Annie May Noonan

NE

News 7 min read

The Spring Statement is good news for SMEs providing a Brexit deal is made

What does the 2019 Spring Statement mean for SMEs up and down the country" Well, it's good news, including the fact that taxation may drop whilst wages will rise, enabling employers to access and assess the best talent out there and be able to make them stay. However, it all hinges on the UK exiting the EU with a deal in place.

NE

News 5 min read

Does the rise of the electric car economy come at the price of employment?

Volkswagen has announced its plan to produce mostly zero-emission cars. Whilst this all sounds great for the environment, it also means that many jobs will be lost as electric models don't require as much 'effort' to build. If this is the case, and other major brands follow Volkswagen's example, (which seems likely), what will happen to this section of the employment economy?

LE

Leadership & Productivity 6 min read

What happens when a founder can’t let go” Lessons from Superdry’s Julian Dunkerton

Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton is waiting on the outcome of a shareholder meeting to see if he can come back as a director. The board is urging shareholders to vote against his reappointment, and considering that his last year of power at Superdry coincided with poor sales, are they right to do so" It also begs the question, when is the right time for a founder to step away from a company, and what can other entrepreneurs do to ensure they know when that right time is?

IN

International Trade 4 min read

Post-Brexit Britain: Exporters face fines from EU companies if deliveries are delayed

The UK government is preparing for a possible no-deal Brexit, and so should its resident exporters. Failing to get their paperwork ready could mean fines from EU clients and terminations of trade contracts. Furthermore, exporters risk damaging relations with UK suppliers, who will also face the reverberations via delayed payments.

LE

Leadership & Productivity 5 min read

This is a man’s world New gender report could unlock £250bn for the UK economy

International Women's Day has been and gone. But the UK still lags behind other world leading economies when it comes to the number of female entrepreneurs doing business. A new treasury led report proposes ways to change that, including the fact that doing so could release billions of pounds back into the UK economy.

IN

Interviews 4 min read

Dairy alternatives advocate Alex Wankel is combating climate change from the ground up

Kai Pacha Foods founder Alex Wankel is here to tell us about the secret of Peruvian grains, and how they can actually improve our environment, as well as provide us with delicious dairy-free alternatives.

OP

Opinion 6 min read

“The City Grump Rides Out”: A clever compilation of our resident columnist’s best works

The City Grump, (ex-financier turned civil activist Stephen Hazell-Smith), is our most opinionated columnist at Real Business. The release of his new book, "The City Grump Rides out", gives us a collation of his best articles comparing the worlds of UK business and politics, and as if it couldn't get better, it's illustrated by legendary cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.

IN

Interviews 4 min read

Entrepreneur Paul Lindley is not content with sitting on his riches

What should an entrepreneur do once they've hit it big" Sell their business and enjoy their wealth" For Paul Lindley, founder of kids impact brand Ella's Kitchen that wasn't enough...

LE

Leadership & Productivity 9 min read

How can we make business a force for good Leading entrepreneurs speak out

Impact business, or "doing social good through business", over simply making a profit, is more than a flavour of the month. There's a movement within the entrepreneurial community to make all businesses impactful from start to finish. Consumers like it, and so do these leading UK entrepreneurs.

NE

News 5 min read

What SMEs can learn from Tesla’s ongoing decline

Thought the issues plaguing Elon Musk and his electric car behemoth Tesla had no bearing on your humble SME" Well, think again. Musk is making a series of changes in order to respond positively to the consumer market and the huge change in culture that's underpinning it. All businesses, great and small should follow his lead and do the same if they want to survive.