Sarah ShortAug 3, 2020Marketing your business
One of the things people either get stuck with when starting out in business or even don’t do at all (shock horror!) are proper business plans or marketing plans. But planning your business effectively is a key element of success. Although our franchise fee is small...
Eleanor DeemJul 27, 2020Running your own business, Working from home
Obviously here at face2faceHR HQ we think being a self-employed HR consultant is just great, and I’ve written loads before on why it’s a good decision for many people. And equally clearly, we have a business interest in persuading people of that. But if you’re...
Eleanor DeemJul 13, 2020Marketing your business, Running your own business
Starting out in business as an HR consultant (or actually any kind of consultant), getting your first client is perhaps the biggest hurdle and also the most exciting one to cross. Here are our top tips for getting your first client and making sure it’s the right one....
Hannah AmblerJul 6, 2020Running your own business
I’ve written often about the variety in working with small business clients in terms of getting to know different industries, and how that keeps things interesting. But actually, one of the best things stemming from that variety is something about the impact you can...
Hannah AmblerJun 29, 2020Running your own business
One of the advantages that current consultants have mentioned to me about being part of a franchise is that it gives them the opportunity to seem more established from the start. As a group, we have been working with small businesses for 12 years now; our expertise in...
Hannah AmblerJun 8, 2020Dealing with clients
Are you overly concerned about process? It’s understandable in many cases. If you’re working in a big organisation then it’s important to be consistent and the more discretion involved in handling employee issues, the harder it can be to achieve that. The other thing...
