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New data just released by the ONS shows the latest rates of absence in the UK workplace for 2018, covering comparison to previous years, absence by location and reasons cites for sickness amongst others. Which part of the UK has the most ‘Sickies’? It may not come as a surprise

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SME's suffer late payments

A recently survey by Hitachi has unveiled the true extent of how late payments are impacting business owners in the UK – costing an estimated £5bn to the SME sector annually. The research showed that rather worryingly, 40% of business owners have used their own personal money to plug the

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Startup business | Getting your first office

Most startup businesses begin life operating from their home residential address, but the natural progression for many is to take on their first office premises at some point. This is usually because they need to hire their first employee, or simply because they feel they can now invest a little

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Relying on invoices being paid on time to keep a healthy cash flow? Find out how you could release up to 100% of unpaid invoices with a quick turnaround in under 2 days. Whether it's £5,000 or £1 million, invoice finance could be what you've been looking for Learn how

8 Suggestions to Include Reviews in Your Strategy for Content Marketing

Our society is focused on reviews. There are so many businesses out there, people value 5-star ratings more and more to help them decide which product or service is best. Reviews give customers information on products not just for other customers but for business managers also. Here are some great

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What do we think to a Four-Day Week?

This week, John McDonnell announced at the Labour Conference his vision for Britain to work the shortest hours in Europe within a decade if the Labour party come to power. What is being proposed? Labour are proposing a 32 hours (or four day) working week, with no reduction in pay

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Finance for Business

Having a killer business idea doesn’t always guarantee success, even once a business is established and seemingly profitable the future can be uncertain. Cliche’s such as “you need to spend money to make money” may make some of us shudder nervously, but access to funding and fluid cash-flow are often

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Juggling Childcare

Rightly or wrongly, the role of primary caregiver to children most often falls to the mother rather than the father and this can be a major challenge for female entrepreneurs when growing their business. Juggling childcare with work, even for Mums of school aged children can sap your time and

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Commercial mortgage Did you know that you may be able to borrow up to 100% of the purchase price of a property with a commercial mortgage? Buy-to-let and commercial properties are covered either singularly or as part of a portfolio... Learn how

Female Entrepreneurship | Impostor Syndrome

The Impostor Phenomenon was first described in 1985 by Dr Pauline Clance, from her observations in a clinical setting, but only in recent months has this condition come under the spotlight, known as Impostor Syndrome. It is most frequently associated with professional women, however subsequent research has found that it

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Coaching and Mentoring

Within our Female Entrepreneurship series, we have looked at Why Women Don’t Seek Investment and The Rise of the Female Side Hustle, and today we are talking to you about Coaching and Mentoring and why it is important for growing your business. What does a Coach or Mentor do? Coaches and

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Female Entrepreneurship | Why Women Don’t Seek Investment

As part of our Female Entrepreneurship Series one of the key areas that have been highlighted in the Alison Rose Review, and by the women we spoke to during our research was the difficulty in securing investment to scale their business. Of all the venture funding secured by businesses in

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