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What does ‘duty of care’ mean?
As a professional, you have something called a ‘duty of care’ to your clients and staff - both legally and morally. Here's what that means.
14/08/2019

Do I need professional indemnity insurance?
Do you offer professional advice, consultancy or specialist services? Then the answer to 'do I need professional indemnity insurance?' is 'yes'. Here's why.
04/05/2019

Why deep vein thrombosis can be a threat to your business
Sitting at a desk all day puts people at greater risk of deep vein thrombosis - a potentially fatal blood clot. Here's some ideas for minimising the danger.
15/03/2019

Quick professional indemnity insurance guide
What is PI? What does it do? Why does my business need it? Our quick professional indemnity insurance guide answers these and other questions in a flash.
23/02/2019

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Is employee illness damaging the health of your business?
Can small business health insurance and wellbeing plans help both you and your staff? Yep. Say hello to productivity and goodbye to presenteeism.
17/01/2019

Out of the mouths of architects
Wish you could pick other architects’ brains before setting up your business? Well, no need because we’ve done it for you. Take a look at these top tips...
11/10/2018

What to include in an architect’s business plan – advice from one architect to another
What do experienced architects wish they'd known before they set up on their own? Advice for architects on writing a business plan.
11/10/2018

Architect Q&A: How to start an architecture firm
We spoke to Simon Laird of Simon Laird Associates about how he came to start his own architecture firm, what he learned, and what advice he'd give a newbie.
09/10/2018

Hours worked by new architecture firms
Starting your own business is tempting. How many hours can someone starting their own architecture practice expect to work?
03/10/2018

Starting an architecture practice – the nine year itch
At what point in their career do architects consider starting an architecture practice? What are the pros and cons of going it alone as an architect?
28/09/2018

Professional photographers associations: are they worth it?
There are quite a number of trade associations for professional photographers in the UK - but are they worth joining? And what do you get for your money?
27/06/2018

Photographer Q&A: LaFemme Portrait
We talk to Sarah from boutique studio La Femme Portrait about the life of a professional photographer, and all the ups and downs that come with it
27/06/2018