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While the UK economy may have grown at a rate 0.7% during the second quarter of 2015, the level of sentiment that existed after the Conservatives landslide victory has dissipated somewhat. With a potential collapse in the Chinese economy and issues surrounding Britain’s future relationship with Europe, it is crucial that businesses remain vigilant and pay attention to even minute details if they are to succeed in 2015 and beyond.
Any person who is required to use equipment at the workplace needs to receive an adequate level of training in order to comply with health and safety requirements.
There are several ways by which your business can approach your training needs to meet certain minimum standards. You can either take the view that the bare minimum to meet legislation will suffice, or hopefully, you will take a fresher approach to equipment training and seek to empower employees with the skills and knowledge that will help them to develop a greater level of competence.
You probably already know that your business needs to be utilizing social media as a means of promotion and connecting with consumers, but you may not be aware of the benefits of having your own online company presence. As a high-level executive, you are often seen as a representation of your company. Taking that representation online is a way of enhancing your reach and adding a human face to the business. Here are some of the reasons executives should use social media.
Business travel can be extremely exhausting, with little of the glamour that people associate it with. For many business people, the trip can be as short as an overnight sojourn, meaning your energy will be spent on transit and meetings, with no relaxation and sightseeing on the cards. As a result, finding accommodation that doubles as a retreat and provides you with everything you need to have a smooth business trip, becomes very important. Below you’ll discover seven of the features you should be keeping an eye out for when researching your next business trip accommodation.
A class action lawsuit is a lawsuit that is filed by a certain group of people who have been injured or wronged as a result of company actions. Often they are filed by company employees, but they could also be filed by a third party. Because class action lawsuits can be so detrimental to a business, it is important for small business owners to understand how to best protect themselves from one. Even if the business wins the lawsuit, they can still prove cost heavy and result in damaged assets, finances and reputation. Many companies are putting risk management strategies in place in order to protect themselves against class action lawsuits as explained below.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would make it easier and less costly for an entrepreneur to start a new business.
Buchanan’s “Support our Start-Ups Act” (H.R. 2524) would quadruple the amount of start-up costs small business owners can deduct from their federal income taxes, raising it from $5,000 to $20,000.
Commercial real estate prices are steadily rising, which reflects a robust U.S. economy. When commercial properties are in demand, it shows that businesses are flourishing and businesses have confidence in the economy. Commercial properties can be retail establishments, office complexes, medical facilities, schools, warehouses, or multifamily housing units, as long as they are income-generating properties. Here are some recent noteworthy transactions in commercial real estate market.
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A company car can provide convenience and motivation for employees, especially those that are mobile and need the car to reach to prospective clients and vendors. Having a company provided car can help them focus on the business without having to worry about putting miles on their personal car. At the same time, as a business owner you need to be careful about balancing the needs of employees and the cost of providing the company car. Obviously, you cannot provide the car to all your employees lest you will run out of cash pretty soon. With the right balance of employee needs and expense management you can come up with a practical solution that will be win-win for all. Here are three factors you should look into when striking this balance.
The office workplace brings together numerous entities that interact in different ways during office hours. In the recent past, office design has generated huge interests among designers, engineers and IT specialists as they seek to create conducive environment for employees in various workstations in the office. Apparently, comfort, health issues and efficiency have been associated with designing the modern office with various players seeking solutions that guarantee these aspects in the office. In light of these issues, creating ergonomic workstations in the workplace has been the focus of numerous IT services and electronic equipment designed for office use. Linear motion technologies play a great role in effecting these ergonomic changes in the workplace by linear actuation of motion systems.
