Just before Christmas we learnt that the recently re-elected Conservative government will in April 2020 be raising the National Living Wage (NLW) by 6.2% to £8.72 per hour. To put this in perspective, this is 4 times the current rate of inflation. The driver of this is cited as pay stagnation – and many of […]
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107. Frustrated at the top? Calm down and call a coach!
At Tectona Partnership, we believe in making you aware of things to help you and your business – and few are as critical and life changing as working with your own coach. This is no more relevant than in the turbulent times that we face today; as Brexit looms, the political landscape remains volatile and […]
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106. Who should you trust to do the SEO for your company?
The Art/Science/Discipline (delete as you see fit) of Search Engine Optimisation, aka SEO, has many branches. However, the first decision is whether you are going to use best practice or try to “game” the system, aka cheat, to get the search results you need. The SEO practitioners who cheat are known as “black hatters” or […]
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105. Strategies to Survive in an Uncertain World
The Brexit turmoil rumbles on and businesses continue to grapple with an uncertain future. Trading agreements, political unrest and lack of leadership mean it’s extremely difficult for business leaders to predict where and how business can take place, what barriers there may be, and how the decisions of other businesses may impact their own. Business […]
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104. An Open Letter Signed A Millenial
I am not going to do it just to help you get a new Merc … I come from the baby boomer end of the generational spectrum and have always been fascinated by the different approaches to work taken by different generations – sometimes bordering on, what to me, seems a totally alien and different […]
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103. What I wish I had known THEN about being a great employee
I come from the baby boomer end of the generational spectrum and have always been fascinated by the different approaches to work taken by different generations – sometimes bordering on, what to me, seems a totally alien work ethic. So I loved reading this article written by Melinda B. In this blog, I have tried […]
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102. Is invoice finance right for your business?
Tectona managing director Mark Nicholls discusses when it might be worth considering Our clients regularly ask us for help and advice on the best source of finance for their business. So, to broaden our offering, we have partnered with specialist lender, Optimum Finance. Optimum Finance provides tailored invoice finance solutions and works with its clients […]
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101. Why “Quad” does not have to be a 4-Letter word
We work with loads of small businesses and we are regularly called on to explain what the numbers actually mean to the people running them. We tend to find that the focus is usually only on one part of the picture – growing sales volume – frequently coupled with cutting costs. But that focus tends […]
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100. Coaching For A Successful Exit
In this guest article by Jan Bowen-Nielsen we look at how a business coach can help you prepare both you and your business for exit and support you through the process. Business growth In my previous two articles for Tectona I looked at the value of having a business coach to help you develop a […]
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99. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get your funding application in front of the decision maker in a format that makes it easy to approve?
What’s happening out there? We work with many business owners and talk to them about the availability of funding for their businesses – almost all tell us that if you are an SME it is still incredibly hard to access funding through the traditional channels (mainly banks). This has a lot to do with those […]
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