Entries by Ross

Do you work from home?

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Do you work from home? Do you have adequate insurance? Climate change is increasing the likelihood and intensity of natural disasters such as floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Last December, the UK Environment Agency updated its National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA), showing current and future flood risk from rivers, the sea and surface water for England. It […]

Good news on energy bills is coming hopefully

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Good news on energy bills is coming hopefully If you work from home and have been facing higher costs there may be some relief in sight. Energy bills are forecast fall by 9% from July – equivalent to £166 for the average household annual bill – after warm weather and trade tariff uncertainty triggered a […]

How careful are you with your tech?

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How careful are you with your tech? According to a poll of 1,000 SME owners commissioned by Samsung, businesses are losing an average of 98 hours annually due to technical issues, which translates to 12 working days. The survey revealed that nearly a third of respondents struggle with slow internet, while another third face problems […]

Start-ups facing overseas threats

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Start-ups facing overseas threats The UK is at risk of becoming an “incubator economy” as tech start-ups are increasingly being acquired by international competitors, warns Universities UK. If you already have a business in the UK and were thinking of expanding overseas it seems now is not a good time. The analysis by Universities UK […]

Ensure you get your full state pension

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A looming deadline for people to plug gaps in their National Insurance record, to ensure they get the full state pension, has been softened. Concerns over a rush of last-minute enquiries mean anyone who requests a call back from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on the issue will not be regarded as having […]

Beware online recruitment scams

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Beware online recruitment scams With more than 100 job applications submitted per second on LinkedIn, scammers are increasingly targeting jobseekers with fake job opportunities. Indeed, according to research from security firm NordLayer, nearly two-thirds of British users have been targeted. And the fake job ads aren’t by any means restricted to LinkedIn, with scammers also […]

Using AI to make meetings more bearable

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Using AI to make meetings more bearable According to research 72% of meetings are ineffective and Elon Musk once said that “excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always get worse over time”. Your brain activity drops when you have a Zoom meeting, says a report, external by researchers at Yale University […]

The work from home debate drags on

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The work from home debate drags on Former retail boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has fired off his own salvo in the return to office/ work from home debate. Lord Rose argued: “”We have regressed in this country in terms of working practices, productivity and in terms of the country’s wellbeing, I think, […]

Winter cold, heating bills and your business

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Winter cold, heating bills and your business. Given the currently still increasing UK inflation rate, the latest UK budget has put even more pressure on businesses, with changes to the living wage, a reduced energy price cap, increased to employers’ NI contributions adding to the pressure on businesses. the path of inflation going forward is […]

A Good Night’s Sleep is essential

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A Good Night’s Sleep is essential There is always too much to think about and to do when you’re a small trader  running your own business, so a good night’s sleep is essential. But too many of us find ourselves lying in bed wakeful with so many thoughts running through our heads. Almost three quarters […]