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It is without any doubt that it is clear to see there is racial inequality in businesses across the world. With some businesses claiming they are equal when in fact they are truly not. So, how can we combat racial inequality?

Firstly, we need to look at who is being hired. Are you more likely to be hired if you have a certain skin colour? Unfortunately, this is more than likely the case. If you are a person of colour you may find it is more difficult to be hired for some positions.

Another aspect we need to consider is the pay. In some cases, businesses may hire a variety of people from different backgrounds but their pay may be significantly less than their white colleagues. This shows racial inequality within the business!

To show racial equality in your business you need to not only be hiring those from different backgrounds but also give them the same benefits as other employees.

You always hear people when talking about their dream career saying that it is their dream to run their own business, but is this really the dream? Talking from my own experiences, I want to share the full ups and downs I have faced whilst running my own business, helping you decide if it really is the dream.

Starting off your dream business is all fun and games. To begin with, it feels amazing. Gaining customers, work, and experience. You couldn’t imagine it being any more difficult than your first few months of finding work. But truth be told, it can be challenging. There may be months that you struggle with sales, where you struggle with finding work. Months that you barely scrape by with enough pay to cover your bills. It is not all sunshine and rainbows, it can be extremely stressful, especially when the honeymoon period has died down.

You may find you have regular customers or clients that purchase your products or services. Now this feels amazing, but again it doesn’t always last forever. Some regular customers and clients may disappear, you may never receive another order. This can be difficult for people who have become reliant on these customers to keep their workflow steady.

Let’s go away from some of the negative points. Running your own business can be amazing especially if you have your own family. You get to choose exactly when you want to work. You can choose your own holiday, your own pay, you are in control. Running your own business in my eyes does give you more freedom and more control. You will know everything and have the freedom to change how it works and what you do.

Running your own business will be stressful, it will be tiring, you will have to work longer hours, to begin with. But it can become a dream. Taking the risk can be worth it…. it certainly has been for me.

It can be easy to get sucked into the working world and completely forget all about our home life. Even if it is a career you love, it is still important for you to have a work-life balance. Our top two tips should help you to create the perfect work-life balance.

Top Tip 1 – Set Time Away
This is especially important for those who are self-employed. We get it, time is money. But it is important for you to take time for yourself and your family. You can do this by having set days where you do not work. Days where your focus is on you and your family.

Top Tip 2 – Still Take Holiday
It is easy to get sucked into the working world, especially when you love your career. But, it is important for your work-life balance to take your dedicated holiday. If you are self-employed you should still try to take some time out of your working routine for holidays.

After over a year of office workers working from home, it is likely that we are all considering the option of hybrid working. Hybrid working is where we will spend so many days working from home and so many days working from the office.

This new option for office workers is ideal for most. A lot of office workers enjoying spending time at home, especially if they have any young children for who they struggle with childcare. A hybrid working approach is ideal with you being able to spend some of your working days in the comfort of your own home, while still heading into the office some days. Hybrid working means that workers can choose when they need to go into the office, or if their work can be complete at home. It is the perfect option for people who wish to work from home, yet still, maintain their workplace relationships by visiting the office every so often.

While hybrid working is possibly the best option for most office workers, it may not be the best case for employers. With them realising that they will still need to pay rent and fees on their office spaces even when only a small selection of workers are using the space. This can become expensive for them if they feel as if space is not being used effectively. They may also have found it more difficult with people working from home, with projects falling apart and it is difficult to grab hold of people. Some companies may agree with employees that hybrid working is the best way forward. Mainly as it will allow their workers to maintain their health, with some even still working from home if they feel under the weather.

At the end of the day it will be down to your employer. The worse they can do is say no. Just be sure to ask, and state your main reasoning for wanting the hybrid working option.

2020 has been a strange year, to say the least, with none of us really expecting back in March 2020 for it to still be going on a whole year later. So, the question that is now on everybody’s tongue is when will I be going back to work?

Well, the simple answer to this, is that it is looking to be soon that we will be able to head back to our work offices and no longer work from home! Following the government guidelines, it is looking to be by the summer that we will be able to work from the office safely once again!

But, whether you will be an employee which goes back to the office is entirely down to your employer. Some companies may have found that working from home is working best for them. With them being able to save costs on renting an office space, working from home may become the new normal for you.

