As a business, when dealing with hazardous waste, it’s important that your organisation has an effective waste management solution put in place. When hazardous waste is improperly handled, it can be harmful to human health and environmental safety.
Hazardous waste can be found in many forms, including solids, liquids and contained gases; in these forms, it can regularly pollute the surface of groundwater supplies. The UK government stipulates strict guidance on how to monitor and implement an effective hazardous waste solution, and together with Reconomy – hazardous waste skip hire – this guide will ensure that business’ manage these wastes appropriately.…
Procrastination can come at a great cost for businesses. According to research, procrastinating professionals can cost a company up to 36 working days each year, with texting, shopping and browsing social media during work time being top distractions.
So, what exactly can be done to help boost your workforce’s productivity levels? Cliverton, specialists in insurance for dog walkers, offers the following tips:
Improve office conditions
Did you ever think that the temperature you set your office at can have an effect on how productive your employees are?…
There’s an absolute art to answering business phone calls properly. By now, most of us with any work experience at all know we can’t answer a professional call the way we would our friends and family. “Yeah, what’s up” just won’t cut it, if you’re looking to project a professional image.
So, how then should business phone calls with customers be handled? Let’s dive into a few of the more important points in professional phone call answering etiquette we all need to be mindful of.…
Productivity is the key to boosting the fortunes of any organisation – when an organisation is highly productive, it often leads to success. Increased productivity can translate into good customer service and improve employee motivation and morale, creating a happy working environment.
As the saying goes, it’s not the number of hours that employees put into work that matters, but instead the amount of work they put into those hours. But it can be hard to judge just how much of a workday is spent productively.…
Innovation is extremely important for the long-term success of any business, no matter what the industry. Any new company needs to introduce something fresh to the market to fill a gap and provide an exciting alternative to what’s already out there, to draw customers into their product or service.
However, as RSM points out, innovation is also important for large, established companies. The paradox here is that if a business is growing and successful, does it need to innovate or will that risk having a negative effect?…
Radiation is an energy produced from unstable radioactive elements, or from machines. It has the ability to move from its source to other locations and into people in form of energy waves or energized particles. Radiation is powerful energy, and it’s one of the most harmful forces on earth, with several health issues associated with over-exposure.
Radiation is broadly divided into two categories based on the level of energy they vibrate. There are non-ionizing and ionizing radiation. Radiation is caused as a result of some processes, and each type of radiation has unique characteristics and features.…
Marketing is one of the most important elements of a successful business strategy – but effective marketing requires near-constant monitoring and tinkering as well as a fount of experience and up-to-date knowledge. It isn’t difficult to do marketing, but it is nearly impossible for a small or new business to do marketing well.
As a result, many small businesses decide that the best course of action is to outsource their marketing efforts. You might be considering the same – but you might also be wondering whether you can outsource marketing while still maintaining high quality campaigns and sufficient consumer engagement.…
Most hardworking businesspeople who have worked all the hours under the sun to get their company up and running will not want to let all their efforts go unrewarded by failing to recognise the importance of brand awareness techniques.
Indeed, managers of the marketing department of newly-formed firms or companies who have been around for a while will surely want to invest in the more appealing exhibition stand display systems on the market today. And by being prepared to get stuck in with a search for one of the more reputable providers of fantastic exhibition stand solutions, being able to enhance our brand identity should not be all that difficult to do.…
Advances in technology have impacted all industries, from how consumers interact with them to how they communicate with stakeholders. But how has technology affected the supply chain of retail brands?
Technology has clearly changed how businesses make supply chains more efficient, but what exactly has changed and how will retail and technology merge further in the future?
The evolving demands of retail consumers
For some retail business owners and managers, demanding consumers are an issue. Many consumers expect convenience from all angles now that they know it’s possible.…
As we all know, most business is conducted over the phone and if your incoming business calls are mishandled for any reason, the consequences could be dire. Such is the importance of telephone answering, that many companies go the huge expense of directly employing a receptionist – who is charged with a number of tasks.
If you are wondering about the possible telephone scenarios that could damage your business, here are the main ones.
Unanswered Calls
This is the “Kiss of Death” for any business and to make it worse, you have no idea how many calls have gone unanswered and subsequently, how many orders you let slip away.…