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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Retail Collapse

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Retail Collapse

Many retailers are self-employed small business owners with a single store from which they earn their livelihoods, they are unlikely to have business insurance to compensate them for any loss of sales and the declining turnover means stores are closing earlier than usual, inevitably many stores will shutter their doors permanently; wiping out thousands of […]

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Business on Hold?

Business on Hold?

The impact of the Coronavirus has seen Italy taking drastic measures as to quarantine an entire zone. The economic fallout from the Coronavirus is predicted to be astronomical as more countries and sectors are being impacted, more drastic measures will be taken and with certainty your business will also be impacted, are you prepared for this health crisis? How will

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Focus Days

Focus Days

I learned from one of my favourite business writers the importance of setting what he calls “focus days”.  A focus day is a day where you dedicate time to do high value work on your business. Don’t worry if you can’t dedicate an entire day to this, you will not need an entire day; one

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WEATHER THREATS

WEATHER THREATS

We are at the end of the first half of the year and already so many natural disasters have dominated headlines. Many businesses are already preparing as they expect to face more weather related threats, is your business prepared?  Here are three (3) quick tips to get you going. Take some time to prepare as

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Risk Planning

Risk Planning

If you are planning on success for your business then assessing and putting a plan in place for risk is a must. Risks are inevitable hence planning for them is a must, it doesn’t mean you are being pessimistic, what it does show is that you know the value of forward planning. We recently took

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Disaster Planning 101

Disaster Planning 101

Natural disasters dominated world headlines in the second half of 2017 causingdisruption to many businesses, most of which were unprepared and faced theconsequences. The economic impact of said disasters continues to push economiclosses, so; how are you preparing for this coming year? A good place to start is with a review of your critical business functions,

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