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Nottingham paramedics, John & Katie Lines decided life was not busy enough, with nightshifts and life saving call outs. They wondered what more they could do? Diversification was the key. Idea in hand they decided to jump into action and fast!

Bad debts can be avoided and compliance costs reduced by adopting a new approach to supporting those who make lending decisions

A revolution in boardroom practice and membership is required if boards are to cope with current challenges and exploit unprecedented opportunities

CEO of leading UK Deltek Vision Partner & Enterprise Project Solution specialist shares his strategies to get through the credit crunch and even thrive.

A different focus and change of culture are required in many boardrooms to cope with tough economic conditions and enable companies to secure competitive advantage.

Let's get right to the point. Your business is important to you, and you need to get your employees up to date on the latest technologies and procedures.

Tough economic times can be good news for ambitious companies. A new white paper ‘Coping with an Economic Down Turn’ reveals positive steps for securing an edge, cutting costs and boosting performance where it counts.

A set of robust, professional, command line tools for modifying PDF files from the command line have been updated to version 1.1. They are suitable for stand-alone use or from within scripts or programs server-side.

New edition of Deltek Vision delivers enhanced features specifically designed for the unique needs of today’s consulting firms

Corporate performance and good governance depends upon the conduct of directors rather than the structure of boards according to Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas author of ‘Developing Directors’ a handbook for creating effective boards.

Consumers now have one-click access to mortgage information within the United Kingdom with this free, powerful new toolbar.

Innovators must match their technical creativity with innovation in their approach to business building to grow their businesses

Workplace Law has just launched a new microsite, all in honour of a health and safety qualification - the NEBOSH national general certificate.

Workplace Law Network is dedicating an entire week to helping businesses understand what sustainability is, what we should be sustaining, and why we should be bothering!

Employers are unaware of the impact of new health and safety legislation which could see them heavily fined and shunned by customers and suppliers if found guilty of killing people by their actions, reports Workplace Law.

Workplace Law Network and Workplace Law Magazine have been shortlisted in the Periodical Publishers Association Magazines 2008 excellence awards, in the Business Website of the Year category.

Workplace stress can be reduced by adopting a new approach to making it easier for people to do difficult jobs

Workplace Law are pleased to announce the launch of the one-day Access and Disability; Essential Law and Practice training course, taking place on 29 April 2008 in London.

Choosing a launch venue and method will be an important key in successfully launching a new product. The idea is to draw a crowd or audience to the launch. The more convenient the venue is, the more people will attend.

What’s truly fantastic about Jigsaw Conference’s is that they provide you with the resources you need to easily find conference hotels, to plan corporate events, to find a venue and more.

Myadbase has now launched an online forum and discussion area for anyone involved or interested in the advertising industry and its related services.

The biggest problem for managers since the start of the smoking ban has been dealing with troublesome smokers flouting company policy, new research has found. Workplace Law's new guidance - explores this, and other issues in facilities management.

Loneworking is becoming increasingly common. Workplace Law has published new guidance in it's 'Lone Working 2008: Special Report', which provides all the information employers need to make sure they satisfy the relevant legal requirements.

The worldwide growth of High Speed Down Link Packet Access (HSDPA) networks is reported to be 69%.

Lumie, the leaders in light therapy, have shown that Bodyclock dawn simulators helped a group of school students to wake up more easily, improved their mood and also had a positive impact on concentration and school marks.

Assembling complementary qualities in the boardroom can be the key to turning a group of outstanding individuals into an effective boardroom team

A wide range of business risks can be avoided, compliance costs reduced and performance increased by adopting a new generation of support tools.

Lumie, the market leader in light therapy products, has developed a range of lights that fit with different lifestyles, to help improve your well-being for 2008.

Lumie has developed Pharos Compact to provide convenient and high quality light for those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. The Pharos Compact is the latest light within the Pharos range, designed for optimum light therapy.

'Sustainability' is the buzzword of the moment, but what does it mean for businesses? Workplace Law has published "Sustainable Workplaces 2008: Special Report" to answer this question.

Organisations need to move on from traditional approaches to training and development. Building learning and critical success factors into support tools can quickly boost workgroup productivity. Returns of over 30 times the cost can be obtained.

New tools can enable companies to prepare for outsourcing by making it easy for average people anywhere to difficult jobs in a winning way

Workplace Law Network has now published "Facilities Management Contracts 2008". The guide contains a wealth of information on the legal issues involved in facilities management: a must for anyone involved in the often complicated outsourcing process.

Employers are facing the annual rise in sickness and low productivity that comes with winter. However, light therapy has been shown to be effective at combatting illness and increasing workplace productivity. Such lightboxes are available from Lumie.

Research suggests that over a third of the population suffers from a sleep disorder, often because their circadian rhythms are out of sync. Lumie have developed Bodyclock dawn simulators and lights that can help you get a good night's sleep.

Entrepreneurs typically have little interest in having boards of directors in their companies, and believe Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) would simply put constraints on them running their businesses according to new survey findings.

Delegates from over twenty countries learn how new support tools can enable people to understand complex issues and do difficult jobs

Director development can increase the prospects of corporate success according to Colin Coulson-Thomas author of ‘Developing Directors’ a new handbook for building an effective boardroom team.

October 1st saw new changes to legislation in a number of key areas which affect businesses. Workplace Law explains the changes and how they affect businesses.

A new book ‘Winning Companies; Winning People’ shows how some people are so much more effective than others when undertaking similar tasks in equivalent circumstances.

Customers and suppliers can be helped to make choices that benefit the environment. Author of new book shows how companies can enable sustainable development.

A new special report published by Workplace Law aims to provide an in-depth insight into the implications of recent developments in legislation regarding the energy efficiency of buildings.

People doing key jobs can be helped to adopt the winning ways of high performing superstars. It sounds too good to be true, but a new book Winning Companies; Winning People by Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas shows how it can be done.

Most companies could benefit from more effective pricing and build more rewarding relationships with customers.

The key to increasing work group performance is to make it very easy for people to do difficult jobs. A new generation of support tools can help average performers to adopt the winning ways of high performers.

Director and board development is the key to good governance argues Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas. Speaking in Johannesburg he agued that direction is a different activity from management and that to be competent directors require proper preparation.

As of 1 July, if you are a producer, distributor or end-user of electrical and electronic equipment, the rules regarding how you dispose of such items have changed.

A new book by Colin Coulson-Thomas explains how director and board development can improve corporate governance and boost performance. ‘Developing Directors’ shows how to build an effective boardroom team.

A new book ‘Developing Directors, A handbook for building an effective boardroom team’ by Colin Coulson-Thomas shows how to boost performance, ensure continuing relevance and achieve corporate success by director and board development

Research reveals that most companies are not equipping people to understand complex issues, do difficult jobs or bring about fundamental change. New approaches and new forms of support are required.