Attendance of the 2011 Midlands Family Business Awards really highlighted my advantages of being a small professional service business. Read on to find out what makes us small businesses so special …
Can you remember what it was like being a new employee? Try seeing your business through the eyes of a new member of staff …
You’ve spent all this time building up your business, but have you given any thought to your own future, your own retirement, what you want to happen to the business when you are no longer at the helm? No? Read on for some practical help with succession planning.
Take a look at our first e-book: Fluttering Rights – an HR story with a message! If you’re thinking of taking on your first non-family employee, this is a MUST READ!
Are you an Extreme Engagement Employer? For some fresh thinking and practical ideas to help you engage your staff, answer these 9 thought-provoking questions …
How much does it cost you to recruit a new member of staff? Read this month’s guest blog from Chimene Felton of FieldSearch to find out more about the ‘true’ costs …
Family Business Succession Planning with a Royal Twist – please enjoy and share our first video!
If you are running a family business, what do you do if: A relation wants a job? Different family members want to be in charge? A family member is not pulling their weight? Read on to find out how a Family Business Charter could help …
Did you know that a staggering 75% of private sector businesses in the UK are classed as family businesses? Find out more about this important business sector.
Nicola Hughes from Luminate Development shows how the concept of Mental Toughness can be used outside the sporting arena to help small business owners meet today’s challenges in the workplace.

