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Deborah Meaden
In Business

Deborah Meaden set to support Best of Britannia

The entrepreneur and star of ‘Dragons’ Den’ has committed her support for this year’s launch of ‘BOB: Best of Britannia’ - a brand statement event which…

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Finance

If you ask nicely you might get paid quicker

New research reveals that old fashioned good manners will speed up the payment of bills and invoices, with 45 per cent of companies admitting they will…

Managers
News

Interim management sector continues to grow

The number of enquiries for interim managers increased by 18 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, with an average of 79 enquiries per IMA…

credit-insurance
News

Protection or collection?

New research from commercial credit reference agency Graydon UK indicates that credit managers are choosing to take protective measures against bad debts including the use of…

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News

Happy Gold Medal Hunting in the Business World

With the Olympics at the top of the national agenda, it seems only right to recognise how success in these events also relates to success in…

projects
News

Do projects actually deliver desired business benefits?

Organisations across both the private and public sectors are failing to properly monitor whether the anticipated benefits from projects and programmes are actually achieved, according to…

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Opinion

50 shades of lazy

Maybe you are one of the few that has not yet come across the global phenomenon that is the '50 Shades' trilogy of books. If so,…

Karl Pemberton
Interviews

Secrets of Success: Karl Pemberton

The Get Britain Trading campaign by the Forum of Private Business is calling on successful small firms to share their stories, helping pass on their strategies…

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News

How will they recover their reputation?

There are continued intakes of breath, tutting and shaking of heads at the antics of the banks. Barclays is in for the most opprobrium but the…

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Advice

Reputation Management

Often mistakenly associated only with negative publicity, reputation management should be a key part in every company’s communication and marketing strategy.