Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Introduced as a ‘Back to Basics’ episode, this week’s task really did strip away any glitz, glamour and bullshit of business along with any hiding places for our ambitious ‘apprenti’ (what is a good collective noun for them? A ‘hopeless’ of apprentices? Perhaps a ‘shower’ of apprentices…)
In my last blog, I shifted my focus away from my personal perspective on cloud computing to introduce one of our customers, Chen Kotecha, managing director of scancom.co.uk, and asked him to present his experiences of the technology. In today’s entry, I want to extend the customer theme and open up the floor to Mark Orsborn, director of IT consultancy, Acertis Cloud to talk about how his business is achieving dynamic growth and competitive edge by building apps in the cloud.
So, just the not-so-magnificent seven remain.
I hereby solemnly swear, that in the following piece, I will not to use any obvious and lame biscuit or confectionary related puns or wordplay. I will leave that to the tweeters.
For years now, raising money for charity by taking part in a sport-related event or challenge has been de rigeur.
I think it’s time for change. We should look to the business world for inspiration on how to raise money for charity by giving people who sponsor something back.
The feel-good factor that comes from sponsoring people doesn’t really cut it in a time of recession when we’re all watching the pennies.
If people sponsor something, they should get something in return, even if it’s having their car washed or their lawn mowed or receiving some baked treats. I think it’s time to re-think the current charity sponsorship model.
They started as 16 and now only 8 remain; the entrepreneurial elite. Wasn’t it George Bush Jnr who said the French have no word for entrepreneur? And he was the most powerful man in the world so there’s hope yet for all of these candidates.
The last thing this country needs is for the clock to turn back to a 1970’s summer of discontent when industrial militancy reigned.
Young Entrepreneurs Get Council Backing A number of young people from Belfast could soon be starting up their own enterprises after taking part in a business programme, funded by Belfast City Council. Bank tackles small business loan appeals Lloyds Banking Group will this week attempt to steal a further march on rival Royal Bank of […]
Mark Dixon: ‘Why you must network face-to face’ Social networking brings many business benefits but there is still great value in having personal contact with potential customers and clients, says Mark Dixon chief executive, Regus The Smarta 100 Awards, brought to you by O2 and Smarta, are now open for entries. If you run a […]
We can indulge ourselves in squabbles about missed Project Merlin lending targets, sky-high bonuses and extra bank taxes but I want to focus on how businesses and lenders can better work together.
So only nine remain and this week their early morning began huddled in the foyer of the headquarters of one of Rupert Murdoch’s old newspapers, before he created the global TV network with Sky TV.
As I have an investment that is involved in recycling and turning people’s unwanted items into charity donations, I watched this week’s episode of The Apprentice with extra interest.
Why is thought leadership really necessary and how can you make sure that people listen to your message? Follow these tips to ensure that your business stands out above all the rest!
It’s Wednesday, it’s 9pm. You get your preferred beverage and your smart phone on twitter and away you go. It’s the aspiration of would-be entrepreneurs, an anathema to serious business people, simple, light entertainment to those with a job, and a tenuous claim to fame of all those now ‘business gurus’ who were once fired from the show we love to hate – Yes, it’s The Apprentice.
‘Millions’ of Skype internet phone users cut off after technical glitch: Users of Skype have struggled to sign in to the system for the past two days The Daily Mail are reporting. The Internet phone service was today reported to be racing to fix a technical glitch that is thought to have left millions of […]
When interviewing candidates for a job we consider many things, whether they will fit in with the rest of the team and the company culture. Ultimately we are considering what this person will bring to the company. But we are not allowed to consider if in a month’s time they will ask for a year off, and their job to be held open. And we are certainly not allowed to ask if that is their plan.
