Month: January 2021

Do I need to register with the ICO?

For the majority of companies, you will process personal information in some way or another, whether that be a name, email, or phone number. By law, if you process personal information you must pay a ‘data protection’ fee to the ICO. There are three tiers of fee ranging from £40 and £2,900, but for most […]

The Challenge Of Running Your Own Business Is Knowing Your Worth

Determining your pricing is one of the hardest decisions to make. Price too high and you step out of your customers comfort zone, charge too little and you undermine your worth. If you find yourself questioning your decisions when it comes to your process, or you just need to remind yourself exactly what it is […]

3 Jobs You Should Outsource To Free Up Time

When a business is a start-up and the entrepreneur becomes the wearer of all hats in the business, it is easy to become overwhelmed and stress over the little things. However, when should you hire help? It is nice to save on expenses by doing everything yourself, but one person can only do so much. […]

SMART Goals In The New Year

Goals are part of every aspect of business/life and provide a sense of direction, motivation, and a clear focus, especially whilst working from home. By setting goals, you are providing yourself with a target to aim for and a SMART goal is used to help guide goal setting. In case you aren’t aware, SMART is an […]

How To Get Back In ‘Work Mode’ After Christmas

It feels like only yesterday that you gleefully switched on the ‘out of office’ and left your workplace with a cheery ‘Have a great Christmas!’ to your colleagues. But, sadly, the festive holidays seem to last about as long as the contents of that tin of Quality Street. Before you know it, it is back to […]