Gary Smith of Prism Total IT Solutions discusses the benefits and drawbacks of employing an in-house IT Manager to look after your business IT infrastructure.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
1 in 5 employees never gets out for lunch – rain or shine
Summer or winter, 1 in 5 British workers never gets out for lunch during a normal working week, even if it’s just to grab a sandwich or coffee finds new research
Lord Sugar & TV Dragons are damaging the future of UK entrepreneurs
“Dragons’ Den and The Apprentice are giving a whole generation of entrepreneurs the wrong impression of what entrepreneurialism is about – it’s X Factoring entrepreneurialism.” so says Peoplefund.it’s MD Nick Underhill
Agency Worker Regulations are burdensome, but there are some positives says expert
A leading recruitment expert says that although the Agency Worker Regulations are causing huge administrative challenges for both agencies and employers, a few positive things could be emerging as a result of the legislation.
Why I signed the letter to scrap the 50p tax rate
I signed the letter to the Daily Telegraph quite simply because the 50p tax rate is a bad tax that’s bad for business and bad for the economy.
Employment law changes set to have a negative effect on business
The Government is too concerned with cutting the costs of the Employment Tribunal service, and this may have negative consequences for businesses, claims a leading UK lawyer.
Sir Stuart Rose is right to support ‘Get Britain Working’ scheme say SMEs
Sir Stuart Rose – the former head of Marks & Spencer – defended the Government’s embattled ‘Get Britain Working’ work experience scheme this week saying that it was ‘baffling’ why anyone would complain about providing young workers with job experience in the current financial climate.
Are term time holidays really so bad?
I don’t usually get on my high horse when it comes to politics as I honestly think that most things work out well in the end. How naïve am I?! However, this week, there was something in the news that really made my blood boil.
Lord Davies isn’t just a numbers game
Employers realise their task is to bring about transformative change, not just an incremental increase in numbers when it comes to getting more women in to top jobs
Return to sender: The forgotten element of e-commerce
E-commerce businesses focus time and money on providing customers with efficient and flexible delivery options. However, many companies neglect to extend this attention to the return of unwanted goods. Paul Galpin, Managing Director of P2P Mailing, looks at the importance of assessing and managing this vital process.
Mobile Apps moving into the office
Forget Angry Birds! Your smartphone can really help you do business more efficiently. Russell Berry from AppCreatives.co.uk explains why the drive for mobility is part of the business technology agenda for most companies today.
Should banks share branches to stem closures and boost service levels?
Banks are rarely out of the headlines at the moment. The subject that has generated the most column inches has been their failure to hit their Project Merlin small business lending targets.
Signs of economic confidence returning as marketing spend increases
A leading UK entrepreneur said today that the predicted increased marketing spend for 2012 was evidence of the ‘first shoots of the economic revival’.
Massive growth of ‘personal’ finance bodes ill for business future warns leading entrepreneur
Two thirds of SME’s did not seek outside sources of finance last year and relied instead on the personal savings of business owners and entrepreneurs according to new survey data.
The Curse of Mummy Guilt
Has being a business woman made me a failure as a mother? I unexpectedly take stock but what do I find are the answers?
