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New World Order coming soon?

By on July 26, 2011 in 2020BC, News/General

I find myself writing this blog post after a very interesting and stimulating day. This afternoon I was presenting to a group of potential SME7 Practitioners revealing the huge SME7 Project to assist a forgotten sector of the British economy, the SME. It was very interesting to listen to the questions being asked – you [...]

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Profitability or popularity? The challenge of success in social media

By on June 24, 2011 in blog, Digital/Internet Marketing, News/General

Four fascinating threads have emerged over the last week, in the never calm world of social media: the traditional UK print media started crowing about the demise of Facebook, based on figures appearing to show a decline in US, Canadian and UK users Foursquare celebrated growth to a milestone 10 million members an in-depth feature [...]

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Will the Work Programme actually deliver new employees?

By on June 13, 2011 in blog, Business Mindset, News/General

Private contractors are going to have a go at reducing the dole queues. Across the country, a number of providers have been selected under the government’s Work Programme, to find people jobs. And they will be paid up to £13,700 per head for the people they help back into work. According to figures quoted in [...]

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Will Olympic traffic congestion hold up your business?

By on June 8, 2011 in blog, News/General, Processes & Systems

How and when will your business activities be hindered by the Olympics? There are two key considerations here: if your business involves being in or around London, there is the interruption of the Olympic Route Network, in addition to any consideration of your proximity to actual Olympic venues. And if you’re outside London, then you [...]

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Time to get your business Olympic fit

By on June 6, 2011 in blog, News/General, Processes & Systems

Flexible working is a new Olympic sport. Get training now! Boris Johnson, transport secretary Philip Hammond and Transport for London have revealed their masterplan to prevent gridlock on the roads and public transport in London during the Olympics. Get everyone to stay at home and do “flexible working”. So, if you run an SME or [...]

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