Small Business News and Advice
It’s important to be aware of the risks of a small business that your customers may be exposed to. It is your responsibility to make sure you mitigate such risks as much as possible, including upholding health and safety. However, it is impossible to eliminate all risks. So what action should you take if the [...]
Is it a need or a want?
Insurance can be an expensive venture which could end up costing you a lot of hard earned money and all you will be getting could be a piece of paper reminding you that you have paid a load of money for insurance.
But what happens if the insurance wasn’t such [...]
Accidents happen! It’s a commonly known fact of life. So here’s some information that could help you should things go wrong.
Public Liability
Most small businesses MUST have public liability insurance. This will protect your business if an accident happens involving a member of the public, such as injury of damage to them or their property.
Claims can [...]
Worrying new figures show a 10 percent increase in crimes committed against businesses in 2008, along with an 18 percent rise in the cost of business crime.
Norwich Union research says that one in six small business owners experience a level of stress that causes sleepless nights.
According to the survey, 750,000 people are affected by sleeplessness, with 46% identifying the market downturn as the biggest contributor to their worries. Concerns over customers defaulting on payments amounts to 30% of business owners’ [...]
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