As a small business owner, employees are your greatest asset but they do require a bit of managing!

This section covers how to effectively track down and get the very best out of your workforce. Subjects covered include recruiting staff, employee benefits and rewards, retaining employees and effective staff development.

'Student slaves' denied millions by bosses

2009-11-25 17:13 - 1343 reads
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As youth unemployment reaches its highest level since 1993, employers are exploiting students by illegally offering them unpaid work experience, new research claims.

Enhance your leadership with emotional intelligence

2009-11-20 09:44 - 1437 reads
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Neil Twogood explains how developing your emotional intelligence can bring performance improvements for you, your team and your organisation.

Replay: Global Entrepreneurship Week blog - Lord Sugar at the British Library

2009-11-17 14:11 - 2724 reads
Sir Alan Sugar
Lord Sugar spoke to 300 entrepreneurs at the British Library on 17 November. Replay our live blog.

Replay: The Pitch 2009 grand final and conference

2009-11-15 16:50 - 2914 reads
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Replay live coverage of the exciting conclusion to BusinessZone.co.uk's £50,000 search for the UK's most innovative entrepreneurs.

What Supernanny can teach entrepreneurs about leadership

2009-11-11 10:18 - 2266 reads - 4 comments
Supernanny
What can entrepreneurs learn from Jo Frost, aka TV’s Supernanny? Quite a lot, argues leadership expert Owen Smith.

Deborah Meaden on what makes good customer service

2009-10-30 09:10 - 3739 reads - 1 comment
Deborah Meaden
Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden draws on her own first-hand experience to explain how businesses can deliver effective customer service.

David can beat Goliath

2009-10-28 09:42 - 1857 reads - 3 comments
David and Goliath
Marc Boroditsky explains how small companies can use their size to their advantage and win business over larger competitors.

How to beat the recession: Why you need to put up prices, pay slower and sack staff

2009-10-27 11:44 - 2168 reads - 2 comments
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Being nice isn't enough in business; especially in recessionary times. So, says Robert Craven, it's time to get tough.

Replay: Startup School

2009-10-24 20:17 - 3221 reads - 1 comment
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Replay key sessions from the 2009 Startup School in California including Twitter's Biz Stone, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Zappos' Tony Hsieh.
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Video web chat - How to create a productive workforce

2009-10-01 11:41 - 1999 reads
employees
As the recession bites, how can you keep workers happy and ensure you have the best talent available for when the upturn begins? Watch our web chat and find out.
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