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Interns – To Take On Or Not To Take On?
Cheap Problem Solvers? The current hot topic on the business agenda is interns – to take them on or not to? Two years ago if you asked most businesses what their biggest constant challenge was, most would have said something along the lines of ‘hiring good people’. But these days, unsurprisingly, it seems that cash flow is top of the agenda of worries. However, having good, efficient staff is the best way to maintain a decent [+]Selling Up And Moving On?
What Do You Need? So you’re thinking of selling your small business and moving on to bigger and better things in life. But what kind of documentation do you need to fill in before putting your business on the market? There are few rules when it comes to this, but there are several documents you need to have before you can pursue a sale. The first step is to get a formal business appraisal so that you know [+]How Can You Motivate Your Workforce For Less?
Keeping morale high at the moment is a very important task for employers to ensure they complete successfully. Achieving this is not just a money issue as morale comes in many different shapes and forms. So, how can you motivate on a budget? Budget Motivation Money is tight at the moment, as we are all well to aware. For businesses with cost management in place, the idea of pay freezes is what is commonly used in order [+]Government Changes Consumer Lending And Borrowing
The Government’s Consumer White Paper today announces new measures in order to crack down on rogue traders. The paper entitled ‘A Better Deal For Consumers’ bans unsolicited credit card cheques as a way ro promote responsible lending and borrowing and provides longer term framework to enhance and enforce consumer rights in the wider economy. The Measures Some of the measures that will be put in place include: - Significant reforms in the regulations of credit and store cards so that [+]Some DON’Ts In Business Marketing
Marketing is a way for you to attract people to your business, but it can also be very expensive and ineffective if not done properly. This can be made extremely difficult if you only have a small budget. If your campaign is to work, you must target the right audience. There are certain things you MUST do in order to achieve this effectively, but here are some things you MUSTN’T do: Ineffective Communication With Existing Customers Your existing [+]Softening The Blow For Laid-Off Employees
With things the way they are at the moment, you may have to make some lay-offs that you would prefer not to in order to keep your business afloat. This often also means that you can’t afford a decent severance package or access to professional outplacement services either. So what can you do to help soften the blow of being laid-off? Here are six ideas that won’t cost you the earth! 1. Tap Your Network – talk to [+]Need to Renegotiate A Signed Contract?
Part of being a business owner is to sign hundreds of contracts with suppliers, customers and shareholders. But what do you do if something happens and you need to get out of a contract without breaking the law? Mutual Benefit Not all contracts are as watertight as they may initially seem. More often than not the other person involved in the contract would rather change terms to maintain a working relationship than terminate the contract or keep [+]More From Choose a category
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