The scale of ‘furlough fraud’ and other fraudulent activity linked to the Government’s coronavirus support schemes is starting to become apparent.
Category: Scaling Up Your Solo Business
Ready to grow? Learn when to go limited, hire help, or expand your freelance business sustainably.
Improving productivity in the workplace during the pandemic era
Here Tim Ringo, author, speaker, board advisor, and senior executive, writes exclusively for Business Matters about the importance of productivity and how the sudden need for flexible working proves to be a bonus for people performance.
What’s the secret behind Apple’s success?
Design thinking is at the heart of every business, including Apple, who have enjoyed enormous success.
Extending business reach to an international audience
We live in an ever-growing digital world, which means businesses can now have influence, and reach clients and customers, far beyond their local area.
6 Factors to consider when choosing a payment gateway
Modern technology has enabled online business and e-commerce merchants to offer customers swift and secure digital transactions.
Don’t sell the solution, sell the positive outcomes: Three things you need to do
One of the biggest misconceptions of B2B selling is that customers invest in new products and services purely to overcome strategic or operational challenges.
Tips on securing a mortgage if you’re self-employed
Securing a mortgage when self-employed isn’t as difficult as some might imagine – although you will need to provide some proof of self-employment and demonstrate your incomings and profits.
Do you suffer from imposter syndrome as a business owner?
Learn both how to recognise if you have these negative thoughts and how to banish them so you can perform better in your role.
Five tips for building business confidence
The current economic climate has thrown drastic obstacles in the way of UK businesses – new research conducted by Nexus Global reveals.
Four tips to enable you to be fully client-fit for 2021
Everyone knows it’s more important than ever to keep building your business during these tough times. What’s absolutely crucial to doing this is ensuring you stay relevant to your existing client base.
Rishi Sunak’s new job support plan: What the changes actually mean
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed the £40bn furlough scheme will end on 31 October, to be replaced by a programme that will subsidise employees for part-time work.
Relocating to work in the USA? Here’s what you should know
Working in the United States can be a great opportunity. Aside from new experiences, you also get to enjoy a culture that’s both similar yet different at the same time.
Three simple questions to test your business’s organisational design
If you want to evaluate whether or not your business’s organisational design is as effective and efficient as it could be, there are 3 simple questions you should ask yourself.
Why you should treat your employees like customers
It’s an age-old adage that the customer is always right. Everyone has heard someone in management say this at one point in our lives.
Upselling and Cross-Selling: Maximising your business’s revenue and profits
One of the most effective ways to increase your business’s revenue and profits is to upsell and cross-sell to your customers.
