Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
It’s the one question I get again and again from clients. That call of ‘Ive just been told Joe has done x,y and z, what do I do now?’ and my response is always ‘you need to undertake an investigation into the incident and make a decision after that’.
The social and digital media industry evolves at a rapid rate. Brands and SMEs can struggle to keep up with the changes as often the rate of changes can outpace our ability to respond effectively to it.
All professionals want to be cannier, more effective at work and always one step ahead of the competition, but that’s difficult to achieve if they are relying on outdated, incorrect or inefficient business principles.
Lee Maddock, Director at Millbank Financial Solutions explains why running a small business is like having a teenager. You love it but don’t always like it and it always seems to have its hand out for the money that should really be earmarked for your retirement fund…
As the saying goes from Benjamin Franklin ‘If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”
Twitter announced recently that it intended to float on the stock market, a debut expected later this year or early next. But should you consider buying the shares? Investors who previously bought into high-technology firms at the first opportunity have enjoyed mixed fortunes.
Facebook’s well publicised IPO transition has had its ups and downs and as Twitter files for IPO they will certainly be hoping to avoid the mistakes that Facebook have made.
Work in High Tech industries is not as concentrated on London as in other sectors. High rents can force new companies out of the capital and more and more IT companies of all sizes have been migrating to the North West where Manchester is rapidly developing itself as the UK’s high-tech hub.
Communication. We do it instinctively every day. It is the essence of all human interaction, relationships and learning. In terms of PR and branding the strength of all brands is not just built on the PR or branding knowledge of the communications manager but rather on human communication skills. The success of any organisation is directly related to the human communication skills of the people in that organisation.
Renewable energy is our business – we live and breathe it, and so it is easy for us to see its importance in businesses, in homes and for community as a whole.
As Prince William leaves the armed forces for a new life as a working royal he should become Britain’s official business ambassador” according to PR Guru Richard Hillgrove, who represents former Dragon James Caan and who was credited to have been responsible for turning around the fortunes of restaurant group Little Chef
Are you just thinking about setting up a business? Is it a little fantasy for you? Do you day dream about what you might do, trying out pictures in your head? Trying to find out what really turns you on.
I have had the pleasure, no actually the delight, this week of recruiting an apprentice.
One of the latest ideas from the coalition government has now come into force: the shared for rights scheme. The basic premise is that employees can trade in their employment rights – such as the right to claim unfair dismissal – for shares in the company they work for.
The media is full of stories about skill shortages in the UK tech trades and the construction sector but Britain’s bespoke tailoring industry is facing an alarming shortage of master tailors.
