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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McKinsey showed that organisations which innovate through a crisis outperformed the market – by 10% during the crisis by 10%, by almost 30% afterwards. Innovating through the coronavirus pandemic is crucial. Within your organisation, are you an ‘innovation enabler’ or

It is always risky writing a column at a time when a number of momentous situations are in play! As we go to print, the decision about Christmas mixing seems to be fairly solid albeit in the face of much

We quite often speak to small businesses who have a thriving presence on Facebook and don’t see the need to have their own website as well. There are a number of reasons why relying on Facebook as an alternative to

Given recent events, there has been a significant increase in people looking at making tax relief claims due to the additional costs incurred for working from home. Previously (prior to the current tax year), employers could pay their employees a

As we enter the third week of the second lockdown, businesses are reviewing all the changes that have happened during the last 8 months. The flexibility of working from home has become a norm for many organisations and we are

Why not make getting out in all weathers your next adventure? Whilst we love being in woodland and forests, we realise that during autumn and winter, especially when we are in another lockdown, it’s not always possible. However, getting outside

National restrictions continue to significantly affect businesses across the country and there is an enormous pressure on their financial situation. Businesses may be juggling reduced income whilst navigating new income streams such as various government support measures.  They might be

Just when we thought things were moving forward….. All change again in such a short space of time. Following a continued rise in Covid infections the government has decided to put us into 4 weeks lockdown to try and improve

What is Resilience? Resilience can be defined as how we ADAPT TO CHANGE. In the current climate of uncertainty the ability to be resilient will most likely be a key determinant of Business Success. If individual’s don’t figure a way

  The torchlight shone directly into my eyes !…. A bit of a shock: I was gradually waking from a coma in hospital having been the victim of a hit and run accident on a large motorbike in the middle