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The 12 rules of giving negative feedback to staff

Giving feedback is a sensitive issue, particularly if its negative criticism. Here are some tips to help you approach delivering negative feedback to your staff.

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Why supporting Sub-Saharan African start-ups should matter to the UK

The Baobab Network works with African start-ups that are solving real problems their founders have seen day to day, from helping farmers improve their yield to giving children in rural areas access education. Co-founder Toby Hanington speaks with GrowthBusiness on the network's growth journey.

Entrepreneurs

Beat the boredom: How to keep your staff motivated

We all have days where you are so bored of work that you dream of finding something new; here is how you can fix that.

Entrepreneurs

Productivity and the 9 to 5 workday: are they incompatible?

Instant Offices looks at different work cultures around the world and how factors like working closer to home, a decrease in hours and extended parental leave are challenging ideas of the traditional 9 to 5 work environment.

Entrepreneurs

London gig economy start-ups take longer to generate ROI

A new study looks into time needed to recover investments using various shared economy business models around the world. Here's where the UK stands.

Entrepreneurs

Meet “Martha”, the UK’s first elder care bot

A new AI care bot, 'Martha', is focussed on elder care, addressing patients’ care enquiries in real-time, unlike most other healthtech chatbots.

Entrepreneurs

Why founders are their own worst enemies when scaling up

New research from VC firm Highland Europe reveals that entrepreneurs see the evolution from founder to chief executive as posing the biggest risk to their businesses as they begin to scale. Here's why.

Entrepreneurs

The 3 biggest business blunders of our time

Learning from your mistakes is a vital skill for business owners. But what can you learn from the blunders of some of the world's biggest companies.

Entrepreneurs

Why founders are their own worst enemies when scaling up

New research from VC firm Highland Europe reveals that entrepreneurs see the evolution from founder to chief executive as posing the biggest risk to their businesses as they begin to scale. Here's why.

Entrepreneurs

The 3 biggest business blunders of our time

Learning from your mistakes is a vital skill for business owners. But what can you learn from the blunders of some of the world's biggest companies.

Entrepreneurs

Five tips on how to bill back your home as part of your business

Working from home might be a dream for some people, but can offer plenty of pitfalls to consider. Here is how you can bill back your time spent working at home.

Entrepreneurs

CircleLoop: Dragging telecoms into the 21st century via cloud

CircleLoop is a disruptive business telephony product that is single-handedly dragging the telecoms sector to serve modern, mobile and lean start-ups.

Entrepreneurs

What can you do to improve your office workspace?

A new UK-wide survey has lifted the lid on what Britain’s workforce would change about their office space, given the chance.

Entrepreneurs

Berlin is the new start-up capital of Europe, but can you set up there?

Berlin may be the new start-up capital of Europe, but in a post-Brexit scenario, what can British entrepreneurs do if they want to set up a base in Berlin?