Finances when starting your own business

Starting your own business is always going to be a big financial investment and it would be wrong to imply otherwise. Even if you are in a business such as consultancy which has minimal expenses and no stock outlay, premises or similar, the loss of

Top ten best bits about working as an HR consultant

Most of our consultants have been working with small and medium-sized businesses for a few years now, helping them with all their HR needs.  Someone asked the other day what were the best bits about what they do? Some of them were more obvious than

Personal development as a self-employed consultant

Your personal development is important, and that doesn’t stop being the case if you move from employment to self-employment in your own business. You might have good subject knowledge and feel confident in the advice you can give your clients, but we can all improve,

7 things small businesses look for in their HR consultant

If you’re thinking of setting up on a self-employed basis as an HR consultant, either completely on your own or with an established brand, a key part of your marketing will be understanding what your potential clients are looking for. Understanding this will enable you

Giving effective advice when you’re on your own

Many self-employed HR consultants have previously been employed in large companies, often with big HR departments around them, or with more senior members of staff, or staff with particular specialities available to seek advice from. Sometimes HR professionals have also had easy, frequent access to

What are your motivators for considering self-employment?

When I talk to HR professionals about the possibility of working with us, I spend a large portion of the conversation exploring what their motivations are for considering leaving (usually) a traditional employed role. I do this partly because it can be helpful for marketing

Why self-employment shouldn’t be a quick decision

For many HR professionals I speak to in the course of my work, self-employment is something they’ve been developing as a long-term goal over quite a long period of time. I think that’s actually a good thing. It’s a huge decision; a life-changing one usually.

Welcome to Rachel Weaven

We are delighted to welcome Rachel Weaven to face2faceHR. She’s going to be bringing our down-to-earth, realistic and tailored approach to HR to SMEs in Swindon and the surrounding area, with the benefit of extensive experience across a wide range of HR issues, including particular

Being terribly British is bad for business

Being successful in self-employed consultancy has a lot of challenges, but something that frequently holds people back is a tendency most of us have in this country of being terribly British. What I mean by that is things like not wanting to blow our own

Are you excited and scared?

Something I often hear from prospective new consultants, or from those who are getting ready to launch, is that they are feeling both excited and scared simultaneously. That’s a good thing. Making this move is a big deal; a huge change for most people. But