WHAT your sUCCESSFUL BUSINESS NEEDS, WANTS, AND MUST HAVE (BY LAW)
The quality of advice online is at an all time low. Putting your business at risk of illegal or poor advice.
For example businesses need to be registered with the ICO (even if you are only communicating via social media) and failing to do this can gain you an instant £400 fine!
All business owners, charities and development managers involved with us get discounts to work with many of these essential services and on the Insiders business growth community you can ask questions of these experts (for free, 24/7.)
We’ve helped businesses like yours secure some exceptional opportunities and mitigate a lot of risk worth millions. Do join us!
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
- What you need by law for your business.
- What is essential for your business.
- What is good to have in place for your business. Things every business could benefit from (but if you are on a budget, it’s not essential to start with – aim to add as soon as you can. We want business to be sustainable.) All Affiliates are Insiders so you can start the conversation there. To use discount codes visit the Business school. Any questions email us here
| Product or Service | Legal Requirement | Essential | Good to have | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRMC | X | |||
| Data Protection | X | Advaista, Robyn Banks. Copy and pasting docs is very dangerous and opens you to risk. | ||
| Privacy Notices | X | Advaista, Robyn Banks. Copy and pasting docs is very dangerous and opens you to risk. | ||
| Bank Account | X | Not essential, but very wise to keep your money separate. | ||
| Printing | X | Nexus Design and print, Gill Robinson. Print never goes out of fashion in marketing. | ||
| Photography | X | Good images can sell your business. Poor images can damage brand, sales and marketing results. Affiliates South Tina Wing Photography | ||
| Insurance | X | Speak with the experts to see what you need. Don’t leave yourself open to risk. | ||
| Health and Safety | X | Copy and pasting docs is very dangerous and opens you to risk. We don’t have a HS Expert yet, do you know one? | ||
| Accountant | X | You can do your own books, but laws change and your accountant will even deal with HRMC for you. They know what you can claim for and can help you understand how to make more money too. Saving you time and money so you can concentrate on making the money! ZDS Accountants speak with Deepan Shah | ||
| Accountancy software | X | Bernie Hughes is our affiliate offering exclusive Xero offers and training. | ||
| Website | X | Emedia Website design, Justin Ormerod. It can stand you apart from the competition and be powerful as part of a marketing strategy. | ||
| SEO | This will massively help you get your business seen on Google. And grow your mailing list. And now we’ve Koala Digital on board with exclusive small business support. | |||
| Blog | X | 2 options; 1. Blogging for business course (50% discount as an Insider) Here 2. Write Wai PR, Sally Anderson Wai | ||
| Marketing Strategy | X | 4 options; 1. Marketing course (50% discount as an Insider.) Here 2. Affiliate Rob Sayles. (Agency). 3. Affiliate Mandie Holgate. (Coach.) 4. Free sales training; Insiders webinars and business school. | ||
| Social media | X | 4 options; 1. Influencer course (50% discount as an Insider.) Here 2. Affiliate Rob Sayles. (Digital agency). 3. Affiliate Mandie Holgate. (Coach.) 4. Pangels, Jenny Sjollema. (VA). 5. Karen Rhodes Facebook Ads training and done for you services. | ||
| Email Marketing | X | 3 options; 1. Zoom Mail. 2. Rob Sayles. (Agency). 3. Affiliate Mandie Holgate. (Coach.) | ||
| P.R. | X | 2 options; 1. Affiliate, Write Wai, Sally Anderson Wai. Do it for you. 2. Affiliate Mandie Holgate. (Coach.) Teach you how to do it yourself. | ||
| Copywriting | X | 1. If words aren’t your thing then a copywriter can write website content, blog articles, social media posts. Affiliate Write Wai, Sally Anderson Wai. 2. Mandie’s Done for you service. See Insiders for info. 3. Blogging for business course – fast tangible results. Click here. | ||
| Telesales | X | Not just to bring in leads and new business, use telesales for customer engagement and repeat business. Affiliate Daliah Hopcroft, 42 Limited. | ||
| Graphic Designer | X | It may seem easy to design everything your business needs on Canva, however poor branding, logos and design can damage your businesses image. | ||
| HR Services | X | Copy and pasting your documentation is risky. Nicki Freshwater, NJD People Consulting. | ||
| Employee documentation | X | Marsha Robinson, Paladin Knight. Mistakes in documentation can put you at high risk. Another example where generic templates could put you at risk. | ||
| Virtual Assistant | X | If your business is growing fast, however you aren’t ready to take on staff (or more staff) then a VA can take over many administration, social media, tasks for you. Jenny Sjoella. Pangels. | ||
| Logistics | X | Chris Murphy, Tide Logistics – can also assist with importing. | ||
| Coach / Mentor | X | The Insiders can work at your mentoring system providing constructive criticism, advice and experience. Mandie Holgate, Global coach. | ||
| Personal and Professional Development | Mandie Holgate, staff, leadership. | |||
| Business Plan | X | It is far easier to get to a destination if you know where, why, how what, when. Mandie Holgate, Global Coach and The Insiders. This course has the most amazing business plan module you could imagine! | ||
| Mission Statement | X | A powerful way to showcase what you stand for. Useful for award entries and new contracts. Good for customers, staff and suppliers. Assists with business plan and marketing strategy too. Mandie Holgate and The Insiders. | ||
| Tech | X | Ian Harden, IPC solutions – helping over half of the INsiders with repairs/replacements and upgrades. Better than the manufacturer’s warranty. | ||
| Cyber Security | X | Jayne Meek, Spritzmonkey Cyber Security. | ||
| Serviced offices | X | Can give your business a good postal address, appearance of a larger organisation, and a receptionist to take all calls so you never miss an opportunity | ||
| Office supplies | X | |||
| Telecommunications | X | |||
| Health | X | Not looking after you in the equation is dangerous. If you don’t listen to your body, your body will floor you at the worse possible time. We’ve lots of experts on physical, emotional and mental health, including affiliates @Dr Anca-Liana Ciobotaru and Mandie Holgate | ||
| Pensions and Investments | X | Sarah Travers from Ajax Wealth Management. |