Charlie Mullins

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Charlie Mullins: The business value of dressing for success

Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, discusses how your attire impacts a first impression.

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Charlie Mullins: The culture of apprenticeships needs to be addressed

I hate to say it, but I told you so. No, I take great pride in saying it – working towards an apprenticeship is better than studying for a mediocre degree.

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Charlie Mullins: Japanese rugby success shows that smaller challengers can compete

For young small businesses to fulfil potential each have to be able to operate on an even playing field with the big boys. However, it appears that with less than three per cent of government procurement spend coming this way the odds continue to be stacked.

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Charlie Mullins: I’ll be dusting off my loud hailer and picketing the unions

For the last few months London has had a gun poked in her back by the unions, which have tried to evoke the spirit of the 1970s by grinding the Tube network to a halt.

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Charlie Mullins: GCSE results highlight apprenticeship recognition, but the war continues

This year’s GCSE results day highlighted the fact that we may have won a battle in the struggle for more apprenticeships, but there’s still a long way to go before we win the war.

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Charlie Mullins: Reports of the death of the high street may have been greatly exaggerated

Thanks to some entrepreneurial spirit and a little help from the government, the much beleaguered high street is showing signs of resilience and recovery.

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Charlie Mullins: Strikes must have the backing of more than 50 per cent of union

We keep being told one of the biggest threats to the economy is poor productivity. Finding the exact cause of the so-called "productivity puzzle" is as tricky as navigating London’s sewers without a torch.

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Charlie Mullins: Change to Sunday trading laws shows Osborne is entrepreneurial chancellor

There was plenty for businesses to be pleased about in last week’s Budget. The cut in corporation tax will be very welcome – as of course will be the levy on "big business" to support the training of apprentices for all firms.

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Charlie Mullins: Hot weather shouldn’t mean striking, just simple and sensible changes

There are some guarantees when the temperature starts to rise in Britain. The papers are full of photos of zoo animals eating ice lollies, people who usually whinge about the rain and cold start to complain about the heat, and the Trade Unions give the impression that every business in the country is running a Victorian sweatshop.

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Charlie Mullins: Incentives and perks for staff are just good business

New guidelines from the health watchdog NICE reckon that employees should encourage their bosses to let them set their own working hours to improve their health, wellbeing and productivity in their jobs.