Richard Alvin is a serial entrepreneur, a former advisor to the UK Government about small business and an Honorary Teaching Fellow on Business at Lancaster University. A winner of the London Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the year and Freeman of the City of London for his services to business and charity. Richard is also Group MD of Capital Business Media and SME business research company Trends Research, regarded as one of the UK's leading experts in the SME sector and an active angel investor and advisor to new start companies. Richard is also the host of Save Our Business the U.S. based business advice television show. Richard is also the founder of the CBM Foundation, Capital Business Media's charitable foundation, which gives 1% of the group's time, product and profit to charity every year.
Companies House identity verification was meant to clean up British business. Instead, says Richard Alvin, it has clogged up founders while real fraudsters keep moving.
Let’s get something straight right at the outset: The idea of banning working from home is not merely daft, not a bit ill-advised, but a spectacular,…
I’ve been fortunate enough to walk the cavernous halls of a fair few of the world’s biggest trade shows in Las Vegas, they promised, and delivered,…
Britain’s rural economy is under mounting pressure from tax reform, rising costs and political uncertainty. From family farms to village livelihoods, this is why the countryside…
As some companies quietly soften their climate commitments, UK business risks mistaking short-term discomfort for long-term strategy. Retreating from carbon neutrality now would be an act…
First came the scrapping of VAT-free shopping, sending high-spending tourists — and their wallets — to Paris and Milan. Now London faces a second hit: a…
Rachel Reeves’ non-dom overhaul is driving Britain’s top donors overseas. Could UK charities become the biggest losers as major philanthropists depart?
Opinion: Richard Alvin argues rising energy costs and Rachel Reeves’ policies risk killing Britain’s fine dining scene, as £250 dinners become the norm.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest charm offensive with top CEOs comes just weeks before Rachel Reeves’ tax-heavy budget. Richard Alvin argues why Britain’s business leaders aren’t…
Richard Alvin questions Gordon Ramsay’s white-trainer look at David Beckham’s knighthood dinner — modern flair or a step too far for fine dining?
Richard Alvin on why Rachel Reeves’ looming 26 November Budget feels like London’s business community waiting for its final sentence.
When a 27-year-old volunteer with autism was shown the door after his family asked if he could be paid, Waitrose didn’t just lose a helper—it lost…
When loyalty no longer pays: Richard Alvin uncovers how his stepfather’s 64 years of faithful AA membership was rewarded with a renewal quote nearly three times…
In this sharp and witty column, entrepreneur and broadcaster Richard Alvin argues that business isn’t an Olympic sport — there’s no level playing field or drug…
Rumour has it that Rachel Reeves is limbering up for November with a Budget that will make the taxman’s quill squeak like a stuck pig. Property,…