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  • Telepressure: the effects of email on health

    New research, published in the Journal of Occupational Health and Psychology, reports that the urge to respond immediately to work-related messages may affect health. Larissa Barber, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Northern Illinois University, has a name for this phenomenon: telepressure. It’s the urge to respond immediately to work-related messages, no matter when they…

  • Surviving tough times

    Paul Hitchens, Creative Director of Verve Brand Consultancy and contributor to International Therapist, offers some top tips to FHT members on how to build a brand during tough times… In tough times and at the onset of economic recession, the first impulse for many businesses is to cap spending. Despite the advice of seasoned businessmen to…

  • Building a visual brand for small business

    Join Enterprise Nation and iStock for a free webinar on Wednesday 12th November, 12.00pm – 12.30pm. Rebecca Swift, Director of Creative Planning of iStock, joined the photography industry over 20 years ago and was one of the founding members of the creative research team at Getty Images. Rebecca has published many trend reports and acts…

  • 20% off all voucher books for a limited time only Offer your clients the perfect gift for friends and family this Christmas. With £5, £10 and £20 denominations these unique books are a great way to promote your business.  Order here before 14 November 2014 Image: Dollar Photo Club, FHT

  • Beauty salons should consider breaking with stereotypes, says audio branding specialist A study conducted by PH Media Group has found the typical voice profile used by firms in their audio branding is female and aged 25 to 35. The most popular voice is also friendly and reassuring in tone, helping to convey a sense of…

  • Your top tips on… funding. FHT Member is seeking funding for her not-for-profit organisation, which offers free complementary therapy treatments to injured service personnel, veterans, carers and their families. If you have any top tips, please leave your recommendations below. Remember to get in touch if you would like your questions posted. Image: Dollar Photo…

  • Enterprise Nation has opened a dedicated small business space at Somerset House, London The space will offer events, training and advice for the British entrepreneurial community. The space is the vision of our founder Emma Jones MBE, and is part of a bid to transform the small business advice landscape while driving forward the British…

  • Have you had unwanted attention or nuisance calls? Following a supervision session with CAM practitioners, Sharon Fairhurst (senior lecturer in complementary healthcare) and Sally-Ann Baker (senior lecturer psychology) of Glyndwr University, are researching the extent to which practitioners nationally have experienced personal safety issues.   It has long been acknowledged that working in a profession…

  • FREE online business courses Thank you to member, Brenda Seaborn, for bringing vision2learn to the FHT’s attention, which offers FREE online courses in association with further education colleges. These include Level 2 certificates in Customer Service, Working in the Health Sector, Equality and Diversity, Business and Administration, and Essential IT Skills – all of which…

  • Would you like a grant of £4k – £15k AND a free one year learning programme? You can now apply for this year’s Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme.  If you are successful, you will receive a place on a year long learning programme, along with a grant of £4,000 if you are starting a social…

  • Social media trends that will shape 2014 Social media is key for small businesses and constantly evolving. With this in mind, Social Media Today has published its trends for 2014 and how to get ready for them. “Social Media allows small businesses to leverage technology to even the playing field with bigger brands and companies.…

  • A recent survey by WorldPay has shown that sexism and discrimination may hold men back from caring and therapeutic professions The survey revealed a number of concerning facts about the opinions of men and women in Britain. Both sexes are still being held back from pursuing occupations that might not be seen as suitable for…