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Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
‘The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Managers’
The definition of a manager: ‘someone who is in charge of a business’, ‘someone that directs the performance of an individual or a team and subsequently guides their professional career’
The Country Has Spoken, But Is Brexit Going To Happen?
Following the tumultuous events of last Thursday’s referendum vote, Alkan Shenyuz, an international commercial barrister with Church Court Chambers, looks at the legal process for withdrawal from the EU and considers the constitutional issues which may mean a UK exit from the EU is not inevitable .
Businesses react to the UK’s vote to leave the European Union
With the votes in and the UK leaving the European Union we find out what British Business think to the results.
Voters should look past the dogma of isolationism and embrace Europe
The past four months have, at times, been quite unpleasant; the last 60 days gruelling and sometimes vitriolic, and this last six days have been immensely sad.
A Brexit brain drain would make life harder for the startups and high-growth companies this country needs
I was on a BBC-led panel last week, interviewing Conservative peer Lord Danny Finklestein on the topic of leadership – specifically, the differences between political and business leaders.
Time for Business to Engage in Public Health
With local councils gaining powers over business rates and public health spending, Dr Steve Boorman at Empactis explores the likely knock-on effects for businesses and how they can best benefit from the change.
Celebrate London Technology Week by embracing the digital age
Next week the UK celebrates ‘London Technology Week’ – a whole Seven days dedicated to promoting the Capital as a global powerhouse of tech innovation, whilst helping both start-ups and established SME’s embrace the digital age to aid business growth.
Mary Portas: Mothers should get full pay while off on maternity leave
Mary Portas said mothers should get full pay while they are off on maternity leave and there should be no time scale on their return.
Whatever the result, we’re all losers in the Euro vote
In just over a week we will finally have an answer to the great European question. As the debate has raged on, either side has laid claim to uniquely understanding the potential cost to the country of either leaving or remaining in the EU.
What it means for your business if the UK leaves the EU: A Legal View
On June 23rd, the British people will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to decide whether to remain in the EU or to leave. Here Alkan Shenyuz, a barrister with Church Court Chambers looks at the some of the implications of a Brexit.
How to keep your head in business when change threatens to overwhelm you
How do you keep your head in business when change comes along and wants to mess up the status quo?
What real businesses think about BREXIT
Brett is splitting opinion across the UK so Tet Kofi from Journolink asked small businesses which way they were voting and why
Lord Sugar: Why Britain should remain in the EU
Writing in today’s Sun newspaper Lord Sugar, the newly appointed enterprise tsar, explains in a passionate opinion piece why he believes that Britain is better in the EU for entrepreneurs
How to hang on to your talent
No matter how much time, money and effort you invest in your people, at some point, one of your shining stars is going to walk.
