How Investors in People can help your business

Introduction

Investors in People (IIP) is a business improvement framework that aims to help businesses to continuously improve their management practices. It focuses on providing businesses with set goals to improve their business performance, in a flexible way that can be used across many different business sectors.

IIP has established a number of services that can be used to improve performance, manage change and improve employee health and wellbeing. These services include business advice, an online business improvement tool and a framework that your business can work towards to obtain recognition from IIP.

This guide explains the different services that IIP can provide to your business and the business benefits of using them. It explains how you can work towards the IIP framework, the benefits you can gain from it, and using the IIP logo. Finally, it explains how you can use the help and advice of IIP to actively improve the efficiency of your business.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• What is Investors in People?
• The benefits of working with Investors in People
• How to get started with Investors in People
• The Investors in People framework and Standard
• The Investors in People assessment
• Using the IIP Interactive business improvement tool
• The role of Investors in People advisers
• Investors in People reviews
• Meeting the requirements of Investors in People