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From being homeless to running a multi-million pound business
We all have our perceptions of those who work within the construction industry, and the stereotype that builders are unreliable and overpriced seems to be the most popular. This led me to begin my journey to transform the world of construction, injecting it with fairness and transparency. But it wasn’t an easy start.
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Marking a new direction for LEPs
Hertfordshire LEP Chair Mark Bretton has been appointed Chair of the LEP Network Board, set to galvanise a new drive to champion the impact of LEPs and their value in accelerating local economic growth and boosting prosperity across the country.
Wenta’s launch event success in Potters Bar
On 18th September, Wenta held a free launch event and BBQ in honour of the latest addition to its workspace family, ‘The Wenta Collaboration Station’, at its Business Centre in Potters Bar. (The Enterprise Centre, Cranbourne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3DQ.)
How Employees' Financial Wellbeing Impacts Small Businesses
Stress can have a big impact on all areas of life. Work-related stress can often spill over into our personal lives and vice versa.
It might come as little surprise that financial worries are a big contributor to the level of stress that people feel. A report by the Mental Health Foundation found that 22% of adults who reported stress cited not having enough money to meet basic needs as a source of stress.
Responding to the announcement that the number of underlying company insolvencies in Q2 2019 increased by 2.6% to the highest level since Q1 2014 in England and Wales, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Policy & Advocacy Chairman Martin McTague, said:
A new Wellbeing in Small Business Award is amongst the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020 that open for entries from 1 August. The award will recognise and celebrate the smaller firms that are demonstrating initiatives and practices that prioritise wellbeing and health in the workplace to help drive the UK's productivity.
Award-winning national law firm VWV expands its team in Watford as Daniel Church joins the firm as a Private Client Partner.
Daniel joins from Kingston Smith having experience in handling complex private client matters, including Wills, inheritance tax planning and cross-border estate administration.
Clean Air Day 20 June 2019
Can people make good decisions in your meeting rooms? It may be dangerous to assume they can.
Pack people into a meeting room and the longer the meeting lasts the higher the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rise and the faster their cognitive ability declines – not just a little but some aspects by between 35 and 90%. Meeting rooms are often not a good environment for making important decisions
Clean Air Day 20 June 2019
Can people make good decisions in your meeting rooms? It may be dangerous to assume they can.
Pack people into a meeting room and the longer the meeting lasts the higher the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rise and the faster their cognitive ability declines – not just a little but some aspects by between 35 and 90%. Meeting rooms are often not a good environment for making important decisions
