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1 month ago | realbusiness.co.uk | Rebecca Barnatt-Smith |Rebecca Barnatt-smith

Although discussing wellness in the workplace has become less of a taboo over recent years, work-related mental health issues are costing the UK economy over £57 billion each year – a figure that has nearly doubled in recent years. Businesses failing to acknowledge employee wellbeing is no longer feasible, resulting in a decline in productivity and a higher staff turnover. The graph below shows just how much impact a business taking care of employees can have on their intention to stay.

1 month ago | realbusiness.co.uk | Rebecca Barnatt-Smith |Rebecca Barnatt-smith

The work-from-home (WFH) boom has been a hit with workers, but there are plenty of strategies to foster an incentivised and engaging return to office spaces. Although remote work became a necessity throughout the United Kingdom during the pandemic years, more business leaders are expecting to return to office-based employment models over the years ahead, motivated by the prospect of higher productivity and more effective communication between teams.

1 month ago | realbusiness.co.uk | Joshua Stanley

Becoming a social entrepreneur isn’t for the faint hearted. A social enterprise is often a business model that’s focussed on a social issue and making a positive change that solves problems for others. That means the goal here isn’t making money. A social enterprise business model focuses on making a difference. Social enterprises range in goals from the building of mobile apps to report crimes to the building of community hubs for lonely individuals in rural communities.

Feb 20, 2025 | realbusiness.co.uk | Rebecca Barnatt-Smith |Rebecca Barnatt-smith

Revenue growth management is the key to driving profitability for your SME. RGM focuses on optimising all aspects of your business operations, from pricing to forecasting to inventory management. As a versatile tool that can be applied across a number of different sectors, a strong RGM strategy not only increases sales volume but also drives a sustainable growth plan for your SME business.

Jan 16, 2025 | realbusiness.co.uk | Sebastian Duncan

Virtual meetings have existed since the 1990s, but their use has become more widespread and sophisticated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and businesses switched en masse to video conferencing to continue the business, and even after the quarantine was lifted, the popularity of these meeting methods was largely retained. But why are they still used, and how do you ensure their productivity?