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As a small business owner increasing employee engagement is a great step to take in making sure your business is thriving. You need to make sure employees are passionate about their jobs and have the best company interests at heart. Here are five ways you can start improving employee engagement now.

As of January 31st, the UK has left the European Union. However, this is only the beginning as Boris Johnson still needs to negotiate travel and trade deals with our neighbouring countries. It's understandable that most small businesses are concerned about this transition period. 

Keeping a work-life balance is important for any employee. Remembering that your employees have a life outside of work will see them be much happier. We've outlined tips on how you can create a culture that supports work-life balance.

Workplace conflict could mean a downfall of business, research shows that losing an employee can cost up to £30k. Recognising and acting on issues in the workplace is essential but where do you start? In this post, we detail practical strategies to handle discomfort and arguments when they arise.

Maintaining a business with few employees may seem like a daunting task but some say that small teams are better than larger ones. We dive into how you can utilise your small team to the fullest boosting morale, engagement and productivity.

As we near closer to Red Nose Day striving to make your small business more charitable can have huge benefits. From brand awareness to captivating marketing campaigns we go through reasons why supporting a charity is best for small businesses.

Workplace diversity and the ways we can include it in business is still a topic for discussion. Diversity should be celebrated and when it comes to the workplace, it’s no different.

Earlier we’ve discussed why online reviews are essential and how it can benefit small businesses.

As consumers are becoming increasingly honest with their reviews, how do you deal with negative feedback? We look at 5 ways small businesses can recover from bad reviews without hurting their brand.

As a business owner, it’s easy to get swept up with the aspects of running a business and forget about the things that make people want to work for you. Making your business a comfortable and happy place to work increases productivity and helps the people who work for you do their best for the company.

Branding is a big part of building a business and it's a mistake to think that this stops at a logo and name. Small businesses need to inject the magic of brand storytelling to fully connect with consumers.