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Category: Columns
Columns, blogs and opinion from some of the UKs leading business opinion makers and entrepreneurs and small business owners
As furlough ends employers have a duty to be honest with their workers
Rishi Sunak’s desperate pleading with company bosses not to lay off their furloughed employees once the scheme ends next month will cut no ice with those who must balance the books in the real world of business.
Ten tips to ensure your podcast preparation is a success
Podcasting is a fantastic way to share your ideas and enthusiasm for your role with a captive audience.
How to make a QR code menu for your restaurant or bar in the Post-COVID-19 lockdown
QR code menu allows guests to digitally view the menu items, avoiding them to touch the physical menu!
Extended furlough – a big win for Directors?
This week the Government announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme would be extended until October, however from August while workers will continue to receive 80% of their salary, new rules will mean that employers share the cost.
New Year: Setting Goals, NOT Resolutions
How many times have you heard ‘New Year, New You’?
Automated Facial Recognition Technology (AFR): Big Brother in action?
Artificial intelligence continues to be in the news. One area that has hit the headlines recently is the use of AFR – automated facial recognition technology – which is now well established.
Betting on a bundle of rights – how the law protects data
Data is the oil of the digital economy – whether it’s personal data or other sorts of data.
Talent, where are you?
You’ve probably heard this a number of times before. But you’re not seeing the whole picture because you’re missing one important piece of the puzzle.
Collaboration not ‘application overload’ is the key to business success
Remember the days of faxes, pagers and instant messaging? It feels like a lifetime ago – but those now archaic forms of communication driven by the desire to improve collaboration and productivity, have led us to today.
The woman in the grey dress
10 July 2019, I found myself on a podium proudly sponsoring and presenting the inaugural Published Prize for the Comedy Women In Print Awards (CWIP), brainchild of the absolutely fabulous actress, author and stand-up Helen Lederer.
The Supreme Court opened the floodgates and now businesses are starting to drown in employment tribunals
I’m not claiming to be Mystic Meg, but I knew I would be spot on with my prediction when the Supreme Court deemed employment tribunal fees to be illegal in 2017. I said there would be a flood of claims against businesses, and I have been proven 100 percent correct!
Breaking through using Rapid Transformation Therapy
Have you ever gone through life where you keep on experiencing the same uneasy feelings, the same set-backs, the same self-doubts, and often reverting back to the same behavioural patterns that don’t seem to benefit you?
The importance of a strong brand voice on social media (and how to develop one)
Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are fantastic free business tools.
What businesses really need to know about their digital assets
Rarely a week goes by, where I don’t encounter a situation with a small business wishing to upgrade their website with a different developer to the one that carried out the initial work.