When it does come to the time that you can head back out to the office for work, it is important to remember that there will still be precautions in place to still prevent the spread. You may still be asked to wear a mask, sit behind screens, and social distance whilst at work for the most part. It is unlikely for workplaces to go completely back to normal until everyone has been vaccinated against this dreadful virus.

Like everyone, we are all excited to head back to work. We are excited to get some form of normality back into our lives. It may be a little while off but when it comes it will be the sure sign that life is heading back to normal. It is important that we all still follow the guidelines in place by the government to ensure their roadmap to normality can be completed as planned.

No matter how big or small your business is. No matter how long you have been running your business for. You are bound to forget to stay organised. Everyone will be constantly reminding you to keep everything organised. Maybe, the issue is you do not truly understand why it is so important for you to stay organised?

The main reason why staying organised is important is so you know where everything is. So if you ever need to find any documents you will know exactly where they will be. Allowing you to find them with ease, preventing any stress or issues.

For large companies organisation is key. This is because it helps you to keep on top of everything. For example, being organised helps you to know when workers will be in. As well as keeping track of budgets, ensuring you do not overspend.

Organisation is also key for keeping track of your spending. This is important for both small and large businesses. Helping to ensure you are making the most profit from your business. As well as not overspending. Keeping track of all finances so when it comes to tax returns, everything is all ready to go. Making the process quick and simple, meaning you can spend more time working.

Finally, ensuring that you are organised will help to relieve stress. Stress at work is generally caused by not being able to find documents, being unaware of work needing to be completed, or falling behind on work. Staying organised will help you to keep on top of everything. Relieving your stress along the way.

These are our four main reasons to why organisation is key for any business. You should all take the time to organise your work area and work load. Helping your business to run more smoothly.

For a lot of people, it is their dream to create their own business. But this can be a very daunting process, not knowing where to begin. Today, we are going to share some tips for starting your own business.

Firstly, you need to decide upon a business plan. Including your business focus, are you providing a service, selling products or something else? During this stage you will also need to decide upon your target audience and where you hope to take your business.

Once the main plan is set in stone, you need to consider a logo for your business. To help ensure that your business is easily recognisable. You will also need to decide upon where your business will be based. If social media will be a starting point, whether you need a website or even an office.

Once these aspects are decided upon, you can create your business page. Inviting your target audience to like this page. Allowing you to begin growing and showcasing your business.

Business cards are an essential way to advertise your business. They offer you a simple advertising technique, allowing you to provide your customers with vital details about your business. Business cards are a very cost-effective form of advertisement, due to them being small and cheaper to create. There are so many scenarios which you can use business cards in. For example, if you are heading to a networking event, these can help you to give out your information to potential networkers at the event. You will not need to remember all of your details off by heart as they will be right there for you on your card. They can be also used as a side piece of advertisement. For example, word of mouth is a free form of advertisement which works extremely well for all businesses, pairing this with business cards helps potential customers to remember where they can find your company.

Google Current is one application which Google offers, this is an amazing tool for business to us. This is a replacement for the old Google+ application. In this article today, we are going to discuss the main benefits of using Google+.

One benefit of using this application is that is is very cheap. With only needing to pay a small monthly fee for your business to use it. You can request to have a free trial to discover if this works with your company.

Another benefit of Google Currents is the way that it allows all of your company workers to connect. You are able to create posts, share documents, as well as comment on others posts to have a discussion.

Pairing Google Currents with the other Google applications such as sheets makes for the perfect business venture. Being able to share documents such as working rotas. Makes it much easier for people to pick up shifts, as well as discover when they are due to work.

Conferences are necessarily smaller and more intimate affairs currently, so what does a good conference room need to have? The facilities of a conference room or centre, its location, and the staff are all key features that will determine the success of any conference or business event held there, so it needs to be carefully assessed by any business considering hosting an event in that space. Here are some key features that will be needed for a successful conference:

• AV equipment and the ability to stream events. This will help you reach more people in a virtual capacity, so that you can still hold a successful conference.
• Good, attentive staff. They will be able to provide catering, show your guests in, and generally manage the space for you.
• Parking and accessible facilities. Make sure everyone who is attending will be able to reach your conference venue and that is is fully accessible for all.