A SMALL business in a Worcestershire village has proved that Investors In People is not just for big companies.

Jotika (Midlands) Software Ltd, in Inkberrow, employs just seven staff.

Company directors decided to apply for the status after visiting one of their clients.

"We saw a big change in their set-up, everything had apparently changed in a short period of time," said operations director Graham Cornfield.

"We found an adviser and she helped us with the reports we had to do.

"It's great to get this."

The company creates software to be used by the double glazing trade.

Two of its clients include Coldseal and Darby PLC.

"People who cut the glass will use our software. We also provide the software for their invoicing and other departments," said Mr Cornfield.

Now the company, which has two members of staff working in Scunthorpe, aims to improve its people skills as well as its software.

"Investors in people is simply that, we've got to look at the people who are working here and seeing if they are getting the training they deserve," said Mr Cornfield.

"We've had to identify skills which we have in the company and what gaps we have.

"It's also about keeping people informed about what's going on.

"We've got a notice board set up which will make communication a lot easier and we've also got a book where we record our long term objectives.

"In the future we can see what steps we took to get there.

"Investors In People is not just for the larger companies, we've proved that small businesses can do it too."