragomen, explains what SME owners can do to retain EU talent.
With so much time, money and effort spent on the daily running of the business, marketing can often be the first thing SME owners forego.
