Have been trading for around 30 years with the current owners running the business for the last 27. This family run business values its staff and customers treating all who call or visit the showroom as an extended family. I spoke with the current team at Office Loro to ascertain what they enjoy the most about working here:
Team building has long been the groan of many employees. It is often seen as a waste of time and stopping them from completing vital jobs. However, this can be a vital component to harmonise offices and create an environment that will be highly productive.
For most businesses, there are six main reasons why they would want to conduct team building in the office. These include:
When it comes to business, one of your greatest costs is hiring staff. Research has often found that hiring a new member of staff can cost between 6 and 18 months worth of their wages in recruitment and training. This can lead to huge losses if mistakes are made when searching for new team members and they don’t work out.
One of the major problems is that recruitment is not always a speciality of business owners and mistakes are made on the recruitment journey. A common error is that the owner concentrates on the skills of the applicants and ignores the cultural fit. Skills can be trained and provided whereas personality is not so easily changed.
As a small business owner you may have many problems to contend with, including limited resources at your disposal e.g. people, finances and knowledge of the marketplace.
Sometimes, you will rely on one or two “star” employees who without, your business would not function.
An example of this would be the employee who knows exactly what you have in stock or the person who can deliver the best customer service that will impress even the most hardened customer. However, the world can turn upside down when this star employee decides they want to move on and try another challenge.
Business owners sometimes worry about how they will cope with the loss and what will happen to the business. So here is a guide on how to cope with the loss of that all important employee.
Have you ever looked at an online image and thought it would look great on your website? Have you ever copied that image and used it? If so then you might be in violation of copyright. This can be a very costly mistake, especially with the rise of numerous law firms that scour the internet looking for stolen images so they can make a commission when they take a business to court over illegal use.
Digital marketing is one of the best ways to get your brand noticed by potential customers. In the first part of this series we talked about the basic platforms for your business. In this addition, we are going to discuss some of the more advanced options and what they could offer your business.
Being in business is not always easy. There will be times when your business struggles to collect payments from clients and customers. These can be a minor nuisance or they could be a threat to your business’ survival.
Therefore, you need to know how to effectively collect debts owed to you. Here is our quick guide on the best practices.
Running a business is not an easy task. There are many challenges that you will face every single day. Sometimes these problems can cause you to become stressed and can affect how you work.
A little stress is required in our lives, it helps us seek solutions and to be innovative. But when it all becomes too much and we start experiencing excessive levels of stress for too long it can cause a burnout. This will have a major impact on the work that you produce. Studies have shown that excessive stress will decrease production and lower the quality of work significantly.
As the world moves into the digital age, old style advertising is becoming ineffective. 89% of consumers are now using Google as part of their purchasing decision. This means that having a digital marketing platform is critical for your long term success.
However, there are numerous digital marketing platforms that businesses can use and some of these aren’t applicable to everyone. So what are the options and which are best for your business?
Businesses are always merging and buying others in order to provide themselves with a stronger market position. In theory, a strong merger or acquisition can offer business’ significant benefits. For example, you could gain greater purchasing power and a more efficient use of resources.
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