Inclusive

Wednesday 14th April 2021

How to be inclusive in meetings, presentations and webinars online By Kellie McCord, Toastmasters International  We like the idea that ‘one way’ will work for everyone, however, we know that in reality life is not that simple. Take Zoom for example (other cloud-based video conferencing services are available) and the huge increase in conferences, meetings…

Rent2Rent

Friday 9th April 2021

Rent-to-rent, it’s about control, not ownership By Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of Rent 2 Rent Success We’re all familiar with the idea of big corporations controlling assets rather than owning them and creating wildly profitable businesses:  Uber, the world’s largest taxi firm – owns no cars Facebook, the world’s most popular media company – creates no…

Turkey Mill

Thursday 8th April 2021

The pandemic has been an accelerator of change for work, now’s the time to get the balance and offer right By Dougie Lawson, Turkey Mill The pandemic has been an accelerator of change for many people’s working lives. Commuters have re-evaluated what’s important to them and while some are missing the bright lights and social…

Shared WFH

Monday 5th April 2021

Working from Home, WFH, Home Working…the working practice has entered the mainstream and become the new normal for most businesses and their employees for almost a year. Alice shares her perspective of working in a shared house. With Unilever, one of the UK’s biggest companies, offering the latest announcement that its office workers will never have an…

Nootropics

Friday 2nd April 2021

Nootropics and functional drinks By Richard Horwell, Brand Relations   Everyone eats, everyone drinks, so if you have a bright idea for the food and beverage sector, of course you’re going to do well … aren’t you? If you base your strategies on what worked a few years ago, you may be in for some disappointment….

Pandemic Startups

Thursday 1st April 2021

What the pandemic has meant to investment into start-ups and scale-up businesses By Oliver Woolley, Envestors  2020 was a difficult one for private UK businesses, particularly those in leisure and entertainment, retail and transportation operations. Seed stage companies have also seen reduced investment as funds are directed towards both portfolio companies and mature businesses, and…

WFH Behaviour

Thursday 25th March 2021

As some employees are becoming more used to working at home, are workplace behavioural norms becoming diluted and a distant memory? With employees working from home, there is a concerning growing trend we have been encountering some clients experiencing changes in behavioural norms and what can only be described as ‘naughty’ behaviour. We have read…

Most Valued

How retailers can provide their customers with what they value the most By Daniel Whytock, Down Your High Street Working with many brands, undertaking research on retailing, and promoting DownYourHighStreet has given me a unique insight into what consumers value most and what retailers need to do to meet their needs.  Given the changes in…

Bookkeeping

7 Bookkeeping Tips for Small Businesses Settign up a business can be exciting, but getting it off can sometimes be challenging. The early-stage mortality rate among startups is high. There are several reasons for such a higher rate; however, poor financial management is usually at the top.  Accurate bookkeeping is building block of sound financial…

TownCentres

Saturday 20th March 2021

The potential impact of residential development on our town centres By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO Like many aspects of our lives, the high street evolved to meet people’s needs over time. Most older town centres were originally a gathering of residential buildings, where small settlements gradually became towns as more people came to…

Pitching

Saturday 13th March 2021

Tips for improving your pitching when seeking investment By Ben Jones, AberInnovation It is highly probable that you’ll need an injection of capital when you are ready to take your business to the next stage of its development. That will mean pitching to potential investors, which can be a somewhat nerve-wracking experience as you do…

Video

How video helps increase sales By Rob Edmonds, NRG Digital  Ask any Buggle, radio stars and video were once in a relationship that was far from healthy. But these days, video cameras are as much standard pieces of radio studio equipment as microphones and headphones. Audio broadcasters regularly generate video of celebrity confessions, political pomposity,…

School

Thursday 11th March 2021

Time to get Back… Back to School, Back to Life, Back to Work, Back to Reality… What a year it has been – I needn’t say anymore. But finally, we have some real hope of returning to life as we knew it. Millions of us have had our life on hold, either due to being…

Mojo

5 Ways to retrieve your AWOL mojo By Sid Madge, Meee Even if Amazon isn’t coveting your customers (yet), the chances are your business, whatever its shape or shade, has been facing—or is about to face—a challenge or two, perhaps in the form of extra red tape or adapting to changing pandemic restrictions. Accessing your…

Consumers

How have the shopping habits of consumers changed? By Daniel Whytock, Down Your High Street Any time a new technology or trend appears, retailers are forced to adapt or become irrelevant. Think back 20 years, Amazon was a relatively small online book retailer and Blockbuster was one of the best-known companies on the planet. But…