Weather: Affecting your mood and business?
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant ‘At last’ I might hear you say. Following the long dark winter with its sting in the tail provided by the ‘beast from the east’ and the damp squib we called...
View ArticleWhich social media platform will benefit your business?
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant My straightforward recipe for business success is communication + relationship building = opportunity. Social media provides platforms to generate this...
View ArticleHow self-employment is changing and the statistics you need to know
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant You may have considered how many people is the UK are self-employed or what the most common self-employed occupations are? I have reviewed statistic...
View ArticleA good time to complete a business audit?
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant It’s time for a spring clean and to put our best laid plans into action with both vim and vigor! Here are some thought provoking questions and tips to help...
View Article10 waste reducing tips for your business
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant My career has spread across several diverse industries. One sector was the waste industry which at that time was quite straightforward, generally unless it...
View ArticleCould you make a bid for more business?
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant How does your business bid for new work? A method worth looking at is contracts, which requires the completion of a tender of bid document. Contracting is a...
View Article15 tips for writing a professional bid
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant 1. Basic Rules to Work By All the elements, from the questions to the scoring and the weighting are likely to be different for every tender. Treat each one...
View ArticleKeeping up with changes in the law – The Airbnb story
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant Whilst some markets decline, others are launched, and others mature and grow significantly. One successful launch kicked off in 2008 in San Francisco, USA to...
View ArticleHow decisions you make can benefit you and your business.
How you operate your business is open to many options and having ‘freedom and choice’ will affect how much you enjoy what you do. If it’s flexibility you’re looking for, coworking opportunities in...
View ArticleBusiness News and Taxation Update
Here at Nwes, we pride ourselves on sharing the important news with our audience to keep you all up to date with the latest in the business world. Scammers posing as HMRC Her Majesties Revenue and...
View ArticleUnderstanding Employment Law
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant For as long as I have been involved in the enterprise industry, I have regularly been asked the question of when am I employed and when am I self-employed?...
View ArticleSeven top tips to improve your business blogging
By Richard Voisey, Business Consultant, Nwes It wasn’t that long ago when if you wanted to distribute the word to an audience, your basic choices were published books and magazines, articles or...
View ArticleProduct name change or clever PR?
~ Richard Voisey, Business Consultant The Grocer has reported that Salad Cream, one of the UK’s most traditional condiments and one most likely to be found in household fridges may be renamed Sandwich...
View ArticleKFC and Kellogg’s warned over advertisements
Advertising whilst staying within the rules Political pressure to encourage the health of the nation has seen us witness NHS marketing campaigns, smoking bans, lobbying to reduce our salt and sugar...
View ArticleCould social media benefit your business?
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant My straightforward recipe for business success is communication plus relationship building equals opportunity. Social media provides platforms to generate...
View ArticleManaging sickness in the workplace
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant The figures An estimated 137.3 million working days (4.3 days per worker) were lost due to sickness or injury in the UK in 2016 according to Government...
View ArticleDo you have a business continuity plan?
– Richard Voisey, Nwes Business Consultant Why have one? Any business can experience a serious incident, emergency or disaster that prevents it from continuing its normal operations. Examples include...
View ArticleThe Cost of Poor Recruitment
According to the Chartered Institute for Personal Development (CIPD) the average recruitment cost of filling a vacancy including associated labour costs is £6,125. For a senior manager role, these...
View ArticleSmall Businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk are rightly concerned by the impact...
Ian Bird Business Adviser with Enterprise Agency Nwes looks at the problems faced and what to do. All my training says “plan, plan, plan”, so when things get rough I do just that, I have a plan A and a...
View Article10 Steps to help your Finances during the Coronavirus
Ian Bird Business Adviser with Enterprise Agency Nwes looks at the problems faced and what to do. Understand your cash flow. It is vital that you get to grips with the cash flow in your business....
View ArticleThinking Differently
Ian Bird Business Adviser with Enterprise Agency Nwes shares how Covid 19 is changing the way he thinks. As a Business Adviser and I would normally be writing a BLOG about Business planning, finance,...
View ArticleMeet The Team
“Paperwork may seem a bit of a bore, however I can assure you I’m not!” Sarah Dugdell works in the Contracts & Compliance department here at Nwes. Within this blog, Sarah talks about her role...
View ArticleThink Outside The Box
Think Outside The Box Events over the last nine months have identified more than ever that businesses need to have a flexible approach to trading and a creative, innovative approach to their customer...
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