Business Matters

Working mothers desperate to find the right balance

2010-03-10 15:31:20

Many women in the UK are desperate to find a work/life balance that satisfies both their drive to succeed in the workplace, and their desire to nurture their family. According to a recent survey on mums and their work ethics, British mothers are searching for the elusive middle ground between ‘power woman’ and ‘caring mum’.

VAT returns going online only is no April fools

2010-03-10 15:23:27

From 1 April 2010, businesses with an annual turnover of £100,000 or more and all newly VAT registered businesses, must submit their VAT Returns online and pay VAT electronically.

Women don't need to act like men to succeed in the Boardroom

2010-03-10 07:56:44

Following the latest reports that women are still under-represented in big businesses, a leading career accelerator is urging women to stick to their guns and not resort to traditional 'command and control' behaviour just to get ahead.

Manchester businesses come together to learn to grow

2010-03-09 20:58:25

The Business Growth Summit series, hosted by GMTV Presenter John Stapleton, which Business Matters is the supporting media partner of, kicked off in Manchester today with an insight into the challenges of running the Co-operative from its CEO, the Orange Leader of the Year Award Peter Marks.

Green Shoots of Recovery and REAL Thought Leadership

2010-03-08 14:03:19

There has been a lot of talk over the past few months about ‘the green shots of recovery’ that are emerging, as the recession apparently begins to ease. This doesn’t just have to be limited to the housing market and the commercial side of business – it can also apply to REAL Thought Leadership.
REAL thought leadership is based upon the idea that Reach, Engagement, Authority and Longevity are the key to being the best in your field.

UK’s most powerful companies are Twitter shy

2010-03-04 16:30:06

With Twitter expected to serve its 10 billionth tweet on Friday, 5 March, research has found that just a fraction of the FTSE 100 have got on board with Twitter. Just 16 of the UK's top 100 companies are using the social networking site to chat with customers. The sidelining of Twitter as an informal communication channel could well be costing them dearly - 20 per cent of 'tweets' contain a reference to a product or brand, according to metrics released last week*.

Apple iPad prices & release dates revealed

2010-03-01 16:18:51

There are a number of reputable website reports that the entry-level iPad, the new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Apple, which has Wi-Fi and 16GB of flash memory, will cost £389. The 32GB version will cost £439, while the 64GB version will cost £489. These rumoured UK prices are significantly more expensive than Apple's US iPad prices – there, the entry-level model costs $499 (£326), the 32GB version costs $599 (£392) and the 64GB model is $699 (£457).

Make your mark with a tenner students challenged a million in a month

2010-03-01 16:03:26

30,000 students have today taken up Peter Jones’ challenge of turning £10 into a projected £1.2 Million in just one month with their own community-minded, enterprising ideas, as part of Enterprise UK’s Make Your Mark with a Tenner campaign.

Why now might be the time to unplan your business

2010-03-01 15:35:59

Like most of us, I’ve had the culture of long term business planning drummed into me throughout my career. Plotting a three or five year plan for a new venture; hours pouring over spreadsheets, forecasting and re-forecasting. I have to confess it’s been the least useful tool in my entrepreneurial tool box.

BlackBerry addiction adds 10 days to our working years

2010-03-01 12:27:26

Workaholic British workers just can't turn off their BlackBerrys, mobiles and other digital devices after work, and their inability to turn off the power, while constantly checking for messages and updates, is leading to them each working an astonishing 10 days extra a year.