Check whether you are eligible for new Job Support Schemes
Published: Mon, 10/26/20
Hi If you are confused about the various Government schemes to support jobs that have been announced to replace the various furlough schemes, then you…
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[Sunday Supplement]: Learn from the world's most exciting companies
Published: Sun, 10/25/20
Hi In a recent email I talked about why evaluating your business model is essential in these turbulent times. Successful businesses are able to ma…
Something for the weekend, sir?
Published: Fri, 10/23/20
Hi Not all businesses have suffered from declining sales during the pandemic; the owner of brands such as Dettol, Nurofen, Cillit Bank and Dure…
Do you need a bit extra for Christmas ?
Published: Tue, 10/20/20
Hi Do you have a printer at home or in your office? Most of us do these days. If, like me, because of this coronavirus thingy you’re a bit short of…
[Sunday supplement]: Who does the thinking in your business?
Published: Sun, 10/18/20
Hi Who does most of the thinking in your business? It’s you isn’t it? In fact, you probably do all of it. You are the master strategist for all the…
Do you need more time to pay your tax?
Published: Sat, 10/03/20
Hi If you pay your income ta by Self-Assessment you can now apply online to pay your ta bill by monthly payments, without the need to call HM Revenue…
How can you create disruption in your market?
Published: Fri, 10/02/20
Hi In 1968, even before a man landed on the moon, Peter Drucker wrote The Age of Discontinuity. As usual, he was way ahead of his time. Discontinuity…
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth”
Published: Mon, 09/28/20
Hi One thing that has become clear during the pandemic is that not only do we live in a divided society but that the divisions have widened ine orably…
Straightening the deckchairs won’t stop the boat from sinking
Published: Thu, 09/24/20
Hi If, like me, you listened to the Chancellor’s latest announcement today, about the measures the Government is taking to help businesses survive the…
It is time for the Government to be honest and acknowledge the severity of this crisis
Published: Tue, 09/22/20
Hi When the UK entered lock-down in March the Government’s strategy – based more on hope than science – was for a few months of lockdown followed by a…