Your equity crowdfunding campaign roadmap
By Guest Contributor John Auckland
A successful equity crowdfunding campaign can deliver a number of rewards. Businesses, both young and growth-stage alike, can be propelled forward by the much-needed funds, key allies in the form of new investors and a significant boost in brand recognition. However, in order to hit your fundraising target, you should be prepared to do some serious planning. Campaigns can be a long slog and take several months to prepare all the materials you need, pass due diligence with the platform and court investors.
Lunchtime activities and treatments for stress reduction and increased afternoon productivity
By Guest Contributor Isla Knight
If you look at the figures, it seems obvious that companies would benefit from employees taking time out to invest more in their physical and emotional health. The number of working days lost to stress rose staggeringly last year, by almost a quarter in fact, from 12.5 million in 2017/18 to the current figure of 15.4 million.
Is your business data at risk? Here are options for backing-up safely
By Guest Contributor Mike Ianiri
Your business creates and relies on an enormous amount of data: spreadsheets, images, CAD documents etc. Imagine a critical failure where you lose some or all of this valuable data – then what happens?
7 ways you can empower your employees and improve morale
This year for Mental Health Awareness Day we want to emphasize the importance of a good workplace atmosphere for the employee’s mental health and for the company’s overall productivity.
Revealed: Victims of traumatic accidents find mental health ignored as two-thirds worry they’ll never recoverÂ
By Guest Contributor National Accident Helpline
Survey results find that 70% of people who reached out for mental health support after an accident didn’t receive the support they needed.
Top 5 titles to educate yourself and others about Mental Health
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we believe the best way of raising awareness is by educating ourselves and sharing the knowledge with the others.
LID AUTHOR JONATHAN GELDART IS APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS
This week, Jonathan Geldart was appointed Director General of the influential Institute of Directors, the UK’s longest running organization for professional leaders (founded in 1903). Jonathan is the author of Inside the Middle Kingdom: Insights into Modern China, published by LID.
Regarding his appointment, Jonathan said: “With current turmoil in both political and business environments, I strongly believe that it is even more important to equip directors of all organizations with the tools to be resilient and agile in their response to a fast-changing world. The IoD has a crucial role to play in this and I’m honoured to have been chosen to lead it at this time. Increasing value for today’s directors, whilst making the IoD relevant to the directors of the future, is the task at hand.â€
Before becoming Director General of the IoD, Jonathan served on the global board at Grant Thornton International Ltd and was responsible for the company’s interests in China. He is currently writing his next book – How to Do Business in China – to be published by LID in 2020.
Customer loyalty needs a different approach – and blockchain is ready
By Guest Contributor Animesh Ghosh
77% of the UK population belong to a loyalty programme, and nearly half of them believe their membership encourages them to be loyal to the brand.
The Top 10 Ways to Inspire Your Staff
By Guest Contributor Love Energy Savings
When you look out on your workers, what do you see? Is it a team of hard-workers who love what they do or a group of professionals just trying to get through their day?
8 ways to help you save money on your business telecoms
By Guest Contributor Gary Young
Business owners tend to review their costs such as rent, insurance and staffing at least annually but the cost of telecoms cost often gets left out. This may be because people don’t think they can save much.