Issue 21
February 2009
Welcome to our 21st newsletter. What's new? Firstly we are really excited about the Shirlaws workshop on Building Trusted Channels to New Customers, to be held on Tuesday 3rd March after the Salisbury Breakfast Club at the Grasmere Hotel in Salisbury. I was so impressed by this particular programme that I have become a Shirlaws customer and am currently going through the full Building Trusted Channels programme. I'm sure it will prove a really vital part of my plans to expand the business. I personally urge any business who is serious about business growth to come along. Secondly the Recession Buster seminar was a huge success – we already have a waiting list of people who we couldn't squeeze in for when we repeat the seminar shortly. Thirdly for those of you who do come along to our events, and especially the Breakfast Clubs, please note that we now have online booking and payment. Please do book and pay online – I don't want to wear Caroline out! For more details of all these subjects, and a practical guide to calculating interest on unpaid debts, see below.
In the meantime, if there is anything I can help you with please feel free to contact me.
Tim Bishop
Email: tim.bishop@bishopslaw.com
Telephone: 01722 422300
For You. Your Business. On Time. On Budget.
In this issue:
Business Growth Workshops with Shirlaws
In recognition of the financial climate and our absolute desire to help local businesses we have decided to waive all charges for the Business Strategies for Growth workshop series.The first seminar, Building Trusted Channels to New Customers, will be held on Tuesday 3rd March.
Getting Restrictive Covenants Right
When an employee leaves to go to work for another organisation, their employer may wish to have in place safeguards to protect sensitive information relating to the business, to prevent it from falling into the hands of a competitor.
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read more ...Online Event Booking
With our new look website, as announced last month, has come an exciting new development designed to make your lives (and ours) easier. You are now able to both register and pay online for all our events, including the Breakfast Clubs. Bookings can also be made for more than one Breakfast Club at a time, and for more than one person at a time.
A new reason to avoid Employment Tribunals
Quite apart from the issues of wasted time, legal costs and the risk of a sizeable award, there is now a new reason to tighten up your employment procedures and to resolve grievances and disputes internally. Following a recent decision from the Information Commissioner's office...
Charging Interest on Late Bills
Cash is king – and that has never been truer than in the current recession. If you do have unpaid bills, remember that it is your money your customers are holding onto. You have a legal right to charge interest on unpaid bills for business clients and doing so produces two dividends:
It's Good to Talk
According to recent research by YouGov, many employees rely on office gossip rather than information from the boss to find out what is happening in the business.
