Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Remember when you were at school, desperately wanting to ask a question but not daring in case other kids made fun of you? Too many of us still feel that way – so we let people get away with talking nonsense. If we don’t question things, nonsense is perpetuated.
Richard Hillgrove, the PR guru who built the profiles of BBC Dragons’ Den stars James Caan, Duncan Bannatyne OBE and Simon Woodroffe OBE has come out with a stinging attack on the programme’s producers today for “chasing the lowest common denominator”with their current panel.
Since the launch of the Mumpreneur Conference in 2009 many people, men and women have asked the question ‘there are already lots of networking and awards events for women why separate mums?’. Well, mums who work from home whilst being the main carer of small children have a lot of barriers to face on a daily basis.
When the great false economist, and rewriter of history, Alistair Darling, brought in the 50p in the pound income tax rate I promised to leave the country if Labour were re-elected for another term.
Small businesses can offer best value for Whitehall The Telegraph are reporting that Stephen Allott, leading the Cabinet Office’s efforts to encourage Whitehall to hire more small businesses, says civil servants still need convincing that big is not always beautiful London businesses send out message to Mayor Management Today have published details of the Comres […]
There has been a lot of doom and gloom reported recently around the education system in the UK. But I wanted to take a minute or two consider the importance of our next generation. After all, these young people are going to be our new leaders, the next people to look up to!
Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. He was considered an integral part of the business and according to reports, the company are very sad to see him go. But what does this have to do with me?
The dragon’s said no but Marcela still gets her deal The Derby Telegraph is reporting that Mexican-born Marcela Flores Newburn who last night failed to attract any investment on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den has since made a six-figure business deal. The Ten Commandments to convert from business owner to entrepreneur Most people in business start […]
HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC’s) ‘Time to Pay’ scheme has been one of the successes for cash-strapped firms during a gloomy period. Allowed to defer tax payments, many businesses are still around because of it.
Around a year ago, l noticed that a few business owners dipped a tentative toe into the world of twitter.
Many then didn’t quite know what to do with it, tweeted a few random things and then decided it wasn’t right for their business and didn’t seem that useful.
Maybe it was more for celebs to tell the world about what they are up to.
Some decided that it was all about people who thought the world wanted to know their opinions on things the whole time *yawn*.
However, other businesses have been using it a lot.
“I totally agree with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson that the time is right to scrap the 50p higher rate of tax.
Being the manager, being in charge, doesn’t mean that you have to have all the ideas, or be right all the time. Good things come from being wrong.
Norman Burden, Chief Executive of True North Human Capital, the Human Capital Management Consultancy poses the question ‘Where have all the good guys gone?’ and why has the service culture evaporated?
Sheffield festival for 2,000 entrepreneurs, a call for a VAT cut and summer schools to boost business start ups
In the digital age, everybody is constantly being bombarded with different information through a variety of channels. So in this ‘Channel Hopping Culture’ how can we make sure that our business stands out above the rest?
