Many people can often find the day to day routine of office life tiresome and somewhat repetitive. It becomes a difficult task to remain motivated and look forward to work in the current economic downturn therefore in many cases people are looking to become independent as they are no longer able to rely on their [...]

When 247 Professional Health opened in Southport in December 2008 it didn’t have an office, any equipment, staff or clients. Fast forward 12 months and first year pilot figures at £396,000 were achieved and second year figures at £1.1million. 247 Professional Health is now one of the largest independent suppliers throughout the north west of staff [...]

Redundancy If you’re facing redundancy or have just experienced it, you will naturally want to think about your future. Should you look for another job like the one you’ve just left? Something a bit different? Perhaps even going into business on your own? Self-employment can seem like an attractive option for many people in those [...]

It should form part of your business plan and it’s always an opinion. Firstly decide who to involve in the analysis (opinion). Once you have your SWOT analysis remember that it is an ever evolving process and what’s a strength today may be a weakness tomorrow so revisit your analysis regularly. When listing your strengths [...]

Many people can often find the day to day routine of work life tiresome and repetitive. It becomes a difficult task to remain motivate and look forward to work in the current economic downturn therefore in many cases people are looking to become independent as they are no longer able to rely on their jobs. Every day we also [...]

In the advent of the huge cuts to public spending it is predicted that many people will face redundancy. Many business commentators and entrepreneurs are predicting a growth in people enquiring and subsequently buying a franchise. But buying a franchise in the UK is not getting a job, it is a business and as such [...]