At the moment most of us are working from home instead of our usual cubical or if we’re lucky, personal office. I thought that it would be fascinating to find out more about offices, where most businesses take place and where research innovations come to light with an aim to see how productivity can be
Ever since the first caveman traded a shiny rock for the second cave man’s banana, money, and where it goes, have been the bedrock of civilization. Whether you trade in dollars, pounds, rubles or shiny rocks, a decent living can be had for anyone with the skills to follow the money. For anyone with
Filling out your C.V. can be a daunting task, especially for someone who has been in the same job for years and hasn't needed up update their C.V. in a while. But fear not, we are here to give you a few tips and links to help you out. To start with: Make sure your
You’ve got the best product on the market. Nobody else has anything quite so unique. Not only that but you’ve found a way to deliver it at a great price. One small problem; nobody has any idea you exist. Marketing is the art of getting people to buy your stuff or services. It covers everything
Self-employment is on the rise in the UK. At first, that may sound like terrible news, but if anything, it's never been more popular to set off on your own and make your own living for yourself and becoming your own boss. So, have you been itching to get away from your 9 to
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Amongst the many resolutions being carried out in the new year, one of the most common is to start a new business. Having wrapped up the festive season the fresh year is an ideal time to start afresh and unleash your budding entrepreneur. That said, it’s essential before starting a business great or small that
If you’re one of the people starting a new business in the new year, you’re not alone – in the UK alone 581,173 new businesses were started in 2014. We’re not quite sure how many started in 2015, but it was probably a nearly as impressive number. Regardless, you’re in good company. Millions of people
As an employer your biggest assets are the people working for you. They bring skills and talents to your business that you yourself may not have. Even if you do have them, having an extra pair of hands allows your business to do and achieve much more than it could ever do as a single
At some point in life, you are going to find yourself needing to write a business letter. Business letter writing is a valuable skill used for all sorts of things, like a covering letter when applying for work, formal correspondence, either inside an organisation or with others, and much more besides. Today, we take a
Most organisations and companies are organised into different departments with separate responsibilities. This is a necessity, as a workplace where everybody did as they pleased would involve everyone drinking all the coffee and nobody doing the work. That said, many departments have cross-over responsibilities with one another and the best organisations work with their different
It’s fair to say that any business that can turn a profit and pay its way is a success. Nevertheless, the market is a fickle thing and there are few certainties in business. Any company or organisation must constantly develop itself in order to remain relevant to its industry, as a failure to keep pace
To outsiders, accounting and finance may as well be synonyms. After all, accounts is finance which equals money. Decision makers in organisations of all sizes simply don’t have the luxury of this misconception. Instead, they need to be aware of the clear differences between the two disciplines, where they cross over and where they differ.
To many budding entrepreneurs, marketing might as well mean advertising. Given that we live in a world saturated by communications for every product and service one can imagine, it’s easy come to the decision that the only thing that a marketing person or team does is dream up new flashy posters, TV commercials or internet
Meddling government red tape, surly workers doing substandard work and accidents at an all-time high? There may be something wrong with the environment in which you do business. There are a huge range of things that can influence the way your business is conducted, from the temperature in your office to changes in customer demand.
When in a job interview, there is quite often the somewhat indulgent question asked by Employers which is: Why do you want this job? Often, this is the cue for the interviewee to gush about how wonderful the employer is or how they've always wanted to work in a supermarket check-out since they were six.
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Women in Horticulture
With it being International Women’s Day, the topic of women in horticulture naturally comes to the forefront. Horticulture is a field associated with long hours outdoors, heavy lifting and dirt. So, so much dirt. Dirt that gets *everywhere*. As such it was historically considered men’s work though times have changed in this field as many
Grow Gardens and Dreams This Spring – Why study the RHS course online
If you’re thinking of studying RHS courses now is the time. Why study the RHS course online? Spring is almost here, or spring is already here depending on whether you subscribe to the meteorological or astrological calendar. In the former case, spring begins on the 1st of March. In the latter, spring does not begin
Counsellor and the Chemistry of Love
As counsellors and everyone else knows, science likes to ruin everything and the chemistry of love is no different a topic. Just like how science has ruined our space fantasies with claims that faster-than-light travel is impossible or that porcine animals can never fly. Or how scientists claim that the heart is not the seat
What Does a A Marriage Counsellor Do?
As too many marriage counsellors know only too well, many marriages end in divorce. Reportedly as many as 90% of marriages in Portugal are reported to end this way and the rate is high in many European countries and the United States. Many couples, for a variety of reasons now don’t get married at all
A Time for Counsellors
The Covid pandemic was unique for counsellors in our shared lived history. There has been no other event that has been so bluntly experienced by almost every human alive. The shared trauma of our experiences is something that will leave its mark for years if not decades to come. But for the children and young