Paul Myers, Author at Exemplas

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Returning to Work in a Post-COVID World

COVID-19 has impacted heavily on the economy and affected many businesses. But now that lockdown is easing, businesses are starting to re-open and people are returning to work. During this time, there are many factors that businesses need to consider. People will be returning from furlough or flexible and remote working, and businesses will still have to phase people back into the offices to maintain their safety. There are also considerations that need to be taken for employees who had contracted COVID-19 that are returning to work.

Fin-Tech Thrives Through COVID-19

A new report from Beauhurst states that 53% of the country’s most ambitious companies are under moderate to critical threat from the Coronavirus pandemic. However, only 1% of Fin-Tech businesses are critically affected and just 2% are severely affected. It stands to reason that these companies are doing better because of their digital components, which allows them more flexibility in situations like this, and their financial choices.

How Businesses Can Stay Afloat During COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused unprecedented damage to businesses of all sizes. A vast number of businesses are on the brink of bankruptcy, struggling to survive or are in a critical state. Businesses have had to shut down, have seen extreme financial and stock losses, a surge in cancellations and have been forced to make difficult staffing decisions.

How Business Owners Can Maintain Their Mental Health During COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, businesses are suffering unprecedented financial and stock losses, cancellations and uncertain times. This can often stir up feelings of anxiety, helplessness and apprehension of being unable to control the situation. It’s now more important than ever that business owners keep in mind the mental health of their employees and themselves. There are many resources, tools and techniques that can help combat these fears.

COVID-19 business support landscape

At Exemplas, we’ve been providing trusted, expert, advice to SMEs for over 25 years. It’s fair to say that the current situation we find ourselves in has resulted in some of the toughest challenges we’ve encountered. However, through the networks we operate in and the contracts we deliver, our unique view within the business support landscape allows us to continue to provide a wide expanse of support, advice, guidance, information and links that will help business to meet the challenges ahead.

Budget 2020: What do SMEs need to know?

With less than a month on the job, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his first budget on Wednesday 11th March 2020. Sunak began his budget statement by talking about the impact of COVID-19., stating he intended to “keep our country healthy and financially secure”. In summary, a £30bn fiscal stimulus has been set aside to support “British people, British jobs and British businesses” through this ‘temporary’ impact on the UK economy.

When Women Do Better, Economies Do Better

On Sunday 8th March it’s International Women’s Day (IWD), which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. IWD is an annual awareness day that provides the opportunity to globally reflect on the progress made for equality, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women. This year’s theme is #EachforEqual, which focuses on ‘collective individualism’.

Gamification Techniques Can Boost Employee Engagement

A common barrier employers face is employee engagement, which can also prove difficult when it comes to retaining talent. Over the last few years, one initiative that has transformed the business world is the application of gamification, which helps increase productivity and employee engagement.

Today’s Apprentices are Making Impact, Not Tea

Every day, thousands of businesses and apprentices are succeeding together. Apprenticeships are a great way for a business to grow their talent, reduce staff turnover and enhance the skills their company needs to succeed. To acknowledge the benefits of apprenticeships and encourage more employers to participate, National Apprenticeship Week was formed in 2007.

Revealing the hidden dangers of big data

The development of the internet and the subsequent evolution to hyper-connectivity have resulted in massive amounts of data being created every day. Lately, businesses have turned to this big data to understand their customers on an unprecedented level to ensure they market their products and services in the most favourable way and increase the likelihood of attracting their target markets interest. However, there are many hidden dangers in using big data, especially with the implementation of GDPR, and the increasing societal values of transparency and morality in business procedures.

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