Entrepreneurs

TV 'Dragon’ Theo Urges Firms to Hire Apprentices

editor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:46:42 +0000

WITH 'National Apprenticeship Week 2012' (6th -10th February) starting today, Theo Paphitis, former apprentice and retail expert, is calling on UK companies to continue to invest in apprenticeships and training despite the economic slump.

Access all areas

editor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:01 +0000

How an entrepreneur changed his business model to ensure success

James Caan supports plans for increased employee ownership

editor — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:32:08 +0000

James Caan – CEO of global private equity investors Hamilton Bradshaw – threw his support behind Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s plans for more companies to reward staff with equity today.

BCC Director General: Britain has potential to recover if we recognise business as a force for good

editor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:04:29 +0000

Commenting on the prospects for the UK economy in 2012, John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

2012:'Prediction of the end of the world won't come true for businesses committed to growth'

editor — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:41:37 +0000

Thinking bigger: How SMEs can build a successful online presence

editor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:45:47 +0000

The online commercial model is radically different to the offline one, when users venture online in search of goods or services they generally have a very specific idea of exactly what they’re looking for.

Facing your competition

editor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:04:37 +0000

Having a rival business open up targeting the same market is you is an experience that every business owner dreads and yet nearly all have to deal with at least once.

Social Media: Hindrance or Help?

editor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:49:04 +0000

Recruitment expert and Managing Director of CV-Library, Lee Biggins, shares his advice for new businesses using social media.

The global economy is not in great shape but this presents opportunities growth

editor — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:06:07 +0000

Business is all about growth. If you don’t believe me, read any of the great economists, from Karl Marx to John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter or Milton Friedman.

Europe needs a second market

editor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:14:30 +0100

Patrick Gruhn is one of the founders of ‘The Elevator’, a top private equity and Philanthropy magazine and author of ‘Power Play, How to plan, fund and grow your 21st Century business. Earlier this year he founded FirstPEX (www.firstpex.com), Europe’s first online platform for trading shares in private companies and what he hopes will grow to be our version of America’s Second Market. Below he explains why Europe needs one