They told me I was insane, but I insisted things at Pimlico Plumbers would work much better for everybody – staff, customers and me, if we all came clean and told each other what we earn.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
StartUp loan scheme is ideal for young IT entrepreneurs
Gary David Smith – the co-founder of Prism Total IT Solutions – said today that the £82.5 million StartUp Loan scheme was ideally suited to young IT entrepreneurs.
Do you suffer from square peg syndrome?
I believe wholeheartedly in stepping outside of our comfort levels. In fact, I believe that comfort zone, when seen as a dot in the distance, is a great marker of how much we’re willing to push ourselves towards the shiny stuff we want. However, there’s also the issue of being a square peg in a round hole and in trying to batter ourselves into shape to fit, we have a tendency to knock our confidence levels.
Olympics, business and the UK economy
Stephen Archer, Business Analyst and director of UK business consultancy, Spring Partnerships talks about how the Olympics will impact British businesses and the UK economy.
Tax is the most taxing part of running & growing an SME
HM Revenue and Customs has been seen as the scourge of entrepreneurs for some time – but will the Government’s budget pledge of reforms lead to the real shake-up business groups have been demanding?
Would you enter into the K2 shelter?
Comedian Jimmy Carr says he has “made a terrible error of judgement” over using a tax avoidance scheme.
Young entrepreneurs feel that Start up loan initiative is far too little & late
The government recently announced the setting up of a loan scheme to encourage young entrepreneurship in Britain, however many of the intended benefactors say that the seed funding is too little and too late for them.
Entrepreneurs should show ‘Business Pride’ so Chancellor can cut taxes
So, George Osborne wants people like me to make more noise about the need to cut taxes to help make the UK more profitable does he?
The New Word of Mouth?
Lets take a look at General Motors decision to pull back on Facebook advertising.
The Apprentice 2012: Winner revealed!
Whilst still revelling In the fact that they had all made it to the final, Lord Sugar surprised the final four with a phone call ordering them to familiarise themselves with their business plans ahead of what is considered the most torturous task of the Apprentice process… the interviews.
The Apprentice Week Eleven: The Final Countdown
The penultimate episode saw the teams challenged with creating an affordable luxury brand.
The Apprentice, week ten: The Real Deal
With only seven candidates and three tasks remaining, the competition is really starting to hot up and that can mean only one thing… pressure.
Nick Clegg has lost the plot with his ‘social mobility strategy’
This is the stark warning from Will Davies co-founder of aspect.co.uk – London’s largest Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Company.
Cable in danger of becoming the ‘No-Business Secretary’
Let me offer support for the Venture Capitalist who has condemned Business Secretary Vince Cable as not being fit for office who is not supporting business.
Apprenticeships should become more relevant & beneficial
The Financial Skills Partnership has praised a parliamentary committee for bringing to the fore the debate on the improvement of apprenticeships.
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