When you know very little about art or more specifically, urban art, the prospect of choosing the works of two artists to display and sell in a gallery must be very daunting. It’s a good job then that there were two art experts still on the Apprentice and that’s exactly what this task entailed.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
‘Crooks in Suits’ force business to get credit hit from high interest lenders
I blame bankers for driving business to high interest loan companies to source finance.
Don’t look back in anger at rear-view recession – focus on the future
We cannot allow the rear view mirror economics that has put the UK into a double dip recession should not sculpt how businesses run their operations.
Bring Back National Service
Simon Swan Co-founder of Hiring-Hub.com, a multi-award winning web-based SaaS platform that is turning the world of recruitment tackles the problem of youth unemployment
Will HMRC reforms really make a difference?
HM Revenue and Customs has been seen as the scourge of entrepreneurs for some time – but will the Government’s budget pledge of reforms lead to the real shake-up business groups have been demanding?
Banks: Open up our financial data & let us grow our businesses
Duane Jackson, CEO and founder of KashFlow has written to the heads of Britain’s banks, urging them to grant small businesses secure access to their own financial data. Duane warns that a failure to do so is placing many UK small businesses, and therefore the British economy, at enormous risk.
Am I faking it?
With so many individuals starting businesses day after day, how many of them are faking their credentials? Am I faking it?
Why don’t graduates consider careers with SMEs?
For students and graduates to consider working in entrepreneurial companies as a career option, they need greater exposure to the SME community, says Rajeeb Dey, founder and CEO of Enternships.com.
Budget 2012: What our members are looking for in The Budget
Wednesday will see George Osborne present his third Budget since coming to office, one likely to be seen as the singularly most important so far of his tenure at Number 11.
Is the 2012 Budget good for small business?
You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. And as with most Budgets, that was the case today
Budget 2012: Entrepreneurs reaction
With The Chancellor describing himself as a ‘Champion for British business’ we ask some of the countries leading entrepreneurs if they agree with him when he said that Budget 2012 would help us ‘earn our place in the world’
The Budget 2012: Business reaction
As George Osborn delivered his third budget he claimed to be the Champion for British business saying that this budget would enable the country to earn its way in the world. We talk to some of the UKs leading support organisations and see if they agree with The Chancellor
Social Media Snobbery: Why I think more is better…
So, does social media snobbery exist or is it an online fairy tale? Let me explain what I mean…
Office not important: The ‘touch-down & take-off brigade’
For fledgling entrepreneurs the number one priority is to ensure that their business takes off. It’s often such a relief that the fledgling business has taken off, the question of how to begin to grow to ensure that success and expansion continue is not thoroughly considered.
The Cloud Controversy
Much talked about and little understood, Cloud computing has had its fair share of business and technology media coverage in recent years. But whilst the “experts” wax lyrical about the benefits of the Cloud there’s a growing army of critics who see a plethora of drawbacks for many businesses which are just not yet ready for Cloud computing. Here Gary Smith of Prism Total IT Solutions unravels the real truth about the shortcomings of the Cloud.