From the craftsman behind the popular YouTube channel Primitive Technology comes a practical guide to building huts and tools using only natural materials from the wild.John Plant, the man behind the channel, Primitive Technology, is a bonafide YouTube star. With almost 10 million subscribers and an average of 5 million views per video, John's channel is beloved by a wide-ranging fan base, from campers and preppers to hipster woodworkers and craft...

This book covers the most important aspects of these essential issues, such as:how and when to budgethow to audit your school's facilitieshow to manage, maintain and improve your premisesways to gain extra funding for your premiseswhat are the main Health and Safety issues, what are the common pitfalls, and what are the policies you really need.

Risk Management is an important concept for all organisations. Especially organisations in the high growth stage, when various risks may be not understood. Incidents can take place with devistating results. Risk Management affects all small to medium size enterprises and should be considered when strategic planning of new projects. This Practice guide is for small to medium size enterprises that require quick guide to risk management in areas of strategic, finance, operations, compliance, ...

Crowdfund it! was first published in 2012 and updated in 2013, providing a comprehensive guide to the global crowdfunding phenomenon in its heady early days.The book offers timeless expert advice for creatives, start-ups and not-for-profits who are considering running an online fundraising campaign.Written by Australian digital publishing and crowdfunding teacher and blogger Anna Maguire, Crowdfund it! profiles key global crowdfunding platforms such as Indiegogo, Pozible an...

Corporate fraud is unlike any other risk that an organisation has to manage. It requires us to believe that we can be deceived by individuals that we know, trust and do business with – one of life's 'inconvenient truths'. So, we often choose to believe many of the myths that prevail: 'our people would not commit fraud'... 'fraud couldn't happen to us, we're a stable organisation'... 'we would know quickly if it happened, we watch the vulnerable areas'.The fact is that people are dr...

Includes sample documents for clear guidance and inspirationUnderstand your rights and responsibilities as an employerBritish small business owners can't afford to learn from their mistakes, especially as regards employment law. This book keeps you onside with the law and onside with your staff too. From hiring and firing through to dealing with wages, pensions, and maternity leave, you'll discover what to do, what not to do, and how to get it right first time.Disco...

This construction client's manual is written in the form of a list of activities. It supports owners in the role of client by helping them make choices during the project development process. This increases control over cost, quality and duration at each stage.Activities within each main stage of the project development (preparation stage; procurement; design; preparation for construction; construction itself; handover; implementation) are divided into phases, each requiring separa...

Know Your Rights: Employment and Family brings together the most up-to-date information on: Family law, including the Civil Partnership Act, from marriage to divorce; adoption to guardianship; sale of the family home to wills and inheritance; domestic violence to custody. The rights of the employee and the employer, including terms of employment, notice periods, redundancy, unfair dismissal, payment of wages, sick pay and sick leave. Usin...

This book, about international contracting and contract management, is written from the angle of the contractor and discussed from an international perspective. It comments on real-life cases, taken from various kinds of projects: infrastructural works (roads, bridges, tunnels, rail roads), wind- and sunfarms, oil and gas installations, such as platforms, pipe lines, power generating works, and large buildings.The book is structured around the contracting cycle. Chapters include dealing wi...

This book was originally written as a guide to payroll clerks, executives and managers to be used together with payroll software, some thirty years ago, as part of the efforts of a company to get uses for its software. The book achieved its aims.Payroll management is now only a very small part of the Human Resource Capital Department. Payroll in fact is being outsourced to those who want to work from home. It is to this group of self employed that this book is addressed to.

This eBook has been written to serve as a guideline for those unaware of employee fraud schemes and their effect on a business enterprise. It aims to enlighten entrepreneurs, especially those of small entities, with a basic knowledge and practical insight into how employee fraud schemes are organized and perpetrated in a business organization. With reference to some of the most reliable literature on the subject, this book aims to help readers understand the most common types of employee f...

A strategic, practical, cost-effective approach to fraud preventionIn troubled economic times, the risk of fraud and financial crime increases. In our post credit crunch environment, new laws and tougher penalties for financial crime mean that if you are in business, you have a responsibility to help fight fraud.However, to design effective, proportionate fraud controls for your business, you need a complete picture of all the risks. Managing Fraud Risk...