One of the most positive aspects of the 2007/08 financial crisis has been the boom in start-up businesses in the UK. This has kept unemployment figures low and the 5 million small businesses contribute 47% of the UK private sector turnover and 60% of private sector employment.

Small Business Owners are a hardy breed of people. They have to deal with a very wide range of things on their “to-do” list, with very long hours and often without the financial reserves that they deserve.

One common factor for virtually all of us is that we all want to be treated fairly. Failure to treat people fairly at work has a long-term effect on them and leads to a breakdown of trust.

It is not always a good thing to be the first one to try new technology, particularly in business.

The first versions of technology are not always reliable and this is particularly important when it comes to the security of data.