Putting the Heart Back into Business: How to place people, planet and purpose at the core of what you do

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As I touched on earlier, your strategy and how well you apply your skills and knowledge are what will ultimately determine the success of your investment.

One common reinvestment is making business improvements. If you're a business owner, then you likely have a list of areas that could be enriched with additional capital. Improving infrastructure, streamlining manufacturing, strengthening customer support, a refined marketing strategy -- these can all directly benefit your business, increase your profits and decrease expenses, and give you more capital to work with. Cut unnecessary red tape by introducing the British Columbia model of regulatory reform to reduce the number of regulatory process requirements businesses face and introduce a new Office of Regulatory Reform. The British Columbia model succeeded in cutting regulatory process requirements by more than its one third target. For instance, an approach “providing employee benefits for the masses has a better impact than tax breaks for a select few”, he says, while adding that the right employee benefits, group income protection, private medical insurance and cash plans all directly aim to reduce illness in the workforce –“and we’d encourage employers to look at these if they want to retain their workforce and be seen as an employer of choice”, says Williams. Extension of childcare funding for working parents

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Let's start with Albert Einstein's theories of relativity, which set out a description of space, time, mass and gravity. A key outcome of relativity is that the flow of time isn't constant. Time can speed up or slow down, depending on the circumstances.

Retaining your top talent is equally important. We recommend reinvesting in your business by providing training opportunities and other benefits to your employees. This way, your team will be more motivated to stay on board and will be better equipped to face new challenges. 3. Capital Improvements Bupa’s Workplace Wellbeing Census found that for half of us, colleagues have a positive impact on wellbeing. Some people are likely to have missed the social aspect of working together. Look into ways your team can socialise and meet safely, such as arranging lunchtime walks or placing chairs in an outside space. Virtual events will also help include staff working remotely. If you have a disability or you’re an organisation that supports people with disabilities you can claim relief on goods to: This will be an improved digital mid-life MOT tool and an expansion of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) in-person midlife MOTs for universal credit claimants who are 50 or older. The goal is to reach 40,000 claimants annually. We now appeal to politicians, parties and people of all perspectives to treat each other with respect and reasonableness as we debate Brexit.High staff turnover, stagnant (or falling) revenue and failing to hit annual targets are all signs that your business needs investment. Another sign could be something as simple as the state of your premises – does your shop front look tired, or is your office drab and off-putting to new recruits? A little smart spending now can prevent greater costs later on. How can investment help my business grow? Ben Willmott, head of public policy at the CIPD, says the boost to childcare provision is a potential “game changer” for working parents as it will enable many more working parents, particularly women, to return to work much earlier than they can currently. “This can help avoid the loss of skills and confidence that can be caused by spending too long out of employment and boost gender equality, as will the boost to wraparound care, but both schemes need to be properly funded to succeed,” he says. So there we have it. On our current understanding of the Universe, we could potentially travel into the future, but travelling into the past may well be a total no-no. You will need to decide what level of profits to reinvest as you generate them. Sharing profits is one of the ways enterprises justify their existence and retain the loyalty of members. If you reinvest 100% forever, there will be no financial reward for good performance. If your enterprise is making profits, it can reinvest them to further improve profitability, productivity or efficiency and will improve balance sheet strength. This will increase the value of the business without the commitment of liabilities.

Even if we could, says Vedral, we wouldn't want to. "You would literally be repeating exactly the same thing over and over again," he says.Research from Bupa Health Clinics found that 65 per cent of people feel anxious about their return to work. Worries about social distancing, commuting and cleaning all appear at the top of the list. So communicating with your team and updating them on the steps you’re taking to keep them safe could help to ease any worries. Be authentic and honest about what’s going on and encourage open conversations. For example, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software solves a number of business pain points such as improving communication and clarity across teams and with clients. It helps to streamline processes to increase efficiency, while offering a platform to better view and analyse data. If these are some of your pain points, research how much it would cost to enable a CRM across your business and the associated timescales.