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Beyond the room: networking as a way of life

If you’re a woman with your own business, networking probably forms a significant part of your working life. But do you really make the most of it? When we think of networking, many of us hyperventilate [...]

Sweet Satisfaction: The Benefits of Philanthropy in Business

So, you wear your poppy with pride, donate to your favourite charities, drop a coin to the odd beggar and are always polite to those street chuggers – thereby doing your bit for ‘charidee’. But have [...]

Recognising the value of recognition

If you run your own business, chances are you’re not entirely a one-woman band. You may have staff, but even if you don’t employ anyone, you probably rely on a variety of other people to help [...]

Potted DPA – The Essentials of the Data Protection Act

If you have a business, then you have customers (definitely), suppliers (probably) and employees (possibly). And that means you have the Data Protection Act. Many people aren’t sure of their responsibilities under the DPA – partly [...]

Reach for the Stars: Personal planning and goal setting

We all need the ability to plan ahead, but we don’t have psychic powers – unless (or even) if you’re Mystic Meg. Planning though is not just about predicting the future, or even about being prepared [...]

Have a break, not a breakdown!

Owning your own business may mean never having to ask someone else if you can go on holiday; yet many small business owners end up working longer hours and more days, and taking less leave. Research [...]

Isn’t it time you learned a thing or two?

The times, they are a-changing – and as businesswomen who need to stay on top of the game, we need to change too! We all do plenty of networking, attend conferences and probably go to workshops [...]

High Impact Interviews: the employer’s side of the desk

Whether you’re looking for a casual temp, a trainee, a sales director, PA or cleaner, chances are you’ll have a few interviews ahead of you! Personally, I enjoy interviews, whichever side of the desk I’m on. [...]

Dangerous Liaisons: When working relationships get personal

A survey last year found that 40% of us have indulged in office romances. Not surprising really, when you consider this is where we spend most of our waking hours, and often socialise with our colleagues [...]

Congratulations, it’s an employee!

So, you’ve successfully brought a new business into the world, and it’s growing up – now you could be getting to the stage where you can’t do it alone and need to bring in help. This [...]

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