Handy Tips

British autumn and winters are usually wet, windy, muddy and snowy affairs and this year isn’t set to be any different.

As well as pre-booked summer holidays, unplanned absences tend to spike during warm weather. These days off, which are most likely to be on Mondays, Fridays and the day before holidays, are noted to reduce productivity by a whopping 36.6%.

What do we need to be productive in our work lives? We need the right tools which in a typical office setting would inevitable include a computer and phone, and the right personal qualities – skills, knowledge, motivation.

Whether you’ve just passed your CBT and are looking to get out on the road, you’re a seasoned rider with bags of riding experience under your belt, or somewhere in between, buying a second-hand motorbike can feel like a bit of a gamble.

If you own your own business, you’ve undoubtedly opened a Facebook page in its name as part of your marketing strategy. You may even have delved into Twitter, or staked its place on LinkedIn.

Protection is important as the temperature goes up, but we’re not here to talk about sun cream, long sleeved shirts and staying out the sun between peak times of the afternoon.

No matter how many times we welcome warmer temperature, only to blast it when it lingers in the twenties for five consecutive days, we never seem to be prepared.

When your business has experienced a flood or storm, it’s often difficult to know what you need to do, and equally what you shouldn’t do, to mitigate the loss and reduce the risk to your business.

In the past week, we have seen inflation continue to rise to a forty-year high of 9% meaning people are paying more for essentials such as food, clothing and transport.

The price of food, council tax, car fuel and energy is shooting up.