Are you franchise wise?

Becoming a franchisee is like entering a business on the first floor. A strong foundation has already been laid in the form of an established reputation and business model, which give you a head start...

Employment status in the UK: implications for business owners

When employers get their assessment of employment status wrong, not only they can they get tribunal judgments against them publicly published and suffer the related reputational damage that follows,...

The secret to achieving great referral rates: five-star service

‘We've been asked by a lot of people how we've grown so quickly, and the answer is really simple … we've aligned the entire organisation around one mission: to provide the best customer service...

The productivity issue: how to get more done in less time

If your mind is even slightly resisting a task, it will look for an easier alternative to focus on, and smartphones are perfect at feeding you an endless stream of bite-sized information, that is much...

The use of the Sterimedix GTI Cannula® (Amar) in the management of facial scars and contour defects

A plethora of treatment modalities have been described for the management of scars. It is crucial for the treating clinician to carefully evaluate the patient and the cause of scarring before...

Rosacea: approaches to a complex and chronic skin condition

It is vital for the practitioner to consider that rosacea is a chronic condition that will undoubtedly have a profound effect on the individual's self-confidence. Egeberg et al (2016) suggested that...

Fighting the good fight: striving for recognition as a medical specialty

Our esteemed colleague Dr Jani Van Loghem recently announced on social media that the Netherlands will be the first European country to welcome aesthetic medicine as a medical profile specialty from...

BACN Specialist Aesthetic Nurse Standards, Competency Framework and Career Structure Project

The ultimate objective of this activity is to establish aesthetic nursing as a ‘speciality’ and to underpin this with the appropriate building blocks, frameworks, competencies and career structure. We...

Yvonne Senior bids a fond farewell and looks to new horizons in aesthetics

Reflecting and looking forward: an update from the JCCP

» We are starting to see a gradual change in the attitude towards regulation at Government level « .

The importance of making a Will as a business owner

It's an executor who will administer your estate after your death. Although it is usual to have two or three executors, there is no limit on the number you can name in your Will. However, the maximum...

Setting up shop in the UK? Considerations before transferring or starting a business

It quickly became clear that Centros Unico had failed to fully understand the UK market as a whole. The business model had not been modified to reflect the change in environment; it was the same model...