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The Top 10 Reasons to Consider Hiring a Virtual PA
We all hate having to do our business ‘housekeeping’ chores; whether it's organising your filing, sorting out your business cards, typing up letters or just simply getting your tax return done… the list is endless. So how can a virtual PA help you become more...
Guide to Working Smarter not Harder
Guide to WORKING SMARTER NOT HARDER…. Ever found yourself with a million things to do and no idea where to start? Or perhaps you just keep putting off that big black deadline that’s hovering over you? Either way, getting your work space and you task list...
Designated’s top tips when choosing an accountant
10 things to look for when choosing an accountant. It is important to take your time when choosing an accountant. Now that so many businesses and people are working remotely, location isn’t so much of an issue – meaning you can look to hire the best talent to suit...
September edition of Designated Digest
Welcome to September’s edition of Designated Digest. With Summer coming to an end it has been great to enjoy some amazing weather before the final quarter of the year begins. This month we are looking at the importance of understanding your customer journey and how it...
How can a strategic business review help your practice excel?
When you are running your own business, how do you take a step back? To stop, evaluate, listen and learn from your customers and team? Are the values and vision you hold dear, understood, and communicated to all your stakeholders and customers? This is hard to do...
Why is it important to understand your customer journey?
In today’s world, consumers are more informed than ever before. They have a range of tools to help them with decision-making when it comes to buying a product or service, which is why it’s important to understand how your company (brand) is perceived and the reasons...
Accountancy vs Bookkeeping
For somebody who doesn’t work in finance, it can be difficult to distinguish the difference between accounting and bookkeeping, as there are some administrative areas that can overlap depending on the structure of a business and how many employees it has...
July edition of Designated Digest
Hello! and welcome to our July edition! In this months edition of Designated Digest, the sun is shining and everyone’s getting ready for the first Summer of restriction free travel, more importantly business seems to be booming for many of you, which is great to see!...
What skills should you look for when hiring a Marketing Manager?
If Marketing were easy. Everyone would be doing it. Sometimes it feels like they are. All experienced marketers will be able to share examples of when they’ve been approached with some ‘helpful social media or marketing ideas’ from IT/Sales/HR/Finance, pretty much...
Working with Neurodiversity
Most people are described as neurotypical. This means their brain functions according to society norms. However, 15% of the UK population (or 1 in 7 of us) are estimated to have brain function classified as neurodivergent, meaning the brain functions differently and...
Recruitment: Applicant Tracking Systems – pros and cons
An applicant tracking system, or ATS, is a software application that helps manage your recruitment workflows. It streamlines the entire recruitment cycle from posting jobs onto numerous websites, to receiving, filtering and screening applications, sharing candidate...
March edition of Designated Digest
Hello! and welcome to our March edition! In this month's newsletter we kick off with diversity and inclusion and recruitment, looking at resources tools and techniques. Now more than ever, HR professionals need to demonstrate the ability to develop D&I strategies...
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