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Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK
Employer responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK
Starting my business from home - Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs (video)
Debbie Todd, owner of Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs, discusses how she started her business from home
Types of stock
The four main types of stock - raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods and consumables
How much stock should you keep?
Advantages and disadvantages of keeping either plenty of stock or very little
Stock control methods
How to control stock through reviews, minimum levels, using batch control and first in first out systems
Types of director, their duties and employment status
Detailing the different types of company directors, their duties and employment status
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