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Whether you are navigating the complexities of your industry or seeking solutions to common challenges, these blogs will help you to delve into a wealth of experience and expertise. I hope that every blog provides you with some nuggets of wisdom to empower your processes and procedures, elevate your understanding and help you to make informed decisions, provide solutions, and keep you up to date and ahead of trends that help to reshape your small business.
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Carbon Reduction Fundamentals with Small 99
Adam Bastock has brought together a global community of people inspired to make change through Small99 People, Planet, Pint, an event that spans over 120 cities and has more than 20,000 attendees. He is also an Oxford Brookes...
Sustainable Business Practices: How Simplifying Processes Supports People, Planet, and Profit
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword; it’s a necessity for businesses of all sizes. While large corporations often have dedicated teams and resources to implement sustainable initiatives, small and medium enterprises...
Sustainability Credentials – Seeking all Small Business Owners.
I want to talk to passionate and hardworking small business owners who have built their businesses from the ground up. They usually have many years of experience running the business, taking pride in delivering quality...
Case Study: Business Clan’s CSR Gold Accreditation.
Case Study: Business Clan’s CSR Gold Accreditation Sustainability is not just a trend or a nice to have. It is essential and imperative for any SME that wants to stay competitive. Which is why we turned to Alex Hughes from...
Are you Certified Carbon Literate ?
Last year I attended an online Carbon Literacy Training course to top up my knowledge. I am a lifelong learner and passionate about sustainability for my personal life and for business so was keen to learn more. The course...
Find your office roots: A guide to strengthening posture and productivity
JOINT BLOG: Alex Hughes and Gemma Junyent-King Many of us find ourselves glued to our desks for hours on end, so the importance of an effective desk setup and regular movement cannot be overstated. Gemma Junyent-King and Alex...
Sustainability: Gain an competitive advantage and grow your business in 2025
JOINT BLOG: Alex Hughes and Claire Best In today’s fast-paced world, sustainability is not just a trend or a nice to have it is essential and imperative for any SME that wants to stay competitive. Consumers, partners, and even...
CSR Flywheel: driving change & lasting impacts
Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is no longer a choice but a necessity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to thrive in today's business landscape. This CSR flywheel outlined by Auxilium Business...
Small Business Awards – Why bother entering
I have always been a little sceptical about entering for business awards, but in the last few years, I have taken the time to focus on them in order to showcase my business with each entry. Other winners and the people who...
Ethical growth and success: The Business world has changed
We all have a duty as small business owners to do better, do good, and be responsible. There are over 5.5 million small businesses ( 1-49 employees ) that also form 99 per cent of private businesses in the UK. This sector could...
5 Sustainability questions Auxilium was asked by the Help2Grow programme at Kingston University.
Help2Grow Sustainable SMEs Workshop October 2024. 1. Do you think green skills are important for a 21st-century business to thrive and why? Green Skills should be at the core of every business no matter how small. They are no...
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟳 𝗦𝗗𝗚𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲?
First of all SDGs are 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨.'𝘛𝘩𝘦 2030 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 2015, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦...