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Business risk insurance
What is risk protection insurance and how to insure your business against financial losses associated with business risks
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Delegation skills for business owners and directors
Why effective delegating of business tasks can be efficient time management and how to best go about it.
Measure and monitor absence and sickness
How to measure and record absence and sickness in your workplace.
Managing your team
Discover the skills that make for successful team management.
How to choose an overseas supplier
Price, quality and reliability are critical factors when choosing a supplier overseas.
Building a management team
Key considerations when building an effective management team for your business.
Team management tips
How to effectively manage your teams and encourage harmonious teamwork
Employee notification of shared parental leave and pay
The employee must give you written notice of their entitlement to shared parental leave and statutory shared parental pay
Leadership skills for business owners and directors
Skills that directors and business owners need to develop to be effective leaders.
Skills required by growing businesses
How the complexity and variety of skills your business needs to access increase as your business grows.
Manage workplace absence and sickness
An overview of the basic principles of managing absence and sickness effectively.
Core skills all businesses require
Core skills your business needs to function successfully in areas including leadership, finance, and personnel.
Strategy skills for business owners and directors
How strategy can help your business, and how to use SWOT and gap analyses to determine business strategy.
Leading your staff through change
Using communication skills to reduce disruption during periods of change
Steps in the strategic planning process
Overview of strategic planning and management, and the importance of involving different levels of staff in the process
Implementing a strategic plan
How to implement and execute your strategic plan, and monitor performance against your business' strategic objectives
Employee absence as a conduct issue
How to manage an absence problem as a conduct issue where you may need to take disciplinary action.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Types of strategic planning models
Using strategic models, such as Five Forces, SWOT or PESTLE analysis, can help you assess threats and opportunities facing your business