Category: Small Business Guidance

Data protection is fast becoming one of the key concerns amongst businesses across the country. As technology becomes more ingrained into the business landscape, the types of threat to businesses reliant on digital features grow. So how do you identify the most likely ways that you will be caught out by these various threats? Understanding […]

There’s no way of guaranteeing the safety of employees in the workplace. Sure, each business should conduct a risk assessment every year to reassess the to chances of danger, but that merely allows you to reasonably reduce risk, not eliminate it. So having said this, it’s always wise to have a first aid kit that […]

Gone are the days when businesspeople only had to protect their shop fronts from criminals, which could easily be done with a metal front and some cameras. Many businesses have pivoted to digital as well as high street or, as many may have done, moved solely online. Not only do they have their physical assets […]

Hygiene should be one of the top priorities for businesses across the entire organisational landscape. Whether you’re regularly welcoming visitors or your premises is more focused on employees, you should be taking commercial washroom cleanliness seriously. From kitchens to washrooms, you should have a frequent cleaning system that ensures the safety of those who occupy. […]

Each year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) release their findings on workplace sickness. Last week, the latest edition was released, and we’ve taken a look to give you a summary based on some of the more interesting findings that caught our eyes. But what do we think of the HSE report? Workplace safety is […]

Offering employees and potential employees the perk of a company car could be the difference between retaining and attracting talent, and losing it to your rivals. While you may contest that your company has a greater culture and attitude to employees, that’s difficult to communicate just in a salary and benefits package. But whether you […]

You might think that toilets aren’t the most interesting topic you’ll read about today, and chances are you might be right. But it’s world toilet day 2023 on November 19th and in the history of the toilet, there’s a lot of thought-provoking facts to catch your eyes. And we’ve brought together a blog to show […]

  How often do you think about waste collection? At Direct365, it’s always on our minds. That’s because providing efficient waste management solutions for businesses is one of our most popular and valued services. As small business experts, these services are never far from the front of our minds. Most other people, however, only pay […]

Not long did it seem like summer had just arrived, that we’re already planning for the end of the holidays. For schools and universities, this next week or so is important. There is lots of prep to do to ready your organisation for the new year, and not a lot of time to do it. […]

While there have been a number of news stories that have brought cardiac arrests into the mainstream consciousness – you may possibly think of sportspeople, footballers especially – there’s still a lot of unknowns. But these unknowns are costing people their lives. Educating the general public offers the best chance of reducing the rates of […]