We rarely like to think about the worst-case scenario but, when it comes to protecting your business’s future, having plans in place should a business partner pass away is absolutely critical. What is key person insurance? If someone in your company is considered vitally important to the viability or growth of your organisation, they should be considered as a key person. Their knowledge, skills, reputation, or sales experience may be pivotal to your success and, without them, you may fear that your business would suffer greatly. When you lose such an important member of your team, it could tak ..read more

How do you approach solving any problems that your business faces when, quite frankly, you may have exhausted yourself looking for the answer? It may be worth looking to someone else for the answer – someone you work with every day. Do you already have an intrapreneur working for you? Intrapreneurs can help you develop your business by creating new and innovative solutions to the everyday problems that you face. In this article, the Burton Beavan team explain what an intrapreneur is, what they do, and how you can use them to grow your business. What is intrapreneurship? An intrapreneur is your ..read more

KPIs can be used to provide the information you need to grow your business by tracking the most important statistics about your business and its performance. You can interrogate these statistics to make the changes you need which will increase your productivity and will move your business forward. KPIs can also be used to confuse you, they can distract you so that you neglect various other departments in your business, and over-reliance on them can stagnate the business. So how can KPIs lead to both of these situations? In this article, the Burton Beavan team explain what a KPI is, how they ca ..read more