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Home : Your People

Recruit the right team of people and your business will shoot for the stars. On the other hand, make poor recruitment decisions and treat staff badly and you'll be stuck in a rut in no time. Here's how to give your business a better chance by recruiting the right team and hanging on to your best employees.

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Attract and retain staff
When launching a new business, there are so many considerations to make that traditional human resources can be overlooked..
By Ros Kindersley Nov 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (3 votes)
Finding the right team when starting up
One of the most common mistakes individuals make when starting up in business is to assume that they can reach their full potential by themselves. .
By Ed Cooper Nov 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Small firms warned of talent shortfall
UK small firms are being encouraged to hold on to their most skilled employees as the country’s skills shortage sharpens..
By News Desk Nov 10,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)
Talent - should you make or buy it?
learndirect Business commissioned Cranfield School of Management to investigate whether it is better to 'make' or 'buy' talented staff in your organisation..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 07,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (0 votes)
What is 'Train to Gain'?
Train to Gain is a new service designed to help businesses of all types and sizes get the training they need to succeed. .
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 07,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (0 votes)
Managing your remote workers
It’s no secret that remote working is now used as a tool to attract and retain good staff. But managing employees working outside the office is a real skill, writes Anton Levchuk, ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Oct 27,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Small firms’ £350m ‘to focus on training’
Ministers have outlined plans to inject £350m into the small business economy to help firms train employees, despite calls for more direct action to support small business owners..
By News Desk Oct 21,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Talented people must want to stay
Having the right people ‘on the bus’ (as Jim Collins put it in his book ‘Good to Great’) is a must for any business. So how is it that some businesses seem ....
By Brian Chernett Oct 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Five star Spanish Isles
Many small businesses say the secret to their success is their team of skilled employees. If that's true for you then why not treat them once in a while? Our friends at ....
By Advertorial Oct 03,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Businesses to suffer ‘green skills gap’
Pressure on businesses from customers, suppliers and the government to become environmentally friendly is about to lead to a shortage in ‘green collar’ workers, a new report suggests..
By News Desk Sep 12,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)
Gavan Burden of Burden Dare
We talk to Gavan Burden of search and selection firm Burden Dare about finding people in Selfridges, hard work and "Sod's Law"..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Jul 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Boost productivity through people power
Keeping employees happy is the most obvious way to retain them, keep performance at a high level and even attract new, valuable candidates to the business. Here’s how you do it..
By Dale Carnegie Jul 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)
Prepare for business
When starting a business there are many factors that need to be considered and everyone will offer a different opinion on which are the most important. .
By Neil Hodgson Jul 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)
Take advantage of flexible working
Once just a buzzword, flexible working is now an achievable goal, providing many small businesses with significant benefits. Emerging technology is making business on the move easier and more affordable ....
By Rajesh Sinha Jul 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)
Improve your business' reputation
While business leaders consistently rank reputation as one of any company’s most valuable assets they are often unwilling to invest the time and resources necessary to build a strong reputation for their ....
By Mike King Jul 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)
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Five star Spanish Isles
Many small businesses say the secret to their success is their team of skilled employees. If that's true for you then why not treat them once in a while? Our friends at ....
By Advertorial Oct 03,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)
Attract and retain staff
When launching a new business, there are so many considerations to make that traditional human resources can be overlooked..
By Ros Kindersley Nov 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (3 votes)
Businesses to suffer ‘green skills gap’
Pressure on businesses from customers, suppliers and the government to become environmentally friendly is about to lead to a shortage in ‘green collar’ workers, a new report suggests..
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Finding the right team when starting up
Nov 14,2008
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One of the most common mistakes individuals make when starting up in business is to assume ...

By Ed Cooper

Small firms warned of talent shortfall
Nov 10,2008
07:00 am

UK small firms are being encouraged to hold on to their most skilled employees as ...

By News Desk

The Old Farmhouse Bakery: farm, bakery, gallery
Jul 07,2008
07:00 am

There are two reasons I avoid going to The Old Farmhouse Bakery. First off, it’s just ...

By Bernice Hurst

Terminate BERR, back the Lib Dems
Sep 16,2008
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Do entrepreneurs vote Lib Dem? They ought to if only to achieve one magnificent objective – ...

By Charles Orton-Jones