The Knowledge Hub

Developing your Leadership Skills

Emma Meakin

How can you, as a leader, ensure you continue to develop and grow? Here are our top tips for business owners and entrepreneurs leading a team...

Seven Common Terms of an Employment Contract

Marcia Smith

There are some common terms that you need to include in employment contracts. We share 7 of these terms including basic wage, working hours and holiday pay

Customer Attraction and Retention

Emma Meakin

Customer attraction and retention both require attention if you want to maintain sales in the long run. But which takes more effort? We compare strategies

Introduction to Not-For-Profits

Marcia Smith

Top tips for starting and operating a not-for profit organisation, and turning a profit-making business into a not-for-profit

Where to Start as a Sole Trader?

Emma Meakin

So you want to start your own business. Be your own boss. Here's all the key legislation you need to protect yourself as a sole traders.

Creating Healthy Competition in Teams

Emma Meakin

Creating healthy competition can have huge benefits for team performance. Get our tips on how to inspire competitiveness with targets, rewards and praise

Regulatory & Tax Considerations for M&As

Marcia Smith

We explain the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and tax issues involved in mergers and acquisitions.

​Investors’ Rights in a Company

Emma Meakin

As an investor in a company you're classed as a shareholder - make sure you know your rights, what you can do and the restrictions.

Separating Personal and Business Finances

Kate Josselyn

Keeping personal and business finances separate is essential - or you may end up in trouble with the tax man (or woman).

Addition of Staff to the Business

Emma Meakin

New staff members or department reshuffles can cause disruption, so what’s the best way to manage internal changes to personnel? Fleximize shares its tips

Operating a Franchise FAQs

Marcia Smith

Franchises are great opportunities, but preparation is essential. In this article, we answer your pressing questions on how to run a successful franchise.

Working the Faux Hawk

Carl Stanford

The faux hawk soars above the city, swooping down on fashion like a hipster bird of prey, but is it an appropriate hairstyle for a professional workplace?

What to Spend on Customer Service & Other Questions

Marcia Smith

How much should you spend on customer service, and should you be training your staff on it? Fleximize covers questions and answers about customer service

How Markets and Trade Relations Affect Business

Carl Stanford

Learn how changes in business markets and trade relations (as a result of both domestic and international politics) can significantly affect a business.

Why Should I Care About Project Management?

Emma Meakin

Most business owners have so many things on their mind, managing individual projects often gets delegated down. But here's why you should think otherwise...

Synergistic Communication and your Business

Emma Meakin

How opening your mind to new possibilities and opportunities can improve you as an entrepreneur, and your business as a whole.

Structuring Your Customer Services Department

Emma Meakin

Your customers are vital to your business, therefore it is crucial to ensure that your customer services team are managed and performing well.

Restarting Your Business

Marcia Smith

Thinking of relaunching your business after a period of dormancy or dip in income? We have a few tips that could help you be successful this time round.

Five Ways to Grow Your Small Business

Daniel Kidd

​By their very definition SMEs have the scope to grow. So want to go large? Here are some top ways to grow your SME.​

Managing Your Company's Culture

Emma Meakin

When it looks like your company culture is failing to meet the objectives for which it was made, how can you manage, or limit the effect on productivity?