Business

Minuteman helps local firms bounce back
Minuteman Press in Bath has been helping local businesses continue to trade through the coronavirus pandemic after launching a community website, ‘Bounce Back Bath and NE Somerset’.

Cimpress: resilient but “far from where we want to be”
Cimpress founder Robert Keane has described the effects on business of the Covid-19 pandemic as akin to being “punched hard in the stomach”.
The June & July 2020 issue of Printweek is out now and is crammed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...
The cover feature in this issue is on the benefits a neurodiverse workforce can bring to businesses. We also try to give you visibility of your obligations under the UK's famously opaque contract...

Beautiful minds, Brilliant results
Not everyone’s brain works the same way and those who diverge are too often maligned, but employing those who think differently can bring real benefits.

Contract killers
Deals are done every minute of the day and every day of the week; some informal, others by written contract. Most are carried out seamlessly, but there are occasions where agreements fall apart...

Commission accomplished
Every commercial operation needs good salespeople if they are to sell their products, but while pay can be easier to set for some employees, it has been notoriously difficult to create a commission...

Going greener: 10 top tips
There was a time during the last decade when carbon footprint reduction seemed to be the primary topic of conversation in the print industry, with recyclables, chemicals and shifts to new, greener...

Business Inspection: Make a strong recovery
In the late noughties, Mark Gray was running a profitable Manchester print business producing educational material, but with the market flagging due to new technological capabilities in schools, Gray...

20 lessons learned during lockdown for prospering amid the new normal
While some print firms were shuttered during lockdown, others have kept going throughout. Dr Adrian Steele, managing director at Staffordshire-based Mercian Labels shares some of the changed workplace...

Covid crisis should stimulate a better deal for UK makers
Just as the coronavirus situation has kept us all apart, it’s also served to bring people and organisations together.