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Coping with the HR maze
A recent research paper from The University of Warwick found small businesses are more likely to experience employee claims than large companies and more likely to lose if the case reach the tribunal stage. Following a few simple precautions will help reduce the likelihood of problems.
Understanding health and safety: the laws explained
This factsheet explains the main steps you must take to ensure your business complies with health and safety regulations.
Improve your health & safety performance
Help is at hand for small and medium-sized companies who struggle to find the time to review and improve their health and safety performance. Findings from a survey commissioned by businesslink.gov.uk revealed...
When a new employee starts
What information does an employer have to give to an employee when they start and vice versa? Read on to find out.
Starting up while still employed
It is tempting to set up as a sole trader while remaining in full-time employment, but it is wise to find out where you stand legally first. You will need to refer to your contract of employment with your current employer.
Intellectual property: is yours safe?
Entrepreneurial businesses can make their fortunes through intellectual property. If they can hang onto it long enough, that is. Robert Tyerman investigates the murky world of IP protection
A guide to trade marks
SmallBusiness.co.uk and Francesca Querci of intellectual property specialist J.E. Evans-Jackson & Co provide this guide to trade marks and the benefits of registering them.
Dealing with insurance claims
A study carried out recently indicated that the majority of businesses that suffered a major insurance claim, where production fell by more than 80 per cent, failed after a year, regardless of how good their insurance cover was. SmallBusiness.co.uk provides some points to help you if you need to make a claim.
Employers’ Liability Insurance explained
The question of a business having Employers’ Liability Insurance (ELI), has been simplified somewhat due to changes to the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act, but they are only applicable to sole traders, explains Judith Rutherford, chief executive of Businesslink for London.
How to choose a small business solicitor
A solicitor can come in useful for many aspects of your business. But there are a range of different types of law and solicitors who specialise in certain areas, so finding the right one to meet your particular needs is important.
Picking professionals
When you employ a professional, such as a solicitor, marketing consultant, accountant or financial advisor, there is a lot at stake and business-owners often feel wary about parting with their money. SmallBusiness.co.uk offers some advice.