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No one wants to borrow money – it’s a bad idea. Of course it can help sometimes, and at times there’s just no alternative (who would be able to buy a house without a mortgage, for example?) but generally speaking, it’s undesirable. Borrowing money is expensive. That cost can be a few pounds, or a few percent of the original sum, in the best cases; in the worst, it can double, triple or even worse the amount of money you borrow. Pay off a typical credit card at the minimum rate, for example (2 percent or £5 minimum), and the amount of money you actually end up paying will be around three times higher than the amount you borrow. Under those circumstances, that pair of shoes or flatscreen TV you put on the credit card don’t really seem such a great buy after all. Cash Genie is a commercial lender, so it’s worth knowing exactly what debt you’re taking on, but in this case it’s simpler than usual.

To begin with, loans are for one month only. You’ll pay 30 percent for a sum of money between £75 and £750 (that is, paying back £100 to £1,000). That may seem expensive, but the arrangement effectively means that the cost is a flat fee: these loans aren’t designed to be rolled over like a long-term loan, in the same way that a credit card or mortgage is. You pay the 30 percent and that’s it: there’s no room for compound interest – that nasty phenomenon whereby interest is paid on interest as the months go by – which can stretch a credit card bill out for years.

30 percent is a high rate for a month (although there are lenders who will charge you much more) so the way to decide whether it’s worth it is simple: if you don’t take the loan, will you end up paying more than that fee in other ways – for example, fines for missed payments, or the loss of vital services? If so, and there’s no other alternative, taking the Cash Genie loan simply makes good mathematical sense. Ideally, it’s going to be a one-off that gets you out of trouble, and gives you enough breathing space to put some budgeting systems in place that mean you won’t have to rely on loans in the future. That’s the nature of short-term loans, after all: they’re not supposed to be an ongoing feature of your life.

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school uniforms have a lot to be said for them. They are a good leveller in terms of status (in that those of richer families dress just the same as children from less well off families), and they bring a degree of conformity to a school, which helps to reinforce the identity of the pupils as members of the school. Wearing specific school clothes, rather than keeping a looser dress code, also means that there is a floor level of smartness expected. However, there is a downside to uniforms, and that is cost and hassle when it comes to purchasing them. A London schoolwear supplier that sells products online can therefore make a massive difference when it comes to that time of year again – or more regularly, if your children are growing fast.

Kids are usually happy to go out and buy clothes, so long as they are clothes they want to wear. The trouble is that school clothes aren’t generally exciting, and there’s no reason to get the job done. This inevitably means that it gets left to the last day, and then there’s a mad rush as the family dashes around the high street, trying to find all the new clothes you need before the new term gets underway. Worse, it’s not just your family, so the relevant shops are jammed with (usually) mothers and their children, all hunting for clothes that no one really wants to spend any time chasing after. It’s the regular end-of-holiday nightmare, that looming drag that comes after weeks of rest and recreation (or, alternatively, the crowning misery after weeks of having the house overrun by noisy kids).

The online London schoolwear supplier can avoid many of the problems that come with buying school clothes by the traditional routes. So long as you have the relevant measurements (which you can even find by checking the labels on those clothes you know do fit well), you can order all the school uniforms you need over the internet, without even setting foot in the crowded shops of the high street. Of course, there are some things you may need to buy in person; some people are wary about buying shoes online, for example, although if you’re confident enough about what you want then these are also available over the internet. But that’s just one trip, rather than a day – or days – of traipsing around the shops, wishing you hadn’t put it off for quite so long this time.

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Social work jobs come in all shapes and sorts. Obviously there are lots of similarities between them, since they are all in the caring field, but some social services jobs will involve different skills to others. If you are considering a career in social worker jobs, it’s always a useful idea to look around and see what there is out there before applying and training. That way, you can get some experience under your belt as well as learning a bit more about the kinds of jobs you might enjoy doing, and those that really aren’t for you.

You can begin by volunteering – it doesn’t have to be for a long period of time, or a significant weekly commitment. Just an afternoon or the odd hour here and there should give you a taste of what’s involved. Obviously, this is very important, since there is a great difference between, say, looking after disabled teenagers and taking care of elderly people. Whatever the similarities, you’ll probably gravitate naturally more towards one of these than the other; for many people, one might throw them into terror, whilst the other sounds interesting and exciting.

