Carbon offsetting is a robust, immediate and measurable way for SMEs to take responsibility for their current carbon footprint now, whilst on their journey to Net Zero. Yet many businesses (both large and small) are still reluctant to offset their carbon emissions. Why? Largely because of the many misconceptions that are out there around offsetting. In this article we aim to bust seven myths that are currently out there regarding carbon offsetting so that we can give your small business the facts it needs as it journeys towards Net Zero. 1. SMEs are too small to offset It’s not the…
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Cheshire based recruitment agency, Zoek UK is celebrating being shortlisted in the Recruiter Awards 2021 for the ‘Most Effective Recruitment Marketing Campaign’. Zoek are among five brands being considered for the award. They were shortlisted for their ‘truck CV’ where they worked with Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Ed Hollands of Driven Media to put a giant CV on the back of a truck for lucky job seeker James Pemblington. The story was picked up by the media, locally, nationally and internationally and James secured a role in 72 hours. Established in 2002, the Recruiter Awards is the UK’s largest event for…
Working while parenting has always been a balancing act, but the pandemic has led to any existing structures and routines being abandoned as people adapt to working from home. The majority of businesses have also had to adopt online working where possible, and it is expected that many will continue to use this even after lockdown has finished and normal working environments are able to resume. However, a recent ONS study found that parents were nearly twice as likely to be furloughed (13.6 per cent) as those without children (7.2 per cent). This is because for many parents, working from…
Douglas Grant, Managing Director of Conister, part of AIM listed Manx Financial Group PLC (AIM: MFX) provides a guide identifying and protecting a resilient business. The last year has shone a spotlight on the long-term future of the UK’s business sector, its reliance on people and the need for business resilience. It was crucial to protect the financial security of consumers so that they could continue to conduct business with each other, and that was understandably Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s priority, with the unprecedented introduction of Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and furlough…
The dashboard and analytics company ‘Statistics 24’ has grown considerably over the lockdown period as educational institutions and businesses needed a way to check online attendance and work taking place at home, but say the journey of online learning and working is really just beginning. Back in 2016, the company was started by Jamie Smith and Neil King while they were working in education themselves. They found that there was a gap in the ability to check the attendance of online learning sessions and work that was taking place both inside and outside of the classroom, so they built Statistics…
Life science companies can now apply to the new £20 million fund to expand manufacturing in the UK, Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced. Announced last November by the Prime Minister and now open for applications, the Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund is designed to boost the country’s ability to respond to future pandemics and put UK companies ahead of global competitors. With two-thirds of life science manufacturing jobs outside London and the South East, the new £20 million fund will also open up economic and investment opportunities for manufacturers across the whole of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales,…
Significant parts of the indoor economy and further outdoor settings will reopen from 12th April, after data confirmed the government’s ‘four tests’ for easing Covid restrictions had been met. Outdoor hospitality will be among those reopening in England next week after the Prime Minister confirmed the roadmap is on track and planned easements can go ahead. However, he continued to urge caution, with no changes to social contact rules and many restrictions still in place. Outdoor gatherings must still be limited to 6 people or 2 households, and you must not socialise indoors with anyone you do not live with…
Hundreds of young students across Swindon are being invited to take part in a competition with cash prizes to celebrate their talent. Four business owners from Swindon and the Cotswolds have raised thousands of pounds in sponsorship to launch the contest aimed at young people who would have been taking their GCSEs, A Levels or equivalent examinations in 2021. At the beginning of the first lockdown in March last year, a team of self-employed professionals: Nigel Chute (Chute Design), Allison Murray (Allison Murray Design), Chris Roberts (Chris Roberts MBE PR), and Fiona Scott (Scott Media), founded The Cotswold Challenge to…
The leading global customer experience (CX) and business solutions provider, Webhelp has announced the expansion of its program, The Nest by Webhelp, across Europe which aims to support startups and scaleups to provide the best-in-class customer experience. The Nest enables fast-growing companies across all sectors to grow exponentially by offering a unique, tailor-made outsourced CX proposition. This news comes at a time when many young companies are facing multiple challenges due to the pandemic and are requiring flexibility and ROI optimization while uncertainly prevails in their business environments. Chloe de Mont-Serrat, Head of The Nest, said: “We’re delighted to expand our offering to companies across Europe. Thriving startups have…
One of the South West’s leading performing arts companies for children and young people has received a £25,000 grant from the government Culture Recovery Fund. Revolution Performing Arts, based in Swindon but operating in North Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, is one of more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. Founder Fi Da Silva Adams said: “We are thrilled to get this support and humbled too. For many children and young people, our classes in singing, dancing and acting have had a positive impact on mental health, as well…