As the high street reports new casualties, Nikki Hesford looks at why businesses need to start getting creative with their marketing
Category: Columns
Columns, blogs and opinion from some of the UKs leading business opinion makers and entrepreneurs and small business owners
Supreme Court missed huge opportunity to drag law into 21st Century with Pimlico Plumbers’ ruling
I’m supposed to say I’m disappointed that the Supreme Court has ruled against Pimlico Plumbers, by ruling that plumber, Gary Smith, was a worker, rather than the self-employed contractor we all knew he was when he was carrying out work for my company.
Get apprenticeships moving, with policy change & free travel for trainees
If the UK is to overcome its skills problem, the Government has to do something about the ‘square peg, round hole’ solution it is persisting with.
Stress – myths & misconceptions
People frequently say they don’t have time to manage their stress!. “Don’t bother me now. I’ve got a job to do”. Sound familiar?
Beside every great woman is a great man
Bearing in mind that I am a dedicated and passionate business woman and that this is my first column for ‘Business Matters’ it would be odd not to give a nod to a subject matter which has been consistently hitting the headlines – ‘Women’. We certainly seem to be the topic of conversation this year!
Unpaid shifts are exploitative & fundamentally wrong!
The workplace is meant to be a place where people learn, a pathway to bettering themselves you could say; So someone please tell me why companies have the audacity to exploit our young people with ‘unpaid shifts’.
Theresa May’s sacrificial lamb has left business and young people bloodied!
Yesterday Theresa May once again proved it is she, not various members of her cabinet, who needs to be in another job.
The Autumn Budget and business
Phillip Hammond’s Autumn Budget has pledged to make Britain ‘Fit for the Future’ – announcing an increased living wage, tax thresholds and additional funding for new homes and vital systems like the NHS.
Don’t forget the Apprenticeships in the Budget, they’ll be the backbone of the future workforce
The Autumn Budget is looming and I can tell you, there’s one thing for sure that I hope to see included, and that’s a boost for apprenticeships!
No EU Deal is definitely a bad deal & threatens economic stability
Settling on a ‘no deal’ future as the UK’s relationship with the European Union is completely unthinkable, and there is no way in hell that such an arrangement can ever be allowed to happen.
Business Schools for Entrepreneurs
Over my career I have taken business courses at Cranfield University, Stanford University and the London Business School (LBS).
Supreme Court has opened the floodgates and employers will drown in tribunals
I am shaking with rage I’m so angry about today’s Supreme Court ruling that says that charging people to bring employment tribunal cases against employers is illegal.
Football & Comedy – Perfect Analogies for the European Championships of Brexit
A year ago this month there was a big match played in the UK; watched by a huge crowd, with the final score probably best-described as an away win: Remain City 48-52 Leave County.
Matthew Taylor’s timley Employment Review needs to clear up grey areas
From what I’ve read and heard, Matthew Taylor seems like a decent bloke, and someone I’d love to sit down and talk to as part of his Review of Modern Employment, that he is currently carrying out on behalf of the Government.
The ‘Autumn Statement Game’ – The Chancellor Puts Up Ladders After Economy Lands On A Snake Head!
Listening to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement yesterday, I couldn’t help feeling a sense of Déjà vu, as he tried his best to make a very meagre amount of money look like it was going further than it could.
