Throughout my career, I’ve been lucky enough to witness almost everything that could happen to a business throughout my careers.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
‘Piers Morgan’s Ofcom ruling is a victory for common sense’
GETTR’s Jason Miller speaks out how left-liberal institutions have silenced us.
Scale before you fail: How to scale your business to avoid bad growth
The goal for most businesses is to grow, so the concept of bad growth may seem counterintuitive to a lot of business owners.
Finding efficiency in approaches to hybrid working
Our perspectives on remote working have changed dramatically over the course of the pandemic.
Preventing serious violence through employment
Some people live for work, others work to live. For those lucky enough to be in a job they enjoy, work can be rewarding, satisfying and often part of a varied career. For others, work is just a job – a way to make money and little more.
Stuck in the middle – Is this where businesses find themselves following the NI & dividend tax increases?
On 7 September 2021, the UK Government announced an increase of 1.25% in national insurance contributions and a 1.25% increase in dividend tax. These are the highlights:
The Government needs to protect SMEs – nobody can be left behind
Action to stem the COVID 19 pandemic losses has hit the UK’s SMEs hard with many now facing a mountain of debt including Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) , Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS ) and VAT deferment.
Hybrid working is fragmenting departments: It’s so important to sync sales and marketing teams
Sales and marketing teams have forever being painted as office rivals – despite working towards the same goal.
Stamp duty land tax: claiming multiple dwellings relief before physical works begin
A tribunal case decision released in July 2021 held that multiple dwellings relief was not available in two lead appeals where developers had bought sites for new homes.
Reform of business rates is moving at snail’s pace
There has been a flurry of calls in recent months urging for a rebalancing of business rates – with some warning that a failure to act risks economic slow-down.
The delicate balance between NFTs and the environment
French digital artist Joanie Lemercier was, like so many in his field, seeking a new outlet for his work, but wanted to peddle it in an environmentally responsible way.
How the latest iOS update impacts your digital marketing campaign
Apple announced big updates for iCloud and iOS 15 at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference this June, with a particular focus on privacy and data tracking.
Is Apple going to launch an advertising platform?
This is the question I have been pondering after listening to the speculation and undercurrents of conversations across various social media platforms that have been muted over the last few months.
Pre-Pack Administrations in a post-pandemic world
Ever since the administration process became the key business rescue process over two decades ago, the pre-pack administration has suffered a tarnished reputation.
It has come home for me! Featuring in the Leaders Council podcast alongside Sir Geoff Hurst
The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from across the nation in an attempt to understand this universal trait and what it means in Britain and Northern Ireland today.
