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80% of businesses with less than 500 employees make it through their first year, and only 50% of small companies make it to their fifth year. While this may seem daunting, there are ways small businesses can overcome some of the most common…

Rohin Dhand is the founder and CEO of Dhand Capital, a UK-based investor which starts, acquires and grows companies in sectors such as property development, construction and facilities management. With offices in London and Leeds, Dhand…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been given a seat on Twitter’s board following the news that the billionaire is now the social media giant’s largest shareholder with a 9.2% stake.  On Tuesday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted,…

Pete Evans, Managing Partner of SalesStar UK, addresses how much attention businesses should give to ethics. Every business wants to be seen to be ethical in practice, but often things happen in the background which fall under the radar…

One way of doing this is to treat your job in the same way you would treat a personal relationship. In other words, look for employment where there is close alignment between your own needs and values and those of the company. If there is…

Take the workplace, for example. Where the office was previously viewed as the central hub of all working activities, underpinned by strict 9-to-5 cultures and the demand for permanent occupancy, the need for social distancing to protect…

Over 3,000 employees at 60 UK companies will trial a four-day working week, in what is considered to be the largest pilot scheme of its kind. The scheme will run from June to December and will involve employees from a diverse range of…

A recent study found that 70% of CEOs are either underwhelmed by their onboarding process or have had no structured onboarding process at all. What would please about 99% of the employee population in a company is nowhere nearly sufficient…

While there are many great benefits to hybrid and virtual working, these new ways of working can cause feelings of isolation which carry costs for both employees and businesses. So what are the signs to look out for and what can you do…

The UK’s economic recovery has got the vast majority of businesses concerned about inflation for the first time in at least a decade. The current CPI is set at 6.1% as of February 2022 but is expected to rise to 8% by the end of spring,…

P&O continues to face furious backlash after 800 crew members across the cruise liner’s entire fleet were sacked with immediate effect earlier this month. Their actions have been condemned as ‘utterly deplorable’ and the videos that…

Confidence among UK business leaders collapsed in March as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continued and rising costs and soaring inflation weighed heavily. This is according to a survey conducted by the Institute of Directors (IoD).  The IoD…