In day to day life accidents happen, the manufacturing sector just happens to be exposed to a significantly higher risk of personal injury at work than other industries. Each year, around 3% of manufacturing industry workers suffers an illness they believe to be work related. First aid is a vital...
After a financially unstable decade, the crisis of 2007 seems like a distant memory as the UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7% in March 2017 – the joint lowest figure since the period June-August 1975. According to the Office of National Statistics’ March 2017 UK Labour Market Report, there...
The government’s announcement that the Ogden discount rate is to be slashed is ringing in the ears of insurers up and down the country. What are the main knock on effects of this news and how will it affect you in the long run? The Ogden is the calculation which...
As K.I.T.T and Knightrider fade deeper into the past, the shell of the super-intelligent car becomes ever more a reality. At one point driverless cars only ever existed solely on TV, however as of late more and more major motor companies have shown their hand. With many early models out...
Our national brewers have warned the Guardian that our flourishing craft beer industry could be significantly affected by Brexit and the panic which followed, leading to a pound which is much weaker than that of yesteryear. The craft beer renaissance over the past few years lead to estimations that there...
Millennials, Generation Y... whichever term you prefer, those born in the ‘80s and ‘90s will make up the majority of the workforce by 2020. With all that potential spending power, it is important to attract this demographic into your shop – but what exactly do they expect from retailers?
There’s no such thing as a bad experience, with a lesson to be learned from every mistake or success. When it comes to running your own coffee shop, café or deli, there is plenty of advice to call on. Boost your own business plan with the top 10 lessons coffee entrepreneurs and independent business owners say they wish they had known before they opened their doors…
