British Gurkhas in Nepal have helped to rescue 109 Brits stranded in remote areas across the country so they could return home on Government charter flights. A rescue mission to retrieve more than 100 British travellers stranded in remote parts of Nepal was carried out with military precision – when the British Gurkhas Nepal were called in. 109 British nationals, and a further 28 foreign nationals, were stuck in isolated parts of Nepal when the coronavirus crisis broke out, severely reducing transport routes in the country. Their remote locations, and the strict lockdown measures, meant the travellers were unable to reach…
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I’m Jamie Martin and I’m an experienced Sales Trainer. Even more importantly I’m a Business Millennial, born between 1980 and 1994 and I’m a thought leader. Why? Here are just three reasons: I’m part of the biggest generation in history, we overtook the Baby Boomers in 2015 and we are now the biggest buying generation in history. I’m part of the first generation brought up in a technology-led world. For me, if you are not engaging online, I will struggle to take you seriously. I’m your customer, your supplier, your staff member, possibly even your boss and as time goes…
From Monday 4 May) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Those who are eligible will be able to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their average trading profits up to a maximum of £7,500 (equivalent to three months’ profits), paid in a single instalment. HMRC is also inviting customers, or their agents, to go online and check their eligibility for SEISS. In order to receive quick confirmation from the eligibility checker, individuals should: have their Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) and their National Insurance Number to hand make sure their details are up-to-date in their Government Gateway account…
A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme. he Business Secretary Alok Sharma and Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, Simon Clarke spoke to local authorities in England yesterday to set out that up to £617 million would be made available. This is an additional 5% uplift to the £12.33 billion funding previously announced for the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF), so up to £617 million. We will confirm the exact amount for each local authority…
The Government is reporting that Police ranks across England and Wales have been bolstered with an additional 3,005 officers since the government launched a major recruitment drive, according to figures released today (30 April). The figures follow the launch of the government’s campaign in September 2019 to recruit 20,000 extra officers over the next three years. They show 3,005 recruits joined the police specifically as part of the uplift programme. In total, forces recruited 6,435 officers from November 2019 to March 2020, including recruitment planned before the government campaign was announced. Forces across England and Wales have successfully accelerated their…
RED Business Support, originally RED Virtual Office, is a long established family business, providing outsourced Business Support to a wide range of companies, large and small. RED is still operational during this coronavirus lockdown period, though with hugely reduced volumes of work as many of our clients have suspended operations for the duration. We feel for them, their staff and their loved ones when, even with the government’s CJRS providing cover for most of their salaries, there is still hardship to be endured and potential long-term damage to the business. RED’s capacity for support means we always need to have…
137 million working days are lost each year through absence in the UK. 80 million of those days are lost as a result of three solvable problems: Back and other joint pain, Coughs, colds and minor illnesses and Mental health issues. Each day a colleague is absent costs money. Each day a colleague is absent reduces productivity and profit. Harvard Business Review, in a study of 20,000 employees, found that companies which focus on mental, spiritual, physical and emotional wellbeing are 20% more profitable and have 10% higher customer reviews. Keeping in touch v1 from TheSoundDoctor on Vimeo. TeamDoctor has…
MarketFinance unveiled Furlough Advance, based on its invoice finance service, offering an invoice cashflow solution to SMEs waiting for furlough funds from CJRS claims. Despite HMRC’s CJRS claims portal opening last week, with the first claims being paid today (28 April), many SMEs are already in danger of collapsing before they get access to funding. UK SMEs are on the verge of paying out the second round of salaries to the eight million furloughed workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and still, only the first few SMEs are on the verge of receiving funds. Fintech business lender MarketFinance…
Who we are and what we achieve is controlled by how we describe ourselves. Ask yourself when did you decide who you are? Do you know what the defining moment was that caused you to describe yourself in those words? We all have conversations that are going on in our head, and sometimes they are so loud we can’t think and other times they so quiet we are not aware of the conversation taking place. This same conversation will determine how you feel and the choices you make. The only thing that is keeping you from getting what you want…
Historically, Easter is the busiest weekend of the year at Cotswold Wildlife Park. In fact, the Park opened to the public on Good Friday, 27th March 1970 and staff were overwhelmed by the huge crowds flooding into the Park that first Easter. Since then, millions of visitors have discovered the beauty and diversity of the natural world at the Burford collection, which was founded by John Heyworth in 1970. This year, it’s a very different story. Despite the Park being temporarily closed to the public, keepers have planned a special Easter treat; not only for the animals, but also for visitors…