News

Your round up of news, views and events.

A change is as good as a rest - the power of the sabbatical
Earlier this week, ‘Magic Circle’ firm Clifford Chance announced the details of its two-month sabbatical programme. This initiative will be offered, for the time...
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Mar 7, 2019
4 min
Apprentices – How to Make them work…
Only this week I was having an engaging conversation over dinner with a business owner who was debating the values of hiring an apprentice. He has a small business,...
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Mar 1, 2019
6 min
Everybody’s hustling – the unstoppable rise of side-working!
When I started Grinning Goblet Wines in 2016, I thought I was in the minority of people who had a ‘secret’ money spinner outside their regular career. But a report...
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Feb 19, 2019
4 min
Give coding a go…what’s the worst that can happen?!
With the ever-increasing focus in the workplace on all things tech, including AI, Big Data, Machine Learning and Blockchain, the demand for skilled computer coders...
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Feb 19, 2019
4 min
Growing momentum for disability inclusion
A recent report on diversity and inclusion in the workplace has revealed that disability inclusion is the biggest area where employees feel most improvement is required....
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Feb 7, 2019
3 min
Tips for Writing a Great CV
January has been and gone and maybe a few New Years Resolutions have done the same already too. Dry January anyone? Still making the gym 3 times a week…? If you’ve...
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Feb 5, 2019
5 min
THE ART OF NETWORKING – IT’S ALL IN THE MIND!
Much is written on the subject of networking. Hardly surprising, as it’s fundamental to any business. It’s an investment which can return massive dividends. On the...
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Jun 15, 2017
8 min
Piecemeal or panacea – the new Solicitors ‘Super Exam’
The proposed Solicitors Qualifying Exam (“SQE”) is intended to be introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) in 2020. Its supporters say it will standardise...
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Apr 29, 2017
10 min
Winds of change? Increase in business start-ups - a barometer for growing confidence in the UK economy
A recent article in the Manchester Evening News reported that the North West saw a 10% increase in the number of businesses due to a substantial increase in the...
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Jan 28, 2017
5 min