There’s some good news despite all the gloom of cuts at the moment, which is that the UK’s population demographic is changing. We are getting older – or more precisely, more of the population is going to be old at any set time. This is a result of the ‘baby boomer’ generation retiring, and over the next 20 years or so we are likely to see a huge increase in the number of over-65s. Whilst this may place considerable weight on resources, they will still need caring for, and so it seems likely that there will be increases in recruitment rates for certain areas of social services, at least.

Another thing to consider is not what is going to happen in the long term around the country, but what is going on near you now. There will probably be various different organisations and institutions in your immediate area that you could end up working at if you pursue social services jobs. The needs of different areas vary though, and so it might be an idea to look further afield. If you are prepared to live elsewhere, then you will be able to access many more social work jobs in your sector. There are dedicated websites that collect and advertise social worker jobs, and checking these from time to time, or registering for news updates, will keep you posted on the sorts of vacancies there are available.

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There are several architectural features that can be installed to make the best use of natural light, and, indeed, to provide the best protection from the sun’s heat and light. They can also contribute to the sustainability of a building by optimising the flow of light and heat. Glass louvres, external louvres and brise soleil are all options that provide benefits on different buildings and in different conditions. Bespoke solutions are the only way to get the best out of the available light and heat.

A brise soleil is an architectural feature, usually attached over the side of a building and made to provide a particular level of sun-shading and stop the face of the building from overheating in the hottest months of the year. The feature can also offer other benefits, such as an increased level of privacy for the building’s face, or less glare from early morning/late evening sunshine. In their concrete incarnation they were popularised by pioneer of modern architecture Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, otherwise known as Le Corbusier. However, they have taken countless forms over the years, including the huge, movable wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Santiago Calatrava. When they are full extended, the iconic Milwaukee wings stand at 217 feet over the museum. In an original and subtle form, they are present in Jean Nouvel’s 1980 edifice, the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris. These take the form of apertures in the glass wall panels, which open and close at each hour of the day.

On non-structural walls, glass louvres can be a way of achieving light-shading by using lightweight materials at relatively low construction costs. External louvres can be used cleverly to resolve two problems at once: avoiding overheating during the hot summer months, when the sun beams down from a high angle, and using the light of the winter sun.

So, depending on the building – the conditions that surround it, and the angles and temperatures of the sun on its faces – any of these elements could be a viable solution. Glass louvres are a good solution to achieve internal day-lighting in a building, and are very cost-effective. The brise soleil is versatile, and can be extremely aesthetically pleasing and, if deployed intelligently, can make the structure look really state of the art. External louvres can be deployed in a multitude of different ways, and so they offer quite a scope for creative solutions.

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In the current economic climate much is made of the difficulty of getting into graduate jobs or onto a graduate scheme. There are, of course, other possibilities open for those people who have recently left university that may still lead to the job offer and outcome that is desired. internship jobs, for example, can sometimes lead to offers of full employment at the end of them. The main thing is to completely research your options and make full use of the resources available to you. Not only will this help you find an enjoyable job much more rapidly, it will also help you to stay in a positive and proactive frame of mind.

Internships can be tremendously good experiences for people who have recently left university. Provided the terms of the internship are not taking advantage of the intern, they can give recent graduates the chance to develop skills that employers will find eye-catching and to build-up the business awareness that they may not have built-up during three years studying at university. Even if you, as a recent graduate, already have the skills and business knowledge that employers are looking for, doing an internship can help you to demonstrate that you possess these qualities.

Since you will very likely be competing for the job against a huge number of other graduates, both from your own graduation year and from previous years, it is important to give yourself the best possible chance of being accepted by the company for the position that you have applied for. This means practising your interview technique and being able to talk confidently about the ways in which you meet or exceed the requirements for the role. Again, doing an internship can help demonstrate that you are committed to the sector in which you want to work and work well in a business or office environment.

Conversely, doing an internship might also demonstrate to you that you do not enjoy the work you had hoped to do and would be better-off exploring other options. Internships are popular because they allow you to try out a number of different options without making a long term commitment.

Getting accepted on to a graduate scheme is one way to be trained in the career you hope to follow, but internship jobs can also be very rewarding and allow you to build up your network of contacts and your range of experience to succeed when you do finally get hired for one of the graduate jobs that you have applied for.

