Expert advice: Super-charge your stock market returns by reinvesting dividends

Written by Teresa Norsworthy on 28 November 2018.

Reinvesting dividends can be a powerful way to boost your long-term returns from the stock market.

When you invest in shares, there are essentially two ways in which you can earn a return. One, the share price goes up – capital growth. And two, dividend payments – income.

For many

Expert opinion: Don't dismiss valuable R&D tax relief

Written by Martin Gurney on 21 November 2018.

Many of you will have heard of ‘Research and Development tax relief’ yet have you taken any time to consider if your business might qualify?

Many business owners dismiss this valuable scheme as being irrelevant to their activity and they let it pass them by.

I cannot urge you enough

Expert opinion: Why facing up to a crisis can be good for you

Written by Nigel Scott on 07 November 2018.

Most people in business face a crisis at some stage, and sometimes how we come through one can be a defining moment in our business career.

Even if you plan and run your business really effectively, sometimes things happen that are just out of your control.

In my own career

Expert advice: How to develop your email marketing audience

Written by Rhiannon Higgs on 24 October 2018.

Following GDPR, you may be looking to grow your email marketing list, but did you know that smaller, more engaged email lists produce better results than large, uninterested ones?

So, how are you going to keep your opt-ins interested?

The ingredients to a healthy list

To create a healthy email

Expert advice: everything you need to know about screen safety

Written by Peter Jones on 15 November 2018.

The nature of modern work means that most of us spend much of our time on a computer, sitting behind a desk.

While this isn’t as dangerous as going down mines or into shipyards, it still comes with a number of health risks that as an employer, you must be

Expert opinion: Discrimination in the workplace – what it is, and how to protect your business

Written by Ellie Humphris on 31 October 2018.

‘Discrimination’ is a word often batted around by the press, usually in the context of race or sexuality. It often gives the impression of being about other people, and is not something that many of us would think of as part of our everyday lives.

However, discrimination can, and does,

Expert opinion: How to prepare for the ageing workforce

Written by Peter Jones on 17 October 2018.

Our population is changing – it’s ageing! Latest projections from The Office of National Statistics reports that due to improvements in life expectancy, there could be 8.6 million more people aged 65 or over by the year 2068.

If we consider this along with the removal of the default retirement