So today was the launch of the Gorvins Business Academy – aimed at providing training for small businesses in all areas that they may need help in. The first in the series was Recruitment – by yours truly! I talked about the 5 main problem areas that other hiring managers have and how our copyright […]
How a 13 Year Old Might Just be the Cleverest Person I Know
So, you know how sometimes life surprises you and someone says something so profound that you (mentally) gasp and then a split second later you wish you’d thought of it. Well that happened to me about 5 minutes ago. My 13 year old daughter, Phoebe, is sitting next to me and helping me do some […]
Lord Davies’ boardroom gender targets ignored by most UK firms
All but a handful of the UK’s biggest companies missed last week’s deadline to set out their plans to put more women on their boards. Only eight companies in the FTSE 100 have announced how they aim to meet the target of 25% women directors set down by the government. Proportion of women on boards […]
Planning to retire abroad – you’ll be lucky!!
Dreaming of retiring to sunnier climes?? You’re more likely to be still putting in the 9 – 5 according to figures which show the number of over 65’s still in work has doubled in the last 10 years. People of retirement age have been hot by falling annuity rates, falling interest rates on savings, stagnant […]
Red Tape hampering the economic recovery? You bet ya!
Our personal experience of the constant challenge of running a small business is enough to convince us that there is no real help from government. Not yet anyway. The banks can fluff all they want about people not asking for finance – well let me enlighten them as to why. I spoke to my Bank […]