Bulldog becomes first fairtrade male grooming brand
Bulldog, the UK’s largest natural skincare brand for men, is now the first male grooming company to launch a range of Fairtrade products. WeLoveBusiness.co.uk covered the brand a few weeks back calling it a skincare success story and now it seems the business is going from strength to strength. The new Fairtrade range, which consists [...]
DX Group saves small businesses from Royal Mail
DX Group, the only UK-wide postal company to have its own end-to-end operation that is not reliant on Royal Mail, has today unveiled changes to its next day service, SecureDX. Important items can be sent to any UK postcode address for up to 30%t less than Royal Mail Special Delivery (RMSD). The service, which is [...]
IRIS helps small businesses comply with new law
From May 2010, all employers regardless of the number of employees within the organisation are required to file their employer annual return online. IRIS, a payroll software company have created ‘Payroll Basics’ which is a free solution specifically designed for businesses with less than 10 employees. IRIS, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of payroll [...]
How To Set Up An Effective Employee Referral Scheme
The following is a guest post from NetNatives.co.uk who provide a unique flat fee recruitment service for small businesses. These are the important rules to take into account when setting up an employer referral scheme: Rule Number 1. Plan, plan, plan is the name of the game. The more you put in, the more you [...]
Pet sick leave costs UK businesses millions every year
A report commissioned by LV to determine the impact of pet illness and death on their owners’ work attendance has revealed that British businesses are losing a staggering £18million each year in lost workforce hours as thousands of staff take ‘pet sick leave’ either to look after their sick pet or to grieve the loss [...]
50% of UK employees think office romance is a bad idea
Valentine’s Day is nearly here and the UK’s largest job search engine, SimplyHired.co.uk has conducted some research into office romance finding that love in the workplace seems to have employees truly hot and bothered. When asked in an online site poll, 50% of Simply Hired’s UK visitors think dating a colleague is a bad idea, [...]
20,000 extra tenners up for grabs for enterprising uk students
Enterprise UK’s eagerly anticipated second annual Make Your Mark with a Tenner campaign is doubling in size, offering twice as many students the opportunity to make money and make a difference with a £10 loan. Thanks to a grant of £250,000 from the Big Lottery Fund there will be more opportunities than ever this year [...]
SMEs fail to plan ahead when it comes to international growth
According to research published today by Trade Mark Direct, an online trademark registration service, reveals that two thirds of growing businesses are failing to adequately protect their brands when it comes to preparing for international expansion. The research also found: Over a fifth (22%) of small businesses spend over £5,000 on developing and producing their [...]
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