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Structuring a board of directors
How to best structure a board of directors with responsibility for key areas of the business
Choosing a director
Check that directors you plan to appoint have the right skills and expertise
Appointing and paying company directors
Dealing with company directorial appointments and deciding on how to pay them
How to recruit directors
How to find and recruit company directors
Effectively manage your company directors
Ensuring your directors perform to the best of their ability by using inductions, appraisals and training courses
Employee share schemes: advantages and disadvantages for employers
The effect of employee share ownership on your staff; tax advantages for schemes approved by HM Revenue & Customs
What is networking?
Networking involves interacting with other organisations and sharing ideas on a variety of subjects
Advantages of staff perks and incentive
Benefits of offering effective staff incentive schemes and perks for employers and employees
Staff incentive schemes: the options
Weigh up your options for introducing staff incentive schemes in your workplace
Staff perks: the options
How staff perks enhance quality of working life and encourage employee loyalty
Advantages of business networking
Benefits of business networking include finding solutions to problems, establishing new opportunities and raising your business profile
Advantages of leading and motivating your employees
Improving productivity, innovation and your reputation among potential employees and suppliers
Becoming an effective leader
Strategic focus, change management and other leadership skills, and how to acquire them
What motivates employees?
Interesting tasks, flexible working, recognition of achievement and other motivators
Leading your staff through change
Using communication skills to reduce disruption during periods of change
The different ways to enter overseas markets
An overview of your options for entering overseas markets.
Advantages and disadvantages of opening an overseas operation
A local office, subsidiary company or joint venture offers great flexibility.
Advantages and disadvantages of using an overseas agent
An overseas sales agent can be a low-cost option, but you need to choose carefully.
Advantages and disadvantages of using an overseas distributor
Distributors take on many of the risks and burdens of trading overseas, but they expect heavy discounts in return.
Finding and contracting with overseas agents and distributors
Make a shortlist of intermediaries and compare what they can offer you and how well each is run.