Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
There has been a lot of doom and gloom reported recently around the education system in the UK. But I wanted to take a minute or two consider the importance of our next generation. After all, these young people are going to be our new leaders, the next people to look up to!
Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. He was considered an integral part of the business and according to reports, the company are very sad to see him go. But what does this have to do with me?
The dragon’s said no but Marcela still gets her deal The Derby Telegraph is reporting that Mexican-born Marcela Flores Newburn who last night failed to attract any investment on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den has since made a six-figure business deal. The Ten Commandments to convert from business owner to entrepreneur Most people in business start […]
HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC’s) ‘Time to Pay’ scheme has been one of the successes for cash-strapped firms during a gloomy period. Allowed to defer tax payments, many businesses are still around because of it.
Around a year ago, l noticed that a few business owners dipped a tentative toe into the world of twitter.
Many then didn’t quite know what to do with it, tweeted a few random things and then decided it wasn’t right for their business and didn’t seem that useful.
Maybe it was more for celebs to tell the world about what they are up to.
Some decided that it was all about people who thought the world wanted to know their opinions on things the whole time *yawn*.
However, other businesses have been using it a lot.
“I totally agree with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson that the time is right to scrap the 50p higher rate of tax.
Being the manager, being in charge, doesn’t mean that you have to have all the ideas, or be right all the time. Good things come from being wrong.
Norman Burden, Chief Executive of True North Human Capital, the Human Capital Management Consultancy poses the question ‘Where have all the good guys gone?’ and why has the service culture evaporated?
Sheffield festival for 2,000 entrepreneurs, a call for a VAT cut and summer schools to boost business start ups
In the digital age, everybody is constantly being bombarded with different information through a variety of channels. So in this ‘Channel Hopping Culture’ how can we make sure that our business stands out above the rest?
Introduced as a ‘Back to Basics’ episode, this week’s task really did strip away any glitz, glamour and bullshit of business along with any hiding places for our ambitious ‘apprenti’ (what is a good collective noun for them? A ‘hopeless’ of apprentices? Perhaps a ‘shower’ of apprentices…)
In my last blog, I shifted my focus away from my personal perspective on cloud computing to introduce one of our customers, Chen Kotecha, managing director of scancom.co.uk, and asked him to present his experiences of the technology. In today’s entry, I want to extend the customer theme and open up the floor to Mark Orsborn, director of IT consultancy, Acertis Cloud to talk about how his business is achieving dynamic growth and competitive edge by building apps in the cloud.
So, just the not-so-magnificent seven remain.
I hereby solemnly swear, that in the following piece, I will not to use any obvious and lame biscuit or confectionary related puns or wordplay. I will leave that to the tweeters.
For years now, raising money for charity by taking part in a sport-related event or challenge has been de rigeur.
I think it’s time for change. We should look to the business world for inspiration on how to raise money for charity by giving people who sponsor something back.
The feel-good factor that comes from sponsoring people doesn’t really cut it in a time of recession when we’re all watching the pennies.
If people sponsor something, they should get something in return, even if it’s having their car washed or their lawn mowed or receiving some baked treats. I think it’s time to re-think the current charity sponsorship model.
They started as 16 and now only 8 remain; the entrepreneurial elite. Wasn’t it George Bush Jnr who said the French have no word for entrepreneur? And he was the most powerful man in the world so there’s hope yet for all of these candidates.
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