Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
The highly-successful car scrappage scheme has now ended, prompting businesses around the UK to consider how they could implement a similar scheme to drive sales. Marks…
The other day I saw some comments made by businesswoman and West Ham Vice-Chairman, Karren Brady, which could’ve come from my own mouth.
Have you ever had one of those tumbleweed moments in a presentation you’ve given when you’ve told a joke, and nobody laughed? Or have you been…
l am going to discuss a topic that owners of rural businesses up and down the country will be familiar with. Wind turbines. - If you…
So how much money has been invested within the television programme Dragons' Den? Who has invested and which Dragon has been willing to take the biggest…
An interesting story has been published on the negotiations between one of the most successful candidates for investment to appear on Dragon’s Den and two of…
It struck me recently that some of the most watched TV programmes at the moment all have something in common. I am thinking of shows like…
July marked 75 years since Penguin books began publishing stories. They became renowned for their originality and innovation, which got this Book Midwife thinking back to…
As the business world becomes increasingly fast paced, unrelenting and unforgiving, the solution to the myriad of problems that organisations face appears to become ever more…
There you go, what great news for a Friday morning! The people's bank, RBS, the one which is 84% publicly owned, has just posted a half…
We all know the importance of having a strong brand in business, but, in this age of social media, where we expect personal interaction rather than…
Hilary Briggs, London Chairman of the Academy of Chief Executives, talks about how in tough economic times lower sales trigger the need for cost reductions and…
Let me explain why cold calling is such a big issue for many…..and why vital first stages should be completed before a cold call is made....
In the Den, and broadcast last week, The Dragons were asked to invest in a product called Shopbox, which is a secure, temperature-controlled container for groceries…
“Where exactly is the ‘middle of nowhere’ please?” With the latest figures on graduate recruitment showing that vacancies have dropped by nearly 7% in the year…