The horse meat scandal has raised crucial questions about the security of our food supply chains and has major implications for business.
Category: Columns
Columns, blogs and opinion from some of the UKs leading business opinion makers and entrepreneurs and small business owners
Economic figures just don’t add up
More people are in work than ever before and the FTSE was up 500 points on where it closed at the end of 2012. Yet we are teetering on the brink of a triple-dip recession. Something just doesn’t add up and maybe the Chancellor’s Budget next month might just give us the answer.
Heard it on the grape-vine: How brands can use the video sharing platform taking over the internet
An at-a-glance guide to the media sharing phenomenon taking the internet by storm.
It’s not pushiness, it’s business
Creative business owners who need to push more can be spotted in this one phrase: “I’m worried about being too pushy.” So, here’s something to help console you. If this is you and you hear yourself saying it, you are not too pushy.
How to get the best from your staff – part two.
SWOT analysis too dull? Try the second part of our alternative version – how to improve Workflow.
Bankers want to earn public confidence? Why not take Theo Paphitis’ Dragons’ Den Seat!
It’s a job that comes up very rarely and with it comes a fair bit of recognition. No, it’s not the top job at the Vatican, but one of the hallowed seats in the Dragons’ Den
I’m not replacing Theo Paphitis on Dragons’ Den
I have received many calls and emails over this weekend including one from Canada, congratulating me on becoming the new Dragon to replace Theo Paphitis who is leaving to concentrate on other interests.
7 Simple Ways To Out-Perform, Out-Manoeuvre &; Out-Sell Your Competitors in 2013
Here I explain 7 simple ways that enable you to get ahead of your competitors in 2013. These are a few things that you can implement now to ensure that you stay ahead of your competition:
How to get the best out of your staff
SWOT analysis too dull? Try the first part of our ‘Threedom Solutions alternative SWOT’
Jessops Collapse-Why did it happen & what does it mean to the high street?
Jessop’s the camera store which was over 80 years old collapsed just after Christmas 2012 in what has become a maelstrom of catastrophic events for UK retailing. HMV, Blockbuster, Comet and many others have disappeared from our high streets during 2012 and there are sure to be more to follow. So what does this mean? Is the Global or local economy, or the internet to blame, or perhaps all three?
Back Cameron on Europe: Jobs & growth will follow
In years to come will I be recalling the details to my grandchildren of the day I sat a few feet away from the Prime Minister this morning, as he mapped out ‘once and for all’ the future relationship between the UK and the rest of Europe? Only time will tell on that one.
Increase your company productivity: Tell staff to stay at home
If your employees don’t work from home you’re missing out on huge benefits, including increased productivity, reduction on your overhead cost, as well as a happy workforce. Why I think every small business should have a work-from-home program work.
Snow Days & Fridays are Prime Time for Selling!
Don’t let the snowy weather and prospect of lazy Friday afternoons distract you from bringing in the sales, as this could be the prime time to pick up some your best deals of the year!
HMV failure paves way for newer more adaptable entrepreneurial UK businesses
In these challenging times, with High Street icons like HMV closing, the country needs new and fresh business ideas. With HMV’s closure cited as a result of its inability to respond to technological advances in the music industry, young entrepreneurs could be the ones filling the gap left behind by the music giant.
Scrapping of business Red Tape: Beware what you wish for
The Government has been examining approximately 6,500 regulations as part of its Red Tape Challenge process, and pledged to substantially reduce or scrap at least 3,000 of these by December. They’re a bit behind schedule but the fact they have embarked on this is still reason enough to cheer for most employers so long burdened by red tape, although not all the changes will be welcome.
