When it comes to finding a mentor to help guide your career there are often more obstacles in the way than assistance.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Keeping on top of a long term health condition at work
Over a quarter of the population in England (15.4 million people) has a long-term condition and of this number over 4 million people are currently living with diabetes.
The Apprentice: Mermaids and A-Listers
Tensions were high and as the process is approaching the finish line, candidates’ emotions begin to reach their climax.
The ‘Autumn Statement Game’ – The Chancellor Puts Up Ladders After Economy Lands On A Snake Head!
Listening to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement yesterday, I couldn’t help feeling a sense of Déjà vu, as he tried his best to make a very meagre amount of money look like it was going further than it could.
6 affordable ways to build credibility for your small business
Let’s face it: one of the biggest challenges for small businesses is earning the trust of prospective customers to win their business over more established competitors. Don’t fret! Fortunately, in this day and age there are a number of affordable ways to build credibility with prospective buyers in any market.
Post-referendum slump may have run its course for now
Just like the euro, sterling suffered losses against the US dollar on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that a rate hike in December was very much a possibility. Against the euro, sterling extended last week’s two-month highs on Friday.
Don’t have a Black Friday
Alena Lapukhova, Account Director (Retail) at Data Science and Marketing Intelligence company Profusion, discusses how businesses can tell if sales like Black Friday are worth the effort.
The Apprentice: Tides turn for Titans
Finally – a week for a multiple firing, but did the right candidates go?
Can retailers keep up with growing ecommerce delivery demands?
Black Friday 2015 saw a tipping point in peak trading where we witnessed the UK’s first £1 billion online shopping day. This year the stakes are even higher. Those in the retail and logistics industry are being urged to prepare for five days of peak trading in November with industry experts predicting a £5 billion spend online in those five days alone.
Should you be making the most of National Unfriend Day?
Today’s National Unfriend Day may sound like a gimmick, but it brings to the fore real issues about self-esteem, says Julian Hall, founder of Derby-based Calm People – a company running emotional resilience courses to help improve workplace relationships. So let’s use the day to pare back social media contacts who just bring us down, and we’ll all be a lot happier for it.
Lessons learnt from an Evening with Lord Sugar…
Aspiring entrepreneurs from across the capital learned how to be successful in business at an event hosted by Lord Sugar and Mark Wright, founder of digital marketing agency Climb Online.
Getting Trumped in the workplace; avoiding it and dealing with it.
Despite dire warnings from leaders and experts we have an ill-disciplined amateur in the White House and the UK Government is dedicated to delivering a Brexit solution unlikely to satisfy anyone.
Automated robot overlords? Or fast, efficient solutions for Britain’s small businesses?
Bots are helping take over the world, but just not in the way people think.
The Apprentice: Lost in London
This week’s task tested the negotiation skills of Lord Sugar’s candidates, but who came out on top?
Stick to your roots: how to preserve your company’s culture as it grows
The culture of your business is its foundation. It gives it a greater purpose and affects the way you lead, the way your employees work and the way others perceive your company.
