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Shortlisting and inviting candidates to interview
How to draw up a shortlist of candidates for interview
Practical tests, psychometric tests and assessment centres
Tests you can do alongside the interview to help you choose the right candidate
Business growth: market research
Use market research to drive business growth and innovation and to stay ahead of the competition
Business growth strategy and planning
Maximise the chances of business growth success by carefully planning your growth strategy
Compliance and regulatory risk
How to identify and manage compliance and regulatory risks in your business
Operational risk
Understand the sources of operational risk and how to minimise the impact of operational problems in your business
Types of risk your business faces
Understand the main types of business risk - what they mean and how they can affect your business
Evaluate business risks
Risk evaluation helps you determine the importance of each risk to the business and decide whether to take action
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.