All "efficiency" articles
- Efficiency: big lessons for small businesses
- Adam Howarth of OMS explains why sophisticated strategies used by multinationals can apply equally, in principle, to any small business - and enhance its value.
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- 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
- Catching the candidates
- High employment levels are great for the workforce, but recruiting staff is highly competitive as a result. A new approach is needed, says Bond International Software.
- See more in: recruitment, HR, staff, employees, employment, hiring, news analysis
- Relocate to... Germany
- With a reform-minded Chancellor in power in Germany, businesses will be able to make greater use of one of the world's most efficient, skilled workforces.
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- Personal phone calls cost business £1m a day
- Business phones are being abused for personal use suggests new research.
- See more in: mobile phones, VAT, tax, telecom expense management, HR, news
- Motherhood makes women more entrepreneurial
- A majority of entrepreneurial mums believe that having children gave them the motivation and skills to start a new business.
- See more in: news, mothers, mums, women in business, businesswomen, internet, online, e-commerce, start a business, startups
- Practising what you preach
- A salesperson should truly believe in the product they sell. Mobile working technology specialists Interchange Group clearly do.
- See more in: communications, telecommunications, virtual office, remote working, work from home, mobile working, IT, guides
- Government courts social entrepreneurs
- A programme encouraging social entrepreneurialism - where profits are channelled into helping the disadvantaged or the environment - is being launched in London on Tuesday.
- See more in: social entrepreneurs, Labour, Gordon Brown, social enterprise, London, Oxo Tower, events, news
- Sir Philip Green
- He isn't popular with everyone, but as a retail boss Philip Green has a phenomenal record.
- See more in: Philip Green, Arcadia, Marks and Spencer, Bhs, retail, profiles
- How to engage an audience during a web conference
- If you're hosting a web conferencing call then being organised, concise and interesting is paramount, says Stephane Guiblin Premiere Global Services.
- See more in: web conferencing, conference calls, conferences, presentations, feedback, graphics, guides
- Launderettes
- As the nation gets busier and houses get smaller, the launderette is experiencing a renaissance...
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- 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 value of business values
- How adherence to your business's principles will see you through the tough times. By Eric Garner, MD of online management training company Manage Train Learn.
- See more in: Values, core values, things that matter, live the values, preserve the values, John Wooden, John Maxwell, things that count
- Don’t outsource your customers
- Be careful about which parts of your business you outsource, says Joe Venkataraman, cultural differences can make things difficult.
- See more in: outsourcing, outsource, offshoring, offshore, India, BPO, business process outsourcing, IT, customer services, customers, cutting costs, guides
- Choosing premises
- When it comes to premises, how are you going to reconcile the needs of your staff and customers with the budget at your disposal?
- See more in: start a business, startups, premises, property, guides
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