No-one would question that the last year has been a hugely challenging one for – both for business owners and their employees. The Counselling Partnership is delighted that Surrey Chambers of Commerce has highlighted the need to focus on our

Caring for someone is a wonderful thing, but it can take its toll on your health and wellbeing. If you’re caring right now, we know and understand how challenging this might be for you during the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact,

Onsite chair massage increases productivity in the workplace 💜 I think most of us have experienced a time when our hard work went unnoticed!! Can you remember how it made you feel? 😔 Pretty demotivated yes? 😩 A toxic and unrewarding work environment

In the summer of 2020, McKinsey consultants performed a survey of around 900 executives representing different global regions, industries, sectors and company sizes. The aim of the survey was to understand how much the use of digitisation had accelerated within

What brought you to the S100 Club? Tell us a bit about you and your career. I was born and bred in Southampton, went to Grammar School there and then to Warwick University to study maths. There are two sorts

Louise Punter-CEO Surrey Chambers of Commerce Progress is being seen The sunshine was welcome last week as venues started to open their doors for outside service with changes affecting both businesses and their customers put in place. Businesses must display

  Effective resource management helps to keep projects on schedule and makes sure that the demand for resources is met as well as maximises the utilisation of resources within the current pool. Without central resource management, there are risks around project

Forest Bathing also known as ‘Shinrin-yoku’ is a mindful walk-in woodland, under the canopy of the trees. In Japan and South Korea, it is a well-known public health intervention and is used to treat high blood pressure and stress. But

Every business generates endless volumes of data each day. Data is used to track information related to the quality of your product or service, safety, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and productivity. Despite the importance of accurate and complete data, entering and

MethodWorx forges ahead despite the pandemic and is expanding their team with an additional two members. MethodWorx is an exciting software development and digital transformation agency that makes use of technology to provide businesses with a competitive edge. With offices based in Guilford, our team of

As businesses prepare for a return to some kind of normality there is definitely a feeling of positivity, helped by the change of seasons and the spring sunshine. Despite a number of welcome announcements in the budget, there are still many businesses and individuals

Last week we received the Chancellor’s Budget providing businesses with more clarity for the year ahead. We were looking and lobbying for an extended furlough scheme, no immediate tax increases and some encouragement for businesses to invest. These three things were all addressed,

Katie Bewick and Charlotte Healy We have now taken a large stride into the New Year. Many businesses will still be dealing with the impact of – and dare we use the word – “unprecedented” 2020 on their businesses, but

By Carys Geer, client services director at PR and marketing agency brookscomm   Do you eat your Weetabix with baked beans? If you didn’t see it, a Weetabix tweet recently went viral after the brand suggested that topping your Weetabix

Louise Punter-CEO Surrey Chambers of Commerce The much anticipated road to recovery was announced by the Prime Minister this week and the outline was received positively. However, we know from talking to businesses every day that many firms and millions

  The disruption of furlough, redundancy and remote working has taken a toll. However, strides forward made in managing remote working will unlock cost savings, work/life balance and environmental gains. There’s new opportunity to redress the gender pay gap as

Are you struggling to get any new business meetings? Wondering where that next dream client is going to come from? Understandably right now given the current climate, many MDs and business owners are too busy dealing with the ‘day to

Before we even finish the first month of the year so much has happened. Vaccines are being delivered at a great pace, which is crucial as we remain in a full lockdown. This week marked the 100,000th death from Covid,

Not far from where you are right now, quiet and expectant, lies The Lonely Road. It’s dark-framed edges buffer against a cold stone of permanence, so icy in its countenance it seems to glow, as if bathed in the phantom

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