May 21, 2013

Employing outsiders in a family business

3D white people. Job interview

      Running any business can be difficult at times, especially when economic circumstances are as trying as they are at the moment. Starting and making a success of a family staffed business can present its own unique difficulties, but there are plenty of such ventures that start small and enjoy steady growth. It [...]

Top 5 Places to Move to When You Retire

Grandfather and granddaughter

    If you’re planning to retire soon, this is the perfect opportunity for you to consider where you’d really like to live. With no job to tie you down to a particular location, you’re free to go wherever you please, whether it’s a retirement home in Wiltshire or a cosy little cottage in Cornwall. [...]

Does the US Violence Against Women Act Need an Overhaul?

Purple Ribbon

        On September 13, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. VAWA is now such socially accepted legislation that it’s tightly integrated into the curricula of traditional and online criminal justice degree programs. However, many [...]

10 fun but useless footy facts to impress your football fans

Football

    Keen football fans will know that 2013 is an important one for the sport, with it marking 150 years of the Football Association, as well as 140 years of the Scottish FA too.  To mark the occasion, we have come up with ten interesting but probably quite useless facts about the funny old [...]

5 simple but effective ways to market your business

Businessman and problems

      There are many of us on the Larger Family Life forums who have created our own businesses in order to work flexibly around our family commitments. The types of businesses vary but the one thing we do all have in common is the need to promote them and spread the word. Marketing [...]

Norman Peires on South African Braai, and Japan’s chopstick etiquette; global table manners

Chopsticks

      When your kids are hungry, table manners go out the window. It can be hard to intervene when they suddenly turn into ravenous wolves and dive straight in. Trying to get your children to use their knife and fork when all they want to do is eat is a difficult task. There’s [...]