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Brand reputation is everything in business and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will prove a make or break moment for brands depending on how they choose to respond.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected every business across the UK. Whilst some are busier than ever due to demand, others are finding that the need for their products or services has considerably...
As part of the Enterprise Nation and Crowdfunder #PayItForward initiative, our It's a Shovel tribe have put together the #KeepTheTribeAlive campaign to help other small businesses with the critical...
If a business has several employees carrying out similar roles in respect of the types of employees whom they wish to keep working during the coronavirus pandemic, how do they select who to furlough?
Are you feeling anxious? Suffering from mood swings? Angry? Despairing? Paranoid? Well, you’re not alone – levels of employee anxiety are soaring with fears around coronavirus. This is affecting...
phil_smith_-_managing_director_-_business_west_1.jpg Commenting on Business Secretary Alok Sharma’s announcement on the relaxation of the insolvency rules, Business West Managing Director Phil Smith...
Indications of just how serious the coronavirus pandemic is threatening the survival of many British businesses became evident today. As deaths from the virus reached 1,028 in the UK, the government...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak finally came up with his financial rescue package for Britain’s 5 million self-employed hit by the coronavirus. He said that he believed the new package would cover 95% of self...
phil_smith_ttb.png Welcoming measures outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to support the self-employed and sole traders whose businesses have been affected by coronavirus,...
