Emma Slade of Slee Blackwell Solicitors, sponsor of the Outstanding New Business Award 2020, discusses professional negligence I would like to say that the question above is the beginnings of a great joke and then sock you with a hilarious punchline. But sadly, I can’t. As a solicitor who specialises in professional negligence claims, I can say … Read more
Hear Nick Parker and Lee Norburn discuss the Reinventing Work programme Where is your business going? What shape does it need to be in to get there? These are questions that Nick Parker, Fellow of the RSA, and Lee Norburn from nowlab are exploring to help businesses reinvent themselves for the 21st century. They are now … Read more
Two new solicitors have joined Taylors Solicitors, which has offices in Braunton and Ilfracombe, North Devon. Laura Mather is an experienced commercial and residential property solicitor specialising in all aspects of commercial and residential conveyancing, landlord and tenant matters, portfolio management and insolvency-related property transactions and security reviews. Laura read Law and Criminology at Cardiff … Read more
Accountants Haines Watts South West, which operates two offices in North Devon and one in Cornwall, has made new appointments to its expanding team. Amy Houlford is now manager covering the Bideford head office and Barnstaple, while Fiona Davey and Mel Stone have been promoted to senior managers at the Launceston office which was acquired … Read more
Rozz Algar, from Herne, examines the value that training employees provides to forward-looking businesses For SMEs, the challenge of recruiting and retaining good staff is a key one, so every penny you spend on this endeavour needs to be money well spent. What is the value of training employees? The truth is that poorly trained … Read more
Rozz Algar, from Herne, explores how to ensure continuous improvement really does continue in your business All too often businesses (even the best of businesses) start to be slowed down by the very things that should be making them tick – the processes and the people. Processes become overly complicated, chains of command too long, … Read more
Rozz Algar, from Herne, explores ways in which businesses and individuals can develop skills and strategies to face tricky scenarios and situations head on Have you ever had to have a conversation with someone that you know is going to be tricky? Can you think of a time when after the event you wished you … Read more
