‘Commentary’ Archive

25,000+ Council Jobs Axed – Good News or Bad? March 10, 2010 No Comments

The recent announcement of a BBC survey that has revealed upwards of 25,000 jobs are under threat in councils up and down the country has sent shockwaves through the system. But is the prospect of job losses on such a massive scale good or bad news for those entrepreneurs looking to develop their business plans [...]

How FREE Could Destroy Your Business March 8, 2010 No Comments

“Free” is a double-edged sword of a word. While on the one hand it’s lovely to hear, trips off the tongue and warms the heart of even the coldest consumer, on the other it can destroy your business reputation, scupper your chances of funding for starting a business, and lay waste to your prospects…see what [...]

How The Slave Trade Has Been Reborn February 23, 2010 1 Comment

This week the FT ran a story that on the face of it seemed simply to be about an innovative idea that one entrepreneur has had to involve private equity investors in his life. But, if you look a little deeper into the darker side of your mind, you have to ask yourself whether it [...]

Business investors – Are you a Gekko or an Allen? February 22, 2010 No Comments

Can successful business investors be nice guys, or do you have to be a nasty piece of work to make it out there in the big bad world of business?
If you are a child of the 80s or have ever had aspirations to make your fortune on the stock market, you could not help but [...]

Innovation Can Be A Killer February 19, 2010 No Comments

I have a tale of terror to tell that should act as a warning to all those who would invent. There are among us those whose minds are inclined toward brilliance, those who look at the world with a slightly different slant – inventors and entrepreneurs obsessed with the bright light of originality and who [...]