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  1. New UKBF Research Shows Small Business Founders Who Prioritise Self-Care Are More Optimistic

    New UKBF Research Shows Small Business Founders Who Prioritise Self-Care Are More Optimistic

    Press release New research from UKBF, the UK’s largest and most active community of small and micro-business owners, reveals that small business owners who prioritise self-care have a more optimistic outlook on the future of their businesses. The results of UKBF’s wellbeing survey, released...
  2. Business owners who invest in wellbeing are more optimistic

    Business owners who invest in wellbeing are more optimistic

    Business owners who prioritise self-care and wellbeing are more optimistic about the future, according to new research from UKBF. The results of UKBF’s wellbeing survey, released during the UK’s annual Stress Awareness Month, show that whilst 44% of respondents feel that the Covid-19 pandemic...
  3. How employers can develop and nurture an inclusive wellbeing culture for their employees

    How employers can develop and nurture an inclusive wellbeing culture for their employees

    There’s no doubt that COVID-19 changed the world of work in the UK like never before. Millions of people were forced overnight to work remotely from their own homes, and employers and employees, the length and breadth of the country also had to navigate redundancy, furlough and sickness - not to...
  4. Five easy ways small and micro-business owners can support their wellbeing

    Five easy ways small and micro-business owners can support their wellbeing

    Small businesses have had many challenges to navigate during recent years, from Brexit uncertainties and pandemic lockdowns to continually changing regulations and worries about the health of employees and loved ones. Therefore, it is of little surprise that time for self-care often comes...
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    Salary structure

    Hello there. I'm considering developing a salary structure based on the company's various functions. There are no annual compensation raises for us. We review on request, so it would be good to know we're not paying more than we should for the job role they're doing. When I look at...
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    Complete the UKBF wellbeing survey

    So far, we've had a great response to the UKBF wellbeing survey that we shared in the last couple of weekly newsletters! Thanks to everyone who has taken time out of their day to complete it. ? If you haven't yet had the chance to fill it in, there is still time to do so by clicking on the link...
  7. JuliaClementsRoche

    UKBF Media Opportunities: Wellbeing and self-care businesses

    ?‍♂️??‍♀️ Calling reiki masters, yoga instructors, mindfulness practitioners, nutritionists, aromatherapists, mindset coaches..... Please get in touch if you run or own a business that is focused on supporting wellbeing and self-care. I would love to speak to you about your business and...
  8. The power of a good morning routine

    The power of a good morning routine

    As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2022, you might be reflecting on how the year has panned out for you and whether you are still working towards, or have achieved, the goals you set out to reach at the start of the new year. UKBF's Chief Commerical Officer, Rebecca Hill, recently...
  9. Richard Osborne chats flexible working and parenting in a pandemic

    Richard Osborne chats flexible working and parenting in a pandemic

    Published with permission from workingdads.co.uk In this interview for workingdads, Richard Osborne talks to Ben Falk about how UKBF helps business owners with the challenges associated with owning and building a small business, and shares his views about the current state of family-friendly...
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    Can someone be Employed and Self-Employed by the same company at the same time?

    Is it possible for someone to be employed by a company for one job but also be payed as a sole trader for another job at the same company? For example; Employed for 14 hours a week at £13.50 per hour on PAYE as a HR Assistant. Also self-employed by the same company for £3700 per month (working...
  11. Finance Store

    Bank of England (BOE) rate increase impact on morgage payments

    Hi Everyone, Has anyone noticed an increase in their mortgage payments since the bank of england increased their interest rate. If you have then there is one of two reasons why this may be the case: 1- Your mortgage is a tracker rate, whereby your payments increase or decrease in line with the...
  12. Flexible working isn’t the future – talent is demanding it now

    Flexible working isn’t the future – talent is demanding it now

    Surveys have found that flexible working leads to a more loyal and productive workforce. With staff increasingly demanding a better work-life balance, many employers are making flexibility a permanent fixture. With so much competition to retain talent, staff now expect flexible working as one...
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    Sole employee diagnosed with cancer

    I have an online business working in a niche that is quite specialist which has been running for over 10 years. I'm a sole director. This week, my only employee, who has been working with me for nearly all that time, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It's really awful for her, and obviously...
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