by Editorial | Nov 5, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
On Monday 18th November people will start arriving in Southend for the Responsible Business Conference, heralding the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The venue, the Park Inn Palace Hotel, overlooks the seafront and is a very short walk from Southend Central and...
by Jill Poet | Jun 6, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
A CODE OF PRACTICE TO ENSURE YOUR ORGANISATION MEETS CORE VALUES The Responsible Business Workbook, or perhaps more specifically the auditable certification it relates to, was designed to provide a rounded and robust standard specifically for SMEs and micro businesses...
by Editorial | May 21, 2013 | General, Workplace
Managerial snooping is a tell-tale sign of a dysfunctional office environment. Supervisors’ constant need to keep tabs on their employees’ activities is not exactly the benchmark of an existing and competent management style. These chronic supervisory practices may...
by Editorial | Apr 29, 2013 | General, Marketplace, Workplace
A competent entrepreneur is aware of one basic business principle: in every investment, there should be a definite, or at least a potential, reward or profit. This is equally true when it comes to considering the value of shelling out a considerable amount of money...
by Editorial | Mar 22, 2013 | General, Workplace
Intellectuals and creatives abound. In a corporate setting, for instance, there is no scarcity of talented and intelligent people who adequately know their trade and efficiently accomplish their tasks. But the most curious thing happens when some of these people are...
by Jill Poet | Feb 15, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
Something to celebrate? The European CSR Awards scheme (details of the awards scheme here) presents a wonderful opportunity for the EU to join together and recognise the importance of CSR and celebrate great initiatives. Over the coming months we will undoubtedly see...
