All "duties" articles
- Your duties and responsibilities as a director
- A guide to the legal duties you take on as a director of a limited company.
- See more in: directors, duties, responsibilities, limited company, director, legal,
- A guide to business insurance
- Overview of key small-business insurances, such as public liability, professional indemnity and building and contents cover.
- See more in: business, insurance, commercial, cover, expenses, public, liability, indemnity, professional, legal, small, building, contents, employers
- Start-ups and tax
- If you're even reading this subheading then that's a good start: you're facing up to the less glamorous side of running a small business.
- See more in: tax, income tax, national insurance, corporation tax, VAT, business rates, stamp duty, capital gains tax, tax breaks, capital allowances, tax relief, guides
- Haulage companies
- The haulage industry is big business, but there are many things to be taken into account if you are going to be successful...
- See more in: services, transportation, haulage, freight, guides
- Equal opportunities in the workplace
- Aside from being illegal and unethical to discriminate on any grounds apart from ability and hard work, it's not the best way to run a business.
- See more in: equal opportunities, HR, recruitment, staff, employees, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- David Sarnoff
- It "shines like a torch of hope in the troubled world." No it isn't Batman talking about his iconic bat signal, but David Sarnoff, legendary marketeer, talking about the humble television.
- See more in: David Sarnoff, television, radio, profiles
- Bullying in the workplace – too costly to ignore
- The macho culture which often prevails in the kitchen, is unacceptable says one of the world's leading chefs, and Richard Port of Clarion Solicitors says this applies to every industry.
- See more in: Raymond Blanc, bullying, kitchen, chefs, legal, guides
- Investors turn to old reliable as gold price soars
- The price of gold reached its highest price since 1980 on Friday.
- See more in: gold, bullion, subprime, mortgages, economic, economy, investment, news
- Lease negotiation
- A brief article about how tenants can get a fair deal from their landlords.
- See more in: lease, property, renting, rent, tenant, tenancy, premises, offices, deposits, deposit, legal, guides
- The new breed of mumpreneur
- How the skills of motherhood could help equip you to run your own small business working from home.
- See more in: work from home, working from home, work, home, women in business, businesswomen, motherhood, mother, mums, children, maternity leave, mumpreneur, guides
- Relocate To... New Zealand
- With excellent communications, beautiful scenery and a blossoming economy, there has never been a better time to relocate to New Zealand.
- See more in: relocate, relocation, New Zealand, country, economy, guides, overseas
- The franchise agreement: essentials
- The franchise agreement is a contract that binds franchisor and franchisee to certain obligations. Franchise solicitor Manzoor Ishani explains the fundamentals...
- See more in: franchises, franchisees, franchisors, franchise agreement, guides
- Divorce: the implications for your business
- A guide to protecting your assets in the event of divorce, by Sonny Patel of RFB Solicitors.
- See more in: divorce, protecting assets, assets, legal, guides
- When the tail wags the dog
- Employers have to accomodate an ever greater set of employee demands, either due to legislation or through fear of missing out on the best staff.
- See more in: flexible working, flexi-time, EU, working hours, Working Time Directive, work-life balance, employees, staff, HR, guides
- How to draw up an employment contract
- By law you have to write an employment contract soon after an employee starts, but the contract doesn't cover all obligations between parties.
- See more in: HR, staff, employees, employment, legal, contracts, employment contracts, guides