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Jan 21
2 min

How care homes are dealing with COVID-19

No-one could have failed to notice the huge impact that the current pandemic has had on the UK Care Home sector. On the negative side, we...

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Roman Joachym

Jan 7
2 min

Innovation in Social Care

We live in unprecedented times where we are all experiencing massive disruption to our personal lives, be that access to services,...

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Peter Elliot, Senior Partner

Jan 4
3 min

Brexit and GDPR – what you need to know

Most organisations work with Personal Data in one form or another and will have their Privacy Policy and Notices in place. Many of these...

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Tony Cross

Oct 28, 2020
2 min

Going Places, EP Expands

Three years on and Empiric Partners is pleased to announce that we are strengthening our team through the appointment of Ian Cross as an...

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Mike Duff

Jul 14, 2020
1 min

Mike's Brain Teaser - the answer!

In last week's newsletter, I asked "Before Mount Everest was discovered which was the highest mountain in the world? " The answer, of...

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Mike Duff

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Ripe for a fruitful return to growth

GB Seasons are a start-up trading business exporting premium fruit and vegetables to the Far East. As with so many other businesses the...

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Tony Cross

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

For whom the bell tolls

The Lockdown in response to the Pandemic has significantly affected the way in which we communicate. The long-term trends have been...

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David Willis

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Knowing Me, Knowing You

In our first edition of this occasional series designed to get to know our advisers a little better, we ask David Willis some challenging...

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David Butler

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Just behind the NHS front line

I am not going to pretend this article is from a health professional working in the NHS or in a Care Home. My perspective comes from...

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Antoine West

Jul 1, 2020
3 min

Legal life under Lockdown

From the vantage point of our City law firm – usually based in our workplace in Moorgate, but now well and truly dispersed across all our...

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Coronavirus - Government Support options

Mike Duff, Managing Partner

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Coronavirus - Government Support options

In this article we examine the loans and grants available from the Government to help companies tackle the economic challenges arising...

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Peter Elliot, Senior Partner

Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Cyber-crime goes into overdrive

Over the past 3 weeks I have heard of two small businesses suffering from Invoice fraud, neither of which was straightforward. You might...

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Tony Cross

May 18, 2020
1 min

A salute to our unsung heroes

Empiric Partners has, during the last few years been fortunate in securing a place on several Local Government frameworks established to...

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David Willis

May 11, 2020
3 min

COVID-19 Update - What should SMEs be thinking and doing now?

Senior Partner David Willis shares his thoughts on the government's push to get business back to work As the country slowly starts to...

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Tony Cross

Apr 28, 2020
2 min

FOMO, Fact or Fiction

Photo credit: TheDyslex Honesty is by far the best policy and I admit to discovering a whole new world of phrases and acronyms since...

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Peter Elliot, Senior Partner

Mar 29, 2020
3 min

Top Tips to manage people remotely

Managers are now having to grapple with us and our team members working from home. My wife, who is a college lecturer, is finding it...

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Tony Cross, Senior Partner

Mar 28, 2020
1 min

Out of the dark, into the light

I know that a blog has not featured for a while on the Empiric Website or my LinkedIn media. There are a number of reasons for this...

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Empiric Partners appointed advisers to Dorset Gateway's High Growth support programme

Mike Duff, Managing Partner

Dec 20, 2019
1 min

Empiric Partners appointed advisers to Dorset Gateway's High Growth support programme

Recognising our expertise in advising high growth businesses, we are delighted to be working with the the Dorset Gateway to provide...

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Empiric Partners Launch: High Growth Support Programme™

Tony Cross, Managing Partner

Nov 27, 2019
2 min

Empiric Partners Launch: High Growth Support Programme™

“In a complex and uncertain world, we will provide you with a comprehensive and intelligent response to managing your growth and...

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Cyber Essentials – changes are on the way

Peter Elliot, Senior Partner

Oct 17, 2019
2 min

Cyber Essentials – changes are on the way

I had a great day out last week at the Cyber Security: Securing SMEs symposium as part of the Malvern Festival of Innovation. It was...

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