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Free 60-Minute Workshop for Small Business Owners and HR Professionals

Are you a small business owner wearing too many hats? A solo HR manager struggling to keep up with endless compliance demands? You're not alone.

​Join us for this 60-minute workshop where you'll discover how to transform your HR approach from a time-consuming burden to a strategic advantage—without needing a corporate-sized team or budget.

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Neonatal Care Leave and Pay Act

EMPLOYERS: The new Neonatal Care Leave and Pay Act comes into force on April 6th, 2025. Are you ready?

Why should you care now?

✅ It's a day-one right for ALL employees
✅ Includes significant legal protections
✅ Requires policy and process changes
✅ Impacts long-term absence planning

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2025 Employment Law Changes Why Small Business Owners Need to Plan Ahead

While 2025 may seem quieter for employment law changes compared to 2024, small business owners must still prepare for key updates.

This lull offers a crucial opportunity to streamline compliance and get ahead before more significant reforms arrive in 2026.

Proactive planning now ensures smoother transitions and protects your business from future disruptions.

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Feeling Overwhelmed Managing The People In Your Business?

Running a business, with employees, can be overwhelming at times — we’ve been there and we’ve done that!

  • 20+ years of experience

  • Over 200 businesses supported

  • Bespoke HR solutions

The HR services that we offer small business owners isn’t just sitting on the end of a phone and advising piecemeal.

We like to roll up our sleeves and get in there to really help.

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Feel like you’re riding the rollercoaster?

I see you, fellow business owners. I see you because I was you.

Building my consultancy was like riding a roller coaster – exhilarating and terrifying all at once. Growing the team, landing bigger clients, living what seemed like the entrepreneurial dream. But beneath the surface, something was crumbling.

The weight of responsibility became crushing.

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People, Coaching Debbie Ford People, Coaching Debbie Ford

Our approach

I'm not your typical HR consultant who shows up with a clipboard and a rulebook. Instead, I'm more like your strategic partner who rolls up their sleeves and dives in to find real, practical solutions. As one client put it: "Emily was brilliant not just as a service but a solutions provider".

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Step into 2025 with a people plan

Are you tired of constantly putting out HR fires in your small business?

December isn't just about Christmas prep – it's the perfect time to transform your approach to people management for 2025.

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People Debbie Ford People Debbie Ford

Why specialist hr support matters

I've been working with a recruitment business owner recently who was at breaking point. He'd been paying for a generic HR helpline (you know the type - insurance-backed, call centre approach, tick-box solutions). But they just weren't getting it.

The challenge? An underperforming consultant with ongoing sickness issues. Months of frustration, zero progress, and a helpline that didn't understand the unique dynamics of recruitment businesses.

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People, Coaching Debbie Ford People, Coaching Debbie Ford

Reigniting that business spark

In today's video, I'm going to share how successful businesses are flipping the script on performance management. We'll explore how focusing on coaching and development first can transform your business culture, boost your billers' confidence, and actually make those tougher conversations more constructive when they're needed.

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Performance Chats that are Powerful Not Painful

Here's a radical thought for recruitment & small business owners - what if performance conversations actually energised your team?

Somewhere along the way, the very mention of "performance" became associated with blame, fear and that dreaded march to HR. It's no wonder we all tense up at the phrase "we need to talk about your performance."

What if we changed this narrative in our businesses?

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CLARITY IS THE BEDROCK OF BUSINESS GROWTH

One of the things I see all the time that totally hinders performance in recruitment businesses is a lack of clarity around expectations.

This is often coming from a really good place. Business owners not wanting to recreate the restrictive KPI, fear driven cultures of recruitment past. Not wanting to bog down the business in rules, policies and complex contracts. I totally get it.

However, an all or nothing approach is really damaging your business and your culture.

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