The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
To be totally honest I would like to hear more from both parties and what their policies are, not only for businesses but for the environment. I would like to take the opportunity to sit down with both parties, look into their eyes and ask some serious questions.
The Businessman and enterprise tsar Lord Sugar has confirmed that he has donated £400,000 to the Labour party.
You’re never going to be market leader, copying the market leader. That’s a fact.
Half of the UK workforce thinks the dominant management style within their organisation is negative, putting the UK’s economic recovery at risk. The finding comes from figures published today by the Chartered Management Institute.
Research of UK based business owners, published today, shows an alarming disconnect between the main parties and UK small businesses. The majority of those questioned were unable to name the Secretary of State for Business Peter Mandelson (75%) – or his shadow colleague Ken Clarke (89%).
Some people think that the more qualifications you have, the more valuable you are. And in business circles, the MBA is a highly valued qualification. I’m just not sure that it is a guarantee of quality management, good decision making or judgement, or anything at all.
Labour announce that Fathers would be given a month off when their wife or girlfriend gives birth, under plans in their manifesto for business.
We understand that when the Labour’s election manifesto is unveiled it will include plans to restrict takeovers of British firms on public interest grounds.
Coca-Cola has taken a majority stake in the British fruit smoothie maker Innocent, but Innocent’s three founders said that they would keep running the firm.
Prepare Spam filters as voters are to be bombarded with personalised emails urging them to back the Green Party as part of a drive to help the party win its first seat in Parliament.
A Labour election candidate has been sacked after posting a string of highly offensive comments about voters, politicians and celebrities on his Twitter account.
It isn’t normal to hear a major retailer arguing for a rise in the rate of VAT, but that is precisely what Sir Stuart Rose, chairman of Marks & Spencer, did on the BBC radio “Today” programme on the first full day of the election
As more business leaders create a backlash over Government plans to raise National Insurance Gordon Brown, and the Labour party, has looked “very rattled” in the run up to the General Election, David Cameron has claimed
Andy Preston explains why people don’t buy from you …..and what you can change right now to get their business in the future……..
So what happens when over the next month until the nation goes to the polls on May 6th?
