Better Business Advice | Interflora Floristry Trade Club

Sep 163 min read

Innovation Without Cost Creep

How to refresh your design style, protect profits and cultivate sustainable growth. How do you innovate in your flower business? I’ve heard veteran designers say countless times: what’s old is new again. But how do you reinvent or reimagine your work to maintain your creativity and stay current? What keeps you excited about what you do? It may sound like a big question to ask—how do you stay relevant? But innovation and adaptation are essential to long-term business success.

Sep 94 min read

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Latest People Management News

Christmas in the Workplace: An Employers Guide

Most employees look forward to taking a well-earned break over the Christmas period. But staff holidays have to be balanced against ensuring business needs are met. Here we take a look at the considerations and rules around time off over the festive period. The Working Time Regulations Under the Working Time Regulations, full time employees are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks of holiday in each annual leave year, if you have part-time employees or workers, their holiday is

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Interviewing skills - taking the fear out of the recruitment process

Recruitment can be a challenge – finding candidates, sifting through applications and having the confidence and experience to interview

Jackie Whittaker

5 days ago3 min read

Free Downloadable Payroll Checklist for Small Businesses

Get to grips with payroll admin, plus download FSB's free Payroll Checklist & Calendar covering every task and deadline across the tax year. Hiring employees is an exciting step in growing your small business, but payroll can be time-consuming and confusing. There’s more to payroll than simply paying your staff. You’ll need to account for each employee’s deductions, operate PAYE and ensure you’re compliant with pension contributions. At the Federation of Small Businesses, our

Federation of Small Businesses

Sep 216 min read

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Latest Legal Support News

An Employers Guide to COSHH

As an employer, you have a legal obligation to protect the health and wellbeing of your employees.

Sep 158 min read

How to get an Alcohol Licence in England & Wales

Running a business that sells alcohol requires responsibility and compliance with the law

Jonathon Downes

Aug 193 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

Legal Support

Federation of Small Businesses

Aug 133 min read

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Latest Money Matters News

What Business Expenses Can I Claim?

From stock and staffing costs to travel and training courses, there are lots of everyday outgoings when you’re running your own business. Understanding the allowable expenses you can claim can help to reduce your tax bill when you file your taxes. Once these expenses have been deducted from your turnover, you’ll pay tax on the remaining amount, which is your taxable profit. You can’t claim expenses if you’re using the £1,000 tax-free trading allowance. The trading allowance o

Money Matters

Sep 238 min read

Innovation Without Cost Creep

Sep 94 min read

Five Hidden Expenses That Are Quietly Eating Your Profits

As florists prepare for the autumn and winter seasons, understanding where profits are quietly slipping away may be one of the smartest investments they make. When florists think about profitability, rising flower prices are usually the first concern. While wholesale costs certainly impact the bottom line, they’re often not the biggest reason profits disappear. In many shops, it’s the smaller, less obvious expenses that quietly chip away at margins day after day. The good new

Aug 193 min read

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Latest Sustainability News

Corporate Social Responsibility Guide

Gone are the days when the only focus for businesses was their profit margin...

Sustainability