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Life as a contractor can be tough.  Many workers employed like this find themselves stuck in a minefield of bureaucracy, without the time to manage the administration of a Limited Company or working on a short contract.  For those in this position, singing up with a contractor umbrella can be the best solution, providing peace of mind and complete security.  Similarly, if you want to receive your income in the most hassle-free way possible, it is often worth speaking to a CIS payroll service.  payroll services like these are designed for established contractors, sub-contractors, sole traders and partnerships.

If you are a sub-contractor and would like to register on one of these schemes you need to go to the HMRC website.  You will be given a Unique Taxpayer Reference number that will identify you on the revenue and customs system, and will need to send that, as well as your name and National Insurance number, to the company you wish to register with.  You will be taxed at 20% on this income at source as long as you have a UTR number.  Those without such a number will have tax deducted at 30%.  Contractors working on this basis must generally find their own work and negotiate their own rates.  They will also be required to submit a tax return at the end of the year in order to claim all of the work relate expenses incurred in the course of the year.  You can offset these expenses against the tax paid at source throughout the year.

The Construction Industry Scheme, or CIS, generally applies to contractors and subcontractors who are in mainstream construction work.  The scheme allows a separate company to take on the role of the contractor in terms of administrative tasks associated with the job.  It was developed by HM Revenue and Customs, which explains why those who want to register must first register with the government body.  Some contractors need a contractor umbrella for a few weeks, whereas others will use their services for a number of years.  They tend to offer a great deal of flexibility, not necessitating a fixed contract.

Clearly, a contractor umbrella can offer a number of advantages to those working in the construction industry and other relevant areas.  The security of being on a CIS payroll can provide valuable security to those who lack the time or skills to deal with the administrative tasks that come with this kind of work.  Making the most of payroll services can be one of the easiest ways to give yourself peace of mind when it comes to financial matters.

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In everybody’s life there have likely been occasions when we wished we had just a tiny bit more money in our bank accounts to tide us over until the next pay-cheque arrives. Perhaps we need the money to avoid going over our overdraft limit and being charged disproportionate amounts by our banks, or possibly we need it to take advantage of a special offer on a holiday or new purchase. Whatever reason we may have had for needing more money it has frequently been tempting to wish for a Cash Genie to appear and help us out of these financial difficulties.

Sometimes it is not possible to borrow the money from friends and neighbours. Often they may be in similar straitened circumstances as we are and it can put a strain on some relationships when money is involved. There is another way which can now be used to find cash at short notice and that is to apply for a short-term loan for a small amount from a reputable online company. These loans are for a finite period and are in no way a substitute for more careful financial management, but they can be handy. It is advisable before accepting any type of loan to check the details on interest payable and about any associated charges that you may incur.

One of the advantages of this type of loan arrangement is that the companies that provide them do not carry out a credit check on applicants. Amongst other requirements, you must be over eighteen years old, earning more than five hundred pounds a month, have a current account and debit card, and be resident in the United Kingdom, but if you have a poor credit rating it will not count against you when applying for this type of loan. It must be emphasised, however, that if you fail to pay back the cash within the specified timeframe it will damage your credit rating which can be a big disadvantage in future financial matters.

This type of short-term loan does have benefits, not least the ease and speed with which the money can be transferred to your bank account, but it is important to make sure that the company you use is legitimate and reputable. Cash Genie is one company which is currently offering this type of loan over the internet and over the telephone. The amount of money they normally offer in a loan is between seventy-five and seven hundred and fifty pounds.

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Video conferencing technology has come a very long way since the development of digital telephony transmission networks, which took place in the 1980s. Back then, the first commercial telepresence video conferencing systems started to arrive on the market. the audio visual conferencing that it was designed for was hard on transmission networks, and the compression of large volumes of data was problematic. As a result of this, the technology was dear, and this price transferred onto clients and customers.

The 1990s, however, saw a surge in forward movement regarding the technology involved in video conferencing. For the first time the data could be compressed using Internet Protocol, which meant that audio visual communication was possible on desktop computers. Simultaneously the technology involved in the compression of data was made ever more impressive. Step by step, conferencing solutions continued to develop as an industry, and the ready availability of the required technology, coupled with a rise in international trade and a demand for fast communication, meant that these solutions became ever more affordable and, as such, common in businesses.

