This article is part of our Energising Small Businesses series, powered by Opus Energy. To find out more about how you can energise your SME, check out this link . Productivity has been the…

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Opus Energy – the team and powering force behind Brighter Business – has been working with small businesses for the last 16 years, and we know that everyone needs an…

A guest post by Nikki Flanders, Chief Operating Officer at Opus Energy (powering Brighter Business) Running a small business takes energy. Not just electricity to power the business, but physical and mental energy;…