ONS statistics show another increase in unemployment levels by 281,000, to 2.38million in the three months to May. This is an increase of 7.6%, the highest for over 10years. Unemployment benefit claimants rose by nearly 24,000 in June, reaching 1.56million. This, overall, is still less that was predicted by analysts. Particularly hit are young people, [...]

Work Place Stress Becoming A Real Problem? In a recession as deep as the one we are in now, so it is only natural that many of your employees may be feeling a little stressed. Group Aviva Risk Management says that in the UK, employees lost 13.5 million working days in 2007-8 due to depression, [...]

Clients – Keep ‘em Coming In Just because we’re in a recession doesn’t mean that you have to close your doors to the possibilities of new clients because they are still out there, you just need to make sure you are still attracting them. In a recession it is not only important to retain existing [...]

Efficiency The economic climate is one which calls for small businesses to try their hardest to stay as efficient as possible to keep costs down while keeping productivity level. By becoming efficient you can make sure that the savings you make will make up for the loss of trade through the recession making your hopes [...]

Choosing The Right Accountant Through such an economic crisis you will be able to understand now more than ever an accountant will be one of the most important advisors you could have on board. You need to choose an accountant that will be able to ensure that your business grows smoothly as without one you [...]

Success In A Recession! A recession can be a truly depressing time – the business outlook is bleak, you have to lose employees and your profit margins are weak.  The one glimpse of happiness comes at the realisation that every other small business in the country is going through the same thing…actually, they aren’t… That’s [...]

Sales – Be Better! A recession is a difficult climate for sales people – no one wants to buy anything when the economic outlook is so bleak and sales people have to work even harder than ever before to make a sale! As a sales person you need to be better than everyone else – [...]