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Employee Ownership – 2019 survey results from UK indicate sector growth
Based on recent research released by The White Rose Employee Ownership Centre, we can start to see some trends emerging in employee ownership. The...
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Employee Share Scheme (ESS) start-up concessions
As the owner of a new start-up business, you want the best staff in your team. But unless you are cashed up, this is...
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Compensation as an Employee Retention Strategy
Employees want more than good income, or do they? Recent research indicates that we need to focus more time and effort on the side-benefits of...
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Exit Planning: Opt for Pre-mortem rather than Post-mortem
We know that 55% of all business exits are via less than favourable circumstances. That is either death, disability, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation or simply closing...
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Low Employee Engagement? These measures will turn it around
When talking with small to medium enterprises (SME) and family business owners, and you ask them about their major concerns, many will express frustrations around...
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How becoming Certified Employee-Owned can benefit your business
Promotion and use of Certified Employee-owned could be a unique marketing strategy to grow sales and premium pricing as well as a new method to...
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Should you keep your business in the family?
Why is it that succession in family businesses can be such a difficult issue? Why is it that such a low...
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Phantom Share Schemes – can you have your cake and eat it too?
Business owners often work to have their cake and eat it as well – Phantom Share Schemes are a great example – employees receive...
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Should you engage a business adviser for your succession and exit strategy?
Business owners, without a good quality business adviser, are steering the ship blind. Business today is complicated and the number of areas of expertise...
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Do I really need a Shareholders’ Agreement?
In short, yes. If you own your company jointly with another person, regardless of whether they are your mate, your brother or an investor, you...