Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
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 penultimate episode saw the teams challenged with creating an affordable luxury brand.
With only seven candidates and three tasks remaining, the competition is really starting to hot up and that can mean only one thing… pressure.
This is the stark warning from Will Davies co-founder of aspect.co.uk – London’s largest Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Company.
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.
The Financial Skills Partnership has praised a parliamentary committee for bringing to the fore the debate on the improvement of apprenticeships.
This weeks task could be considered extremely topical, to effectively rebrand and re-launch an entire industry via a multimedia campaign. The industry being English sparkling wine.
What can businesses learn from the proposed rebrand of Cardiff City FC?
When you know very little about art or more specifically, urban art, the prospect of choosing the works of two artists to display and sell in a gallery must be very daunting. It’s a good job then that there were two art experts still on the Apprentice and that’s exactly what this task entailed.
I blame bankers for driving business to high interest loan companies to source finance.
We cannot allow the rear view mirror economics that has put the UK into a double dip recession should not sculpt how businesses run their operations.
Simon Swan Co-founder of Hiring-Hub.com, a multi-award winning web-based SaaS platform that is turning the world of recruitment tackles the problem of youth unemployment
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?
Duane Jackson, CEO and founder of KashFlow has written to the heads of Britain’s banks, urging them to grant small businesses secure access to their own financial data. Duane warns that a failure to do so is placing many UK small businesses, and therefore the British economy, at enormous risk.
With so many individuals starting businesses day after day, how many of them are faking their credentials? Am I faking it?
