November; a time of frosty nights and shortening days, a month when Guy Fawkes is remembered and thoughts turn towards Christmas and the start of a New Year. This November is a little different however with England heading back into lockdown and people who can ‘work effectively from home’ being required to do so.

How often do pick up the phone to your business contacts just to have a chat?

Is homeworking becoming the ‘new normal’ or are we gradually reverting to a more business-based pattern of work?

“The costs of COVID19 and recovery not only lie in lost fundraising income and opportunities, but in the necessary measures to live and work more safely in the future.”

Last week we saw Storm Francis sweep parts of the country, causing disruption as it passed.

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

We may be slowly getting used to a new normal as the government opens up access to businesses and leisure pursuits.

Every now and again, things get busy and your business can expect more calls than usual.

When the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, stood up to make his summer statement on the 8th July it was clear that his focus was on employment; both preserving existing jobs and creating new positions.

This morning this writer received a text