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The coronavirus pandemic has had significant consequences for every aspect of our daily lives, but the world of work in particular has been turned utterly upside down. With mass redundancies, extended furlough periods, and a looming sense of uncertainty, large swathes of the UK workforce have opted to take their careers into their own hands and learn a trade. Over the past year or so, I’ve met people from all walks of life—including chefs, taxi...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people all over the world to find new ways of both living and working. Working from home - once a perk to which only a small percentage of workers were entitled - has become a necessity, with many organisations now planning to stick with some version of remote working even when lockdowns are a thing of the past. Working from home comes with a number of freedoms and benefits. Home...

There have been a lot of discussions and debate around the theme of self-employment. How and why do individuals become entrepreneurs or decide to go into self-employment or start their own business? Obviously some people are forced into it as a result of redundancy or job losses in the current climate, however, others that have well paid secure jobs also decide to go it alone! The latter group are the ones that really interest us...

Working at height is one of the main causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries in the UK. Almost 3-in-10 of all fatal injuries at work are due to working at height and this refers to any work taking place where a person could fall a distance that can cause personal injury. This could be anything carried out using a ladder, tasks being done on a flat roof, falling through a fragile surface or even...

You can’t change the past...but you can create your future! At least that’s what I tell myself every time something goes wrong in my life or when I make a mistake in business. Mistakes are the building blocks of success because you are hopefully learning from them, but some of them can reside deep in the darkest spots of your mind and they can cause a kind of paralysis – a total fear of taking...

New ethical payroll scheme allows employees to borrow and save money easily. Moneyworks Wales is a collaboration of 10 leading financial cooperatives and is supported by Welsh Government and TUC Wales. Businesses already offering Moneyworks Wales include Legal and General, Airbus and Admiral. Moneyworks Wales, a new salary scheme launched this month, aims to help employees across Wales to build a better financial future. Supported by the Welsh Government, TUC Wales, the payroll scheme is...

There has always been debate and discussion as to whether entrepreneurs are born or made. It seems like there are distinctly two schools of thought – those that adamantly believe they are born and those who say they are made. We believe that entrepreneurship can be taught. Everyone has a flicker of a great idea in them; it's just that many individuals need to find the switch to turn on the light. Listening to someone...

Cybercrime is on the rise as is the severity of attacks. Whether you’re a micro business, SME or large corporation, understanding how to safeguard your organisation against a breach is a crucial element to all-round success. Knowing where to start with cyber resilience measures can appear to be a costly and complicated minefield but that’s a myth which the Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales (WCRC) is working hard to eradicate and re-educate business owners and...

Businesses the length and breadth of Wales (and beyond!) can now use Welsh confidently on signage with the help of Helo Blod’s free Welsh translation and advice service. Siop Lyfrau Trefaldwyn – The Bookshop Montgomery have done just that, and to great effect! Here, owner Barry Lord discusses how they’ve benefitted from using Helo Blod’s easy-to-use service: https://fb.watch/7bQ8fH5wUs/ Online businesses can also benefit from the service. Helo Blod’s here to help with all kinds of...

Think about your heroes – all the big achievers and best performers across the Spectrum of business, sport and beyond. What do they all share in common? The answer is a single-minded passion for what they do. It’s the ultimate success factor. Accessing your passion will have a profound impact on achieving your goals, being fulfilled and living a happy life. It can enrich your relationships with your family and work colleagues and, in business...