Investment in new businesses can come in many different forms, from business angels who only supply cash, to investors that are happy to spend their time, money and effort in mentoring young entrepreneurs. Here I am writing about the latter. I frequently come across young aspiring entrepreneurs, who are looking for investment and guidance from…
This week I’d like to congratulate Gary Neville for again trying to do his bit for the environment by introducing some radical designs for a state-of-the-art zero-carbon house. Known as an eco-warrior in the footballing world, the former England defender already drives a Toyota Prius hybrid car to training, probably to the amusement of his…
Well I’ve now been in my current job for a year now, and apart from leaving my beloved South Shields for the bright lights of Richmond on Thames, all is well. Got me thinking though about some of my previous career moves including portaloo cleaner, pidgeon culling and DSS House clearing. Some of these are…
In early May, many London businesses took part in the Games Stress Test which was being led and promoted by Canary Wharf Group plc. and Deloitte. The London-wide stress test for businesses looked into companies’ ‘Games-time’ plans focusing on IT, telecommunications and transport. The test, which took place in the form of a survey, looked…
Boris Johnson’s trip to New York yesterday to attend a press conference – admittedly to promote business travel – got us thinking about one of the main reasons for organising a conference call instead of a face-to-face meeting: time. Whilst he may have had other things to do whilst there, Boris’ press conference probably lasted…
It’s been exactly one month since Google+ burst on to the scene as “an extension of Google itself”. As appose to merely a response to Facebook, Google has gone out of its way to make sure it grabs as big a slice as possible of that social networking pie. Having had Google Wave and Google…
The recent ‘big freeze’ that has struck the UK and large parts of the northern hemisphere has pushed global warming right back into the spotlight (if it was ever out of it) and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the climate change sceptics are quick to use it as evidence of the ‘myth’ of global warming. Surely one…
our company staff are not afraid of anything, whether it’s new challenges or ghosts! Proof is, on the 18th of April 2009, the three intrepid girls in our Customer Service team embarked on a true journey to Hell! To celebrate O’s birthday, Zahra and Isabelle decided to treat her to an afternoon at the infamous…
Is your workspace holding you back? Let me explain. Because of what we do [we’re a conference calling company in case you didn’t know], when we talk about business efficiency, we usually look at ways businesses can save time or money by changing their methods. But a conversation the other day prompted me to wonder…
Tyler Cowen, the American economist, academic and writer recently went head to head with Erik Brynjolfsson of MIT’s Sloan business school, in a debate that was nothing short of fascinating. The impressive showdown between (arguably) two of the best minds in business theory centred around a very topical issue; ‘is technology society’s economic engine?’ Discussing facts and…