Now we have entered the second decade of the twenty-first century, and technology is more sophisticated than ever. These are really amazing times for global communication, and boundaries continue to be probed. But the best part is that this technology is available to your company for an affordable cost. Its use is not limited to the highest profile platforms such as the news media and awards ceremonies (in the form of satellite links, for example) but has spread to the wider public through the availability of personal internet access in the form of web chatting and, more recently the Skype phenomenon.

While in the past, we have marvelled at the idea of being in ever more realistic ‘virtual’ contact with people across the globe, this has only been an idea, and the reality has not done it justice. You only need to look at 1990s television adverts for internet providers to witness this; they make it seem like you could step into someone else’s world for a while before coming back to your own, when really the product they are advertising is video added to a phone call. In this era of audio video conferencing we have edged the reality closer to the idea. Audio visual conferencing today is significantly more than just video added to a phone call. telepresence video conferencing makes the whole experience as near to real as it is possible to get.

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If your company is located in London you ought to consider getting the specialised IT support London that computer companies can offer. In terms of computer support London is home to many firms that deal exclusively with businesses in London and the greater London area.

Virtually all businesses these days rely to a substantial extent on computers, technology and software. As a result, they all need support with their Information Technology systems, whether that comes in the form of an internal IT department or an externally contracted IT support company. And it would be a mistake to think that the IT support profession is limited to simply ensuring that the computers work. Instead, IT support involves a whole range of services that can broadly be defined as those services for which a qualified and trained understanding of information systems and technology is required. This could range from, as mentioned, the typical service of fixing a computer or a piece of software, to, for instance, checking a company’s software licenses to ensure that the company is complying with the relevant licensing laws.

This is an interesting example, because some companies still operate today, completely oblivious to the fact that they are breaking these laws. As a result, these companies are unknowingly operating at risk of legal action, which could typically end up costing around £10,000 in damages. Recently, a study conducted by the IDC concluded that more than 25% of the software being used by businesses based in the UK was unlicensed. The businesses are ultimately responsible for the legality of all of their operations, so one can not hide behind the technical jargon of the licensing laws and get away by pleading ignorance. So this works as one of the many examples where a specialised IT department, or an external IT support group, is an absolutely fundamental part in the success of businesses today.

If you are taking the external option, then you need to choose a reliable service of IT support London companies offer. Choose well because it pays to build a strong relationship with your support team. The reason for this is that you never know when problems are likely to arise with your computing systems, and you might need to get help at very short notice. The computer help London IT support companies can give will vary greatly depending on the type of industry they tend to work in, so choose one that suits your business well.

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It’s an unfortunate reality that it’s not just what you say that’s important: it’s how you say it. And that’s never more relevant than in the context of sales presentations, where the product or service itself can too frequently come second to the pitch. Most businesses use powerpoint presentations or similar to get their message across, but the downside with this approach is that your pitch is necessarily only as good as your Powerpoint design. Essentially, it doesn’t matter how good your company and product is, if there’s a weak link in the chain somewhere else.

Good presentations are memorable. They stick in the mind and leave people thinking that the company is professional, competent and conscientious. Bad presentations have precisely the opposite effect. They leave audiences assuming that the company can’t afford or can’t be bothered to get such a fundamental step right – so what does that say about the way they will approach a business relationship? It’s worth reiterating the truism that a forgettable sales presentation will be consigned to the mind’s dustbin in short order, along with any hope of a contract.

As a mainstay of such presentations, Powerpoint has a lot to answer for. It has become something of an industry standard, but a tool which is misused, or used in an unhelpful or mediocre way, more often than it is used to make a presentation shine. Some people know how to use it well, either through experience, instinct or training; others do not, and this can scupper an otherwise strong pitch. The moral is that it’s not worth glossing over the Powerpoint slides when it comes to preparation: visuals are strong and attention grabbing: make sure they grab the attention the right way.

If you don’t have the in-house talent to come up with the kinds of powerpoint presentations you will need to make worthwhile sales presentations, it’s worth knowing that there are companies out there who can do them for you. They may also be able to offer training in Powerpoint design, so that you can up-skill your own people rather than rely on outside agencies for the foreseeable future. Either way, this is an area of client interfacing in which it simply isn’t worth doing anything less than your best. It doesn’t matter how regularly people complain about spin overshadowing substance, or claiming that their product will overcome any deficiencies in presentation: if there are other companies doing the same thing, then you need every competitive edge you can get.

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