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Online portfolio tips
If you have a website and you’re in any kind of creative industry—be it a photographer or a kitchen designer/fitter—a good portfolio is crucial. This article provides six bits of advice on making a...
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Recycling facts
UK households produced 30.5 million tonnes of waste in 2003/04, of which 17% was collected for recycling. (source: defra.gov.uk) This figure is still quite low compared to some of our neighbouring EU...
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Raising finance for your business idea
RAISING FINANCE Here’s a quick lowdown on how what you can do to raise money for small to medium business startup. BANK FINANCE All banks say that they will lend you money. But they won’t lend on the...
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MRF Code of Practice launched
The 1st February 2013 saw the long-awaited launch of the Code of Practice for material recycling facilities (MRFs) by resource minister Lord de Mauley. The event in Southwark also saw the unveiling of...
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Make your employees feel the love this February
What do you associate with February? If you’re anything like many office workers, your answer might be, “not much… other than Valentine’s Day”. And even that might not be an occasion that you look...
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Sunspel’s truly worldwide reach
The Sunspel (http://www.sunspel.com/us) story begins in the English city of Nottingham of the founder, Thomas A Hill, after whom the British clothing company was once named. However, this was in the...
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Bracing ourselves for a solar superstorm
Prof Paul S Cannon, QinetiQ employee and Senior Fellow, Director of the Poynting Institute at the University of Birmingham, and Chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering Study on Space Weather. The...
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A closer look at Gibraltar’s sightseeing attractions
There’s nothing quite like being a tourist in your own home town, city or country – but for those living in Gibraltar, there is an especially great number of attractions to visit and experience....
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A third of WEEE recycling in Europe ‘unreported’
A group representing WEEE recycling firms in Europe has said that there are “large flows” of WEEE that are not presently being counted towards recycling targets, stating that governments could use the...
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How home care services are catering for an ageing population
Although one does not have to be old to suffer from debilitating conditions like dementia, there is clearly a link between the two – and the role of home carers is only set to become more important in...
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Could plumbing be the right job for you?
Have you ever considered becoming a plumber? It certainly has a reputation as rewarding profession, and if you are a practical rather than an academic person, it could be the perfect role for you....
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Hypnosis – altering your inner world for a better outer world
Have you ever watched a famous stage ‘hypnotist’ – we won’t name names – and wondered about the process that turns a seemingly introverted and serious person into an uninhibited and extroverted one,...
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How freelancers and contractors can charge better rates
All freelancers and contractors, including the many clients of Sherwin Currid’s (http://www.sherwincurrid.com) accountants in Surrey, want to be able to charge a lucrative, but nonetheless competitive...
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Why, even as the economy improves, freelancers remain indispensable
It has often been said that it’s in uncertain economic times that businesses turn to freelancers, but that when the economy looks to be in better shape – as recent figures have suggested – firms are...
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Eliminate the Stress of Christmas and Book a Festive Break
Christmas is only a few months away, which may seem like an eternity for some people. However, for others it is just around the corner. The kids are already in school. Soon Halloween will be over, and...
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