Business Zone
24/02/2019
Expanding your garden centre? Here are the funding options
Business finance expert Emily Relph talks through the business funding available to you. Garden Centres are a growing industry that…
21/02/2019
Driving footfall to your garden centre in the Amazon era
Liz Rosling, Small Business Marketing Specialist explains what you can do to compete with Amazon. With the rise of Amazon,…
14/02/2019
11 reasons you should enter awards
Entering industry awards can often seem like a bit of a faff. But the benefits of entering far outweigh the…
11/02/2019
Does your team cross sell?
Asking your team to cross sell is a fantastic tool to increase the average basket spend. With a few carefully…
07/02/2019
How you can encourage upselling from your staff
Upselling. It?s a key task in retail to generate extra revenue, and raise the average basket spend. But how much…
05/02/2019
Can you increase sales by suggestive selling?
Suggestive selling is a technique used to convince customers to add more items to their shop. ? This gives the…
31/01/2019
Investing in your garden centre
Investment in a garden centre makes your business more robust. ? In any sort of retail you’re always in a…
30/01/2019
5 things SMEs are wasting money on
Each year, almost 400,000 new businesses are set up in the UK. But, taking a company from an eager start-up…
29/01/2019
Dealing with common employment matters
We?re often found advising businesses on employment matters. They have often avoided taking advice or involving outside resources. ? They…
28/01/2019
How you can deal with grievances
Grievances are an inevitable part of employing staff. Whilst they are a pain for some managers, they allow a business…
24/01/2019
What is shared parental leave?
Shared parental leave provides an opportunity for eligible parents to take advantage of additional flexibility in the way they choose…
22/01/2019
Zero Hours contracts ? get yours right in 2019
A zero hours contract is a type of contract between an employer and a worker, where the employer is not…
21/01/2019
Is your website GDPR compliant for 2019?
Do you want to make sure your website, webshop and e-mail marketing is GDPR compliant? Garden Connect is offering an…
20/01/2019
Interview structure: tips to make your interviews run smoothly in 2019
Getting applicants to apply for jobs in one thing. Doing them justice with the interview is a whole different battlefield.…
18/01/2019
Flexible Working: Is ‘flexism’ holding back businesses in 2019?
It is widely accepted that only 6 per cent of the British public hold a traditional 9 to 5 working…
16/01/2019
Does your company have an employee handbook?
An employee handbook is a crucial part of running a business. It sets clear expectations for new employees. It outlines…
15/01/2019
Business Rates Relief: New Scheme 2019
April 2019 will bring another Business Rates Relief Scheme. With it brings a further chance for ?scammers? to approach garden…
15/01/2019
Advice for running a family business in 2019
The family business makes us a huge chuck of operators in the UK’s garden retail industry. In all honesty, family…
11/01/2019
How retailers can use social media to their advantage in 2019
Social media provides retailers with a wealth of information about their consumers that they could never get through traditional media.…
07/01/2019
5 Successful retail habits for 2019
There’s a saying in retail that the customer is always right. While this motto is often relevant for retailers, letting…