Month: <span>April 2021</span>

One of the most stable countries in Latin America, Costa Rica has an open economy based upon agriculture, industrial production, services, and tourism. It’s main industrial products are:

  • microprocessors and electronic components
  • medical equipment
  • food and coffee

Costa Rica has a population of around 5 million and now could be a good time to start doing business out there as the country is currrently benefiting from  $650 million for major improvements to airports, roads and seaports.

If you’re thinking of doing business in Costa Rica you’ll need an easy-to-use and reliable international conference call provider –  especially as current Covid-19 restrictions mean that travel is not permitted between the UK and Costa Rica.

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Internet trolls are everywhere – just as some people turn into psychopaths the second they get behind the wheel of car, others lose all sense of perspective the second they get online.

This strange breed get a bang out of causing arguments or, even worse, causing others personal anguish, safe in the knowledge they’ll likely never be found, such is the level on anonymity you can have online.

It’s a phenomenon that isn’t a million miles from the world of disinformation, and the two can often go hand-in-hand if there’s a conspiracy or half-truth to spread. The last 12 months has given trolls a lot of ammunition.

If you or your business is being plagued by these online idiots, here’s how to handle internet trolls.

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The last 12 months have been bad for businesses in all industries. The pandemic has seen countless businesses suffer financially, with many having to cease trading completely. The situation wasn’t helped by business insurance companies failing to pay out on legitimate business interruption insurance claims.

But it seems the pandemic has also taken its toll on some of the world’s biggest insurance brands, which have lost nearly $30 billion in brand value.

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The importance of employee well-being has been greatly understated in the past. That being said, companies are now starting to recognise the importance and the benefits of investing in employee wellbeing. It used to be a case where employee well-being programmes were confined to bigger organisations with a big budget and the luxury of a big HR department.

The fact is that companies are not just investing in employee well-being to be nice, there are tangible benefits of having access to well-being professionals and should be a consideration for all companies. This post is going to dive into some of the benefits of investing in an employee well-being scheme.

Employee well-being has become an even bigger issue during the pandemic. Here’s all you need to know about keeping your staffs health and wellbeing at the forefront of all you do.

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A conference call is a telephone call in which three or more callers can talk to each other at the same time. Also known as a teleconference, this type of call can be made on a landline, mobile, or via an internet connection, and is usually held to enable a meeting to take place when it’s not possible to get all participants in the same room.

Utilising a conference call means people in different locations to run meetings over the phone, to help get job done faster and without relying on everyone to be able to get to the same place at the same time. And utilising ConferenceCall.co.uk means people can join the call from anywhere in the world..

Conference calls are a useful resource for people who work at home or work remotely from another location, and calls can easily be made between participants in different countries.

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There’s always been something a bit mysterious about cryptocurrency – maybe it’s down to a lack of understanding about how it works, or maybe it’s a lack of understanding about why it’s needed.

But has lockdown changed our perceptions? And is cryptocurrency now mainstream?

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For as long as any of us can remember, working from home was seen as a perk – a way to miss the grind of the daily commute and get a better work/life balance.

But since many of us have been forced to work from home exclusively during the pandemic, there seems to have been a growing number of people complaining that they’re fed up of working for home and long for a return to the office.

Even the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has weighed in and suggested workers might actually quit their jobs if they’re not allowed back to work. So, would you consider walking away from work if you were told that telecommuting was to become permanent?

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