Business Zone

Over the last year, people across the UK have flocked to their gardens. According to a survey by Rattan Direct…

Mental health organisation, Mente, has said that businesses can improve mental health at work by being more strategic. They should…

Business finance expert Emily Relph talks through the business funding available to you. Garden Centres are a growing industry that…

Liz Rosling, Small Business Marketing Specialist explains what you can do to compete with Amazon. With the rise of Amazon,…

Entering industry awards can often seem like a bit of a faff. But the benefits of entering far outweigh the…

Asking your team to cross sell is a fantastic tool to increase the average basket spend. With a few carefully…

Upselling. It?s a key task in retail to generate extra revenue, and raise the average basket spend. But how much…

Suggestive selling is a technique used to convince customers to add more items to their shop. ? This gives the…

Investment in a garden centre makes your business more robust. ? In any sort of retail you’re always in a…

Each year, almost 400,000 new businesses are set up in the UK. But, taking a company from an eager start-up…

We?re often found advising businesses on employment matters. They have often avoided taking advice or involving outside resources. ? They…

Grievances are an inevitable part of employing staff. Whilst they are a pain for some managers, they allow a business…

Shared parental leave provides an opportunity for eligible parents to take advantage of additional flexibility in the way they choose…

A zero hours contract is a type of contract between an employer and a worker, where the employer is not…

Do you want to make sure your website, webshop and e-mail marketing is GDPR compliant? Garden Connect is offering an…

Getting applicants to apply for jobs in one thing. Doing them justice with the interview is a whole different battlefield.…

It is widely accepted that only 6 per cent of the British public hold a traditional 9 to 5 working…

An employee handbook is a crucial part of running a business. It sets clear expectations for new employees. It outlines…

April 2019 will bring another Business Rates Relief Scheme. With it brings a further chance for ?scammers? to approach garden…

The family business makes us a huge chuck of operators in the UK’s garden retail industry. In all honesty, family…