Six festive fun ideas for small businesses that work all year round
‘Tis the season to be jolly. As small business owners, we work hard all year round. At this time of year, although we keep on working, we tend to let our hair down a bit and have some fun. Perhaps there is a mischievous elf on the shelf in your office! However, fun needn’t be reserved solely for the festive season, a bit of merriment can benefit your business whatever the time of year.
Running a small business is hard work!
So, you’ve fulfilled a long-held ambition to be your own boss. Maybe you’ve turned your passion into a small business or developed a niche product that fills a gap in the market. While running a business will probably be one of the most rewarding things you ever do, at times it can seem like a daunting task. Making the transition from employee to business owner does come with its own set of challenges, So, why is running a small business so hard? And how can you make it easier for yourself? At Be Rescued, we’ve helped a fair few businesses, here are some tips from us:
How to handle common problems experienced by small businesses
From day one of running your business you will face challenges. Some you will overcome whereas some will test you to your limits. Your business story could be plain sailing. However, much as we hate to sound like doomsayers, it is likely you will encounter problems at some point. Here at Be Rescued, we see first-hand the problems small businesses have to cope with and help them find workable solutions.
Small Businesses and Mental Health
With World Mental Health Day (Thursday, 10th October) just around the corner, we thought we’d focus on the important subject of mental health in the workplace, and how it can affect small business owners and entrepreneurs.
How to be active in August and combat small business slowdown
It’s the time of year when small business owners everywhere experience the dreaded ‘August slowdown’. With the school holidays in full swing, for many of us this month is traditionally a quiet time. Doing business can be difficult. With key staff out of the office, big decisions are often put off until September when everyone is back and the new term feeling kicks in.
9 Steps to Business Growth
Perhaps you are lucky and your business grows organically without you having to do much. However, for most small businesses the key to growth is strategic planning. Whilst businesses can vary in terms of their capacity for growth, whatever the size of your business there are some steps you can take that will set you on the right path. At Be Rescued we specialise in helping businesses grow so we thought we’d share a few hints and tips to help you on your way.
What advice would I give my younger self about starting a business?
As a founder I’ve discovered a fair few things since starting my business ownership life. I’ve so enjoyed the whole process but it’s certainly been a learning curve. When you start out in business there is so much advice on offer it can seem overwhelming. It’s often difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff and discover what is relevant to you and your start-up business. So, I thought I would focus this blog on a question I’m often asked: “What advice would you give your younger self about starting a business.”
How Small Business Owners Can Manage A Crisis or Prepare For The Unknown
Sometimes in life the unexpected can happen. You know the feeling; everything is ticking along nicely and then suddenly from out of the blue things go horribly wrong. You may have to deal with events beyond your control that could negatively impact your business. Operating a business when the future is uncertain can also be very unnerving, something experienced by many small business owners in today’s political and economic climate.
What is Making Tax Digital and what does it mean for Company Directors and Small Business Owners?
Last month’s blog focused on the legal responsibilities of company directors and how they can mitigate the risk of getting things wrong and falling foul of the law. The level of potential criminal and civil risk for company directors has increased over recent years, with tougher regulation introduced covering a range of areas. Company directors are also subject to a number of statutory requirements including a duty to keep proper books and records and therefore must closely monitor the everyday operations of their business. Tax evasion is a key area, with HMRC crucially having the power to investigate and prosecute. With Making Tax Digital coming into force this month, one of the biggest shakeups of the UK taxation system for years, company directors need to ensure that their business is fully compliant.
Criminalisation of the Boardroom… I am too small a fish for it to happen to me…Right or Wrong?
Earlier last month, I attended a legal update organised by the Institute for Turnaround and kindly hosted by Macfarlanes, a London-based law firm. The subject aptly titled “The Criminalisation of the Boardroom – is this a real threat to directors, or mere puff from the regulators?” was analysed by Neill Blundell (https://blog.macfarlanes.com/u/102f23y/neill-blundell), Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations at the practice.
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