Dragon’s Den star James Caan says face-to-face communication is still vital for successful businesses.
His comments came this week in response to a survey which revealed that UK workers are finding it increasingly difficult to switch off their mobile devices outside of the office. About one in seven of those surveyed by Nectar Business estimated [...] CONTINUE
The media has been abuzz with stories of Winter Olympic fashions this week, primarily because so many of them are, well, awful. We expect to see garishly clad figure skaters, but argyle print trousers on the Norwegian curling team? South Korean speed skater Mo Tae-Bum in a floral watermelon hat? In Japan, [...] CONTINUE
Small business start ups are relying more and more on help from their family and friends, according to new research. In fact, more than half of those businesses surveyed by CreditPal said their family and friends were the most supportive group when it came to setting up their business.
Jill Pincott, a small business owner, [...] CONTINUE
The Dragons – Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Papthitis, James Caan and Deborah Meaden – are known for their fiery tongues and no-holds-barred lines of questioning, yet many an entrepreneur would fight tooth and nail for the chance to appear before this panel of multi-millionaires.
Over the last few years, Dragons’ Den [...] CONTINUE
….registered a trade mark, that is. Last year Cristiano Ronaldo trade marked “CR9” – his initials with the number 9 – causing speculation at the time that he would leave Manchester United for a number 9 shirt with Real Madrid. Even before the deal was confirmed, Ronaldo put the wheels in motion to guard against [...] CONTINUE
After 350 years, the cheque is set to bounce its way into oblivion. Cheque use has been on the decline, falling 40 per cent in the last five years as electronic payments increasingly gain popularity. This week the Payments Council announced it has decided to officially do away with cheques – and the [...] CONTINUE
Just when we’ve all grown accustomed to the lower 15% VAT, it’s going up again. On 1 January 2010, VAT will revert to 17.5%. It was last December that Chancellor Alistair Darling cut VAT by 2.5% in a bid to encourage consumer spending and boost the economy – but the reduced rate is only valid [...] CONTINUE
Just when we were starting to see a decline in the number of swine flu cases, experts have predicted that the UK is due to see another spike in cases as the weather gets colder and winter sets in.
Swine flu may have reached its peak during the summer, but don’t assume your office is in [...] CONTINUE
No one looks forward to commuting and a recent survey of British workers has found that over 60 per cent want to reduce the time, stress and costs of their daily commute to and from work. And more than one in three agree that one of the best ways to do this is by working [...] CONTINUE
Of the 50 largest towns and cities in the UK, those located in coastal areas suffer disproportionately high levels of personal bankruptcy, according to a new study.
Hull has the highest bankruptcy rate in the country with 26.6 bankruptcies per 10,000 adults. Plymouth came in second with 26 and Poole had 22.4, placing it third.
The research, [...] CONTINUE
