The latest from FanFinders’ CEO and co-founders on topics such as team management, remote working, boosting morale and business growth.
Roughly 11 years ago, I became a dad, to a beautiful bouncing little boy called Jack. Parenthood was one of those life-changing moments for me, it made me reassess what and who I am as a person. Cliched as hell I know, but it made me look at my life with a much bigger perspective. …
Often, stories about entrepreneurship focus on extreme examples of companies going from nothing to stratospheric overnight. The startup bubble makes it easy to envision the classic Silicon Valley path which sees millions in investment in your idea on day one and no looking back, but the growth journey for many companies is about being realistic …
To office or not to office is the question. The discussion in recent weeks has been vocal from both sides. What do we gain from remote working environments and what might we lose? However, the facts are that many employees are still having to work from home, some of whom may have never had this …
5 ways to improve productivity in the remote workplace Read More »
Entrepreneurship is exciting. The idea of riding that wave of success and seeing the business you’ve founded come to life. But it’s never a straightforward journey. Any amount of promise and potential can fall by the wayside, if you’re only focused on the benefits of your project. What obstacles? FanFinders is now the number one …
Three challenges we faced when building our business (and what we did) Read More »
I don’t think wearing a tie has ever made me a better worker. How people dress at work and ‘formal dress codes’ has been a polarising subject for a while. More recently, there have been discussions about everything from the nature of self-expression, whether some industries are failing to evolve and what ‘business casual’ even …
Tats and Ties – Chatting ‘work dress codes’ with CEO Alec Dobbie Read More »
Ben Margolis has been Chief Financial Officer at FanFinders for almost 5 years. With his consultancy supporting a small number of ambitious growth businesses with their financial and development strategies, we caught up to get his perspective on the past few months and what lies ahead. What have you been working on during the pandemic? …
Talking business ingenuity and remote working… with Ben Margolis, CFO Read More »
Apprenticeships are big news at the moment. From talk of a new government ‘bounty’ to incentivise companies through to where exactly hiring young people fits into post-pandemic plans, the role of apprentices is in the spotlight – and that’s a good thing. At FanFinders, we hired our first apprentice back in 2016. Since then, apprentices …
There are vital lessons to be learnt from the proactive approach of U.S. companies during the pandemic. In the baby market, the questions that have been asked of companies during this period are similar to those being faced by other industries: How can we provide a version of our services/products through online channels? E-commerce is …
Being strategic during the pandemic – The American way Read More »
If you can’t trust your employees to work from home, then you have the wrong employees. The COVID-10 lockdown has been a journey into the unknown for plenty of companies out there, big and small. Plunged into a virtual world in the space of a few weeks, lessons have been learnt about everything from digital …
