January 12th 2017
Starting a small business of your own can be an incredibly fulfilling move for a keen entrepreneur with a bright idea. But sometimes the bread and butter of running your business can get buried under the responsibilities of navigating tax laws, understanding employment duties and ensuring you are fulfilling all other legal requirements. To avoid […]
January 11th 2017
The old adage ‘fight fire with fire’ is not often heard in business circles, where a softer, more considered approach is likely to yield more desirable results. PR crises are a prime example of the importance of an appropriate reaction. Here we take a look at some of the worst PR disasters of 2016. How […]
January 10th 2017
The horse meat scandal of 2013 was probably one the most heavily publicised, ridiculed and disastrous examples of product contamination seen in recent years – pulling many well-known supermarkets into the affray. But the multi-billion pound industry that is food and drink in Europe is not dominated by well known chains alone. There are 300,000 […]
January 8th 2017
Connected Technology is altering the way insurers assess and control risk fundamentals, such as risk transparency. Whereas traditional insurance models involve assessing customers based on variables such as the habits or the category they fit into, connected technologies are designed to assess customers on an individual level, in real time. So what are connected technologies? […]
December 12th 2016
Problems in running your small business are just as likely to be financial as they are physical, and in the whirlwind of keeping customers happy, ensuring you’re trading effectively, and paying suppliers on time, there are things that fall by the wayside. But these areas you previously hadn’t paid much attention to can suddenly become […]
December 9th 2016
Instances of vehicle theft increase by up to 25% in the winter months, new research by car security company Tracker finds. Motorists are warned to be especially vigilant in the months after October’s clock change, as dark evenings and mornings combined with adverse weather provide plenty of unusual opportunities for criminals to take advantage of. […]
December 8th 2016
With an estimated 2.6 million active e-cigarette users across the UK, vaping is a popular and widely accepted alternative to smoking. Battery powered e-cigarettes use a heating element that turns liquid nicotine into a cloud of vapour to be inhaled, often with flavourings. So is it any better for your health than smoking? Reports are […]
December 8th 2016
Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank caused flood chaos over last year’s Christmas period, causing an estimated £1.3bn in claims. What can property owners learn to protect their portfolios from the threat of similar damage this winter?
November 30th 2016
Whether you’re an SME or a global conglomerate, by law you are responsible for your workers’ health and safety. If an employee tripped over a stray cable in the office and hurt their back or a construction worker employed by your company developed a long-term illness from dust-inhalation on-site, then your business could be liable. […]
November 25th 2016
One in four breadwinners in the UK – that’s around 8.5 million people – don’t have life insurance, according to research by MoneySuperMarket.com. But, have they considered what this might mean for those left behind? It’s not easy thinking about a time when you won’t be around anymore. But rather than tiptoeing around the elephant […]
