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Latest Marketing & Sales News


Plants & Weddings – a natural combination
Plants are natural, pretty, and from the bride’s point of view also original and long-lasting gifts to present to their guests

Su Whale
1 day ago2 min read


The Great Instagram Purge: The Reason Your Follower Count Dropped
When you’re busy running a business, you aren't staring at your social media follower count every single day. You’re focusing on inventory, clients, and day-to-day operations. Unless a metric completely craters overnight, major platform shifts can happen right under your nose without you ever realising it. But tracking the pulse of the digital landscape is exactly what we do. Recently, while diving into our end-of-month data analysis and examining social presence metrics acro

Corrine Heck
Jul 154 min read


Teacher Thank You Gifts and why it’s important for your Floral Business
For many of us florists, the floral calendar is built around the familiar occasions and peaks such as: Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, weddings, funerals, Christmas and yet between the Spring season and the Summer wedding season, we have one of the most rewarding opportunities for our businesses: Teacher Thank You Week. This is a chance for us to showcase small, suitable gifts for a pupil to say thank you to their teachers. As florists, we're not simply selling flowers

Karen Barnes
Jul 94 min read
Latest People Management News


Sickness Absence Policy & Procedure
The first step to effectively addressing it is by having an effective policy and procedure in place.

Croner
1 day ago1 min read


Letter to Reduce Working Hours: Free Template
From time to time, your business may not have a set amount of work for your employees

Croner
6 days ago3 min read


List of Employment Laws in the UK
UK employment law protects workers from unfair treatment by regulating pay, discrimination, leave, dismissal and health & safety, primarily through key acts like the Employment Rights Act 1996, Equality Act 2010, and the Employment Rights Act 2025 (effective from late 2025/2026 with phased changes including day-one unfair dismissal rights, enhanced sick pay, and zero-hours contract reforms). It ensures fair employer-employee relations, provides tribunal remedies, grants stron

Croner
Aug 117 min read
Latest Legal Support News


Letter to Reduce Working Hours: Free Template
From time to time, your business may not have a set amount of work for your employees

Croner
6 days ago3 min read


List of Employment Laws in the UK
UK employment law protects workers from unfair treatment by regulating pay, discrimination, leave, dismissal and health & safety, primarily through key acts like the Employment Rights Act 1996, Equality Act 2010, and the Employment Rights Act 2025 (effective from late 2025/2026 with phased changes including day-one unfair dismissal rights, enhanced sick pay, and zero-hours contract reforms). It ensures fair employer-employee relations, provides tribunal remedies, grants stron

Croner
Aug 117 min read


Employment Contracts & Documentation
It’s essential that your employees fully understand what you expect from them in their role.

Croner
Aug 104 min read
Latest Money Matters News


A Business Owners’ Guide to Taking Card Payments
Are you thinking about accepting card payments? If so, we’re right behind you – we’re convinced it’s one of the best things you could ever d o to help your business grow, attract more custom and improve your cashflow. Getting your business ready to accept card payments is a breeze nowadays, but there are still a few things it’s good to know in advance. Let’s take a look at some of the main points. Various ways to get paid One of the most important things to consider is how y

Federation of Small Businesses
5 days ago4 min read


Five Tips to Build Financial Resilience in your Business
Great advice from Aldermore Bank on how to ride out the current financial storm and set your business up for a more secure future.

Aldermore Bank
5 days ago3 min read


The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Companies House
Companies House, the official register for UK companies, is an essential resource for smaller business owners. It provides public access to personal, specific company, and financial information of registered companies, and is a valuable tool for those looking to assess the credibility of potential business partners, suppliers, and customers. However, many small business owners aren't familiar with the responsibilities and services provided by Companies House. That's why we've

British Business Bank
Aug 66 min read
Latest Sustainability News


Is the UK Set for a Bumper Summer of Butterflies?
Warm weather could pave the way for colourful clouds of butterflies this summer - but scientists need public’s help to discover the full picture. Britain could be on the brink of a bumper summer of butterflies, with a warm, dry spring raising hopes of an abundant season ahead for some of the nation’s best-loved species. After 2024 delivered the worst results in the history of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count and a butterfly emergency was declared, a sunnier 2025

Butterfly Conservation
Jul 173 min read


Ethical Banking for Small Businesses
Learn how ethical banking can benefit your small business. Discover responsible banking options, key considerations, and how to switch to an ethical bank. Where you choose to bank can have a bigger impact than you might think. Ethical banking ensures that your business finances align with your values, supporting sustainability, social responsibility, and transparency. For small businesses, ethical banking is about more than just avoiding harmful investments - it’s about activ

Federation of Small Businesses
Jul 96 min read


Our Next Step in Sustainable Flower Growing
Five of our seven flower farms in Kenya have recently achieved KFC Gold certification. It is a milestone we are incredibly proud of, and an important one for the future of our flowers. But what does KFC Gold actually stand for, and why does it matter? What is KFC certification? The Kenya Flower Council (KFC) is the national body that represents and supports the floriculture sector in Kenya. Their certification programme, the Flowers and Ornamentals Sustainability Standard (F.

Helena van Achterberg
Jul 22 min read
Latest Customer Happiness News


Plants & Weddings – a natural combination
Plants are natural, pretty, and from the bride’s point of view also original and long-lasting gifts to present to their guests

Su Whale
1 day ago2 min read


Weddings: How to Handle Difficult Brides
How do you deal with a difficult bride without losing the contract? Karen Barnes shares her tips and explains why diplomacy is so important.

Karen Barnes
Mar 233 min read


"How Can I Help You?" Putting Customers at the Heart of your Business
Let’s take a familiar analogy, that of creating a bouquet, to explore some key steps that will support you to engage, serve & keep customers

Catherine Jane Kirk
Feb 271 min read
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