Thursday May 24, 2012 at 9:00am
Were you as incensed as I was a few weeks ago when reading the headlines that ‘Hague Tells Bosses to Work harder’? At the time I thought, you idiot, I’m not sure most business owners feel they can work any harder. I don’t know any who are sitting back and resting on their laurels.
Having had some time to calm down and reflect, and trying to give Hague the benefit of the doubt I wonder whether what he was trying to get at is the need to work smarter. Cliché....
Thursday May 17, 2012 at 9:00am
When Paul McCartney sang “When I’m 64” at the height of Beatlemania in the 1960s he couldn’t possibly have imagined what life had in-store for him at 64. What about you? Have you thought about what’s in store for you once you reach retirement age?
Whether you approach retirement with trepidation or with a big sigh, glad to leave working life behind and do the things you’ve always dreamt of, will largely depend on how much planning you’ve done....
Thursday May 10, 2012 at 9:00am
The media loves a bad news story. You could practically hear the cries of delight as they reported the news. It was all doom and gloom, concentrating on the Government’s failure to lift us out of the economic slump. Typical media stuff.
And while we can’t pretend the outlook’s completely positive, perhaps it’s not as bad as some in the media make out. Two new surveys show confidence from UK businesses. Optimism among smaller manufacturers rose for the first time since ....
Thursday May 3, 2012 at 9:00am
Credit agency Graydon and the Forum of Private Business (FPB) published the findings of research into the impact of late payment on small business owners. Such was the severity of the report that it was discussed by a House of Commons summit attended by some of the leading lights of the UK’s financial world. They included the business department, the Labour Party, the Institute of Credit Management, Lloyds, and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.
The research revealed:&nb....