5 Worst Budget Breakers For Small Business

5 Worst Budget Breakers For Small Business Running a small business requires constant attention to the details. The constant creep of uncontrolled expenses can cause your business to run inefficiently and can nibble into your profits. Many business people recognize 6 hazardous areas where costs can quickly go out of control. Managing these 6 hazards… Continue reading 5 Worst Budget Breakers For Small Business

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Best Business Practices

Business is a competitive world. In order to be the best in your field you’ll need an edge that well help you succeed in areas where your competitors fail. While looking at the market as a whole can be useful, it is crucial that your own business has a set of best practice guidelines to… Continue reading Best Business Practices

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Managing Workplace Health: Employee Assistance Programmes

Employee Health For any organisation, employee health and wellbeing are of major importance – and the figures that are regularly reported highlight why this is very much the case. According to the Confederation of British Industry’s 2011 Absence Survey, the cost of sickness absence to the UK economy is £17 billion annually. There are various… Continue reading Managing Workplace Health: Employee Assistance Programmes

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Which Management Style Is Best For Your Organisation?

In the main there are maybe just four general management styles, although other studies include combinations of one or more in a new style or two. Each style has its own advantages and disadvantages, and may fit the same situation differently but may be the appropriate approach under certain conditions. Autocratic. This style is a… Continue reading Which Management Style Is Best For Your Organisation?

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Back To School: Get Your Business In Order During The Quiet Summer Months

As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”   The summer months can be quiet for smaller businesses.  Your customers will be on holiday and you might find yourself with less to do.  Could you fill this time usefully… Continue reading Back To School: Get Your Business In Order During The Quiet Summer Months

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Successful Risk Management Requires A Holistic Approach

Risk assessment is about more than ensuring that employees don’t slip on the stairs and that there is proper ventilation. Organisational risk assessment deals with financial matters, operational matters and legal compliance. It’s a holistic approach to ensure that businesses operate efficiently, profitably and legally on all levels and it is essential. On the Australian… Continue reading Successful Risk Management Requires A Holistic Approach

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Post Vacation Blues: Tips For A Constructive First Day Back

Many individuals returning from a long and relaxed vacation may find it difficult to avoid post vacation blues. The first day back at work is usually met with dread and despair, and spent flicking through Facebook photos of the vacation, whilst repeating stories to colleagues who ask, “so, how was your holiday?” It’s safe to… Continue reading Post Vacation Blues: Tips For A Constructive First Day Back

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Before, At, And After The Meeting

Here’s a primer that will take you through the A-Z of choosing meeting venues, planning, going through the real thing, and following up. Here we go:   BEFORE THE MEETING Everybody must be prepared for the meeting – not just the organizer. The organizers must determine the meeting’s objective. The meeting’s agenda must be clear as… Continue reading Before, At, And After The Meeting

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