When planning a corporate event, there are many factors that must be taken into consideration to ensure that everything goes off without a hitch. Whether the corporate event is a business meeting, awards ceremony, charity event, or office party, everything from the location to the food and drink available needs to be planned out ahead of time. The tips below will help anyone … [Read more...]
2005 marked with company failures. 2006 hopefully a better year
A report by financial analysis firm Experian states that 2005 was marked with an increased level of company failures, as indicated by a jump in corporate insolvencies up 11% from the previous year's levels. This increase has been attributed to rising interest rates, a slowdown in consumer spending, high energy costs, and increased difficulty in going through the bureaucratic … [Read more...]
2005 offers mixed results for small business
The government has met with mixed success in its bid to support businesses in 2005 this is how small business owners perceive what has happened in the year as they headed into the Christmas holidays. About half of all company directors have said that they believe that Tony Blair and his government has been able to take positive steps to create and nurture an enterprise … [Read more...]
Leadership development needed for London’s small business to thrive
Almost 43 per cent of London’s business owners have said that addressing the shortage of skilled workers is important so that London becomes the best place for businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive. One of the solutions proposes is by increasing the leadership and management skills of senior strategic decision makers. According to the survey one in three people who s … [Read more...]
Redundancy in hiring contractors a big problem
Various companies are actually wasting money by employing contractors that they may not need because they have failed to oversee in-house skill levels. This was the result of a new research made by InfoBasis. According to results of the survey even though 75 per cent of companies use contractors, a big majority of them do not carry out audits of their workforce to see if the … [Read more...]