part of a businesswomen’s networking group, the process is the same. You call on your experience and common sense and, most importantly, you just listen to people and if you can help in any way, then you do. In business, as you know, we call it ‘adding value’. When you’re mentoring someone, for instance, sometimes all you need to do is be a sounding board, they’ll talk it through and often work out the solution for themselves, and if they can’t, then you off er advice as far as you’re able.” At work, it’s a slightly diff erent matter and Plain


Talking HR works with small businesses on all aspects of employment law and HR matters, who Bina feels need vital support and know-how as they get established and grow. Membership of Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce brought Bina and her then business partner into contact with SMEs across the region. T e typical client is a growing business, maybe family run, where rules and regulations weren’t always a main priority. “Small businesses grow organically, often relying


on family and friends to fi ll roles, and compliance with employment law isn’t a priority until, suddenly, the company reaches a certain size and this throws up issues,” explained Bina. “HR advice is vital, but at the same time, with small fi rms, it has to be tailored exactly to their needs, so that it meets all the requirements, and protects their business, but doesn’t take up time and resources they don’t have. “We soon realised, that our clients needed us to go in, tell them what


processes they needed to put in place, help them implement them and then leave them to get on with running their business. When issues do arise, they want a solution rather than a distraction, and for things to be resolved as soon as possible. “It’s also important to see that although we’re dealing with


compliance with the law there is no one-size-fi ts-all solution. Getting to know a business and understanding their needs is the best way to approach providing the service they need. “T ere is one common thread in all this, that the business owners


want someone like me to be there as part of their senior leadership team that they can call upon.”


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