Raising GDP For Yorkshire
When I was growing up in the 1970s and 1980s Vinyl was king. Let’s face it, initially, there wasn’t much else around to compete with the black, shiny discs so far as recorded music was concerned. There were the chunky … Read More
New start-ups are popping up all the time, with budding entrepreneurs trying to achieve that perfect work/ life balance. The appeal of being your own boss, having flexibility and being in charge of your own destiny. Starting a business is … Read More
Now I don’t know about you, but I very often get confused by the terms used within the business community, in particular the ever-increasing marketing concepts thrown at you by the “experts”. However, I will not be talking about a … Read More
Of the 5.4m businesses in the UK, 99 per cent are classed as SMEs and the majority of those are described as micro-businesses. Here in Yorkshire we boast more than 380,000 businesses and, like the rest of the UK, most … Read More
Tax is a really boring subject, yet it’s one of the most important factors that govern our financial lives, from workers, to managers to bosses and business owners; individuals, sole-traders, micro-companies, SME’s and Large Multinationals: Tax affects us all. Head … Read More
Crazy nights out, what your friends are having for lunch or Ibiza weekends. We all use Twitter in a social context to keep in touch or comment on wider subjects. But Twitter is also proving to be a really useful … Read More
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy and their support is crucial to help build the Northern Powerhouse. It is less than two years since I first set out ambitious plans to make this a reality and it’s fantastic … Read More
Following the great success of 2014 when Sir Gary Verity and his team at Welcome to Yorkshire succeeded in bringing the Tour De France Grand Départ, the media have hailed Yorkshire as “Europe’s newest cycling destination”, but Yorkshire has always … Read More
A while ago, I worked in a pub, it was very successful under the ownership of the previous owner. Then, the pub was taken over and it all went downhill from there. The main reason? Cash Flow! The new company … Read More
Time is of the essence. There are meetings to attend, relationships to build and businesses to run. Often, marketing gets put on the back burner. This could be seriously detrimental to the growth of your organisation. Marketing plays a huge … Read More
Feeling under the weather? The belief that a cold, rainy day has an influence on our well-being is something we have held for hundreds of years. In the UK employee absence adds to the significant cost for the majority of … Read More
Amar Hussain, commercial director of Orchard Energy, provides his top tips on how businesses can maximise their energy efficiency. Many businesses are failing to implement changes that could make a significant difference in helping to achieve their green targets. However, by … Read More