Earlier this year we ran the first “Commerciality – Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” workshop through Professional Marketing Forum. https://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx. I am delighted to report that the consensus was that it was a success (even though we have some tweaks to make to the timing for all the group exercises). Read More
This report “Preparing the future workforce” is an important read for leaders of professional services firms (PSFs). Marketing professionals should consider it as part of their environmental analysis (SLEPT) and planning. Commercial advisers and employment lawyers will no doubt find the information of value. HR professionals will be interested in Read More
Haines Watts has just released its latest Growth research into over a thousand (1,019) UK small and medium sized owner-managed businesses - to explore UK business growth prospects. The conclusion would appear to be that UK SME OMB are quietly and cautiously confident about the future. International research from Grant Thornton supports Read More
Has the creative sector been overlooked in the rush to develop the tech sector? Back in April, The Director magazine published an article http://www.director.co.uk/magazine/2013/04_April/Cover%20story_66_07.html featuring Doug Richard of Dragon’s Den fame. He argued that business must “pay more than lip service to the £36b pa industry that’s the envy of Read More
I was delighted to be invited by a property lawyer former colleague and Non-Executive Chairman of Irwin Mitchell solicitor’s Business Legal Services, London to the British Council for Offices (BCO) President’s Lunch at The Dorchester yesterday. It was a great opportunity to catch up briefly with some real estate “old Read More
