By Staff writer
For large listed companies, governance guidelines state at least half the board should comprise independent non-executive directors. While the guidelines don’t apply to smaller growing businesses, there are compelling reasons why the right NED appointment makes sense.
By Staff writer
Who said apps were dead In 2017 we ll see the rise of virtual assistants and increased consolidation of different apps into single platforms, all courtesy of our ever increasing user expectations.
A statement of the obvious: every FD faces a huge variety of issues and have fiduciary duties that require much more than accounting skills. As such, we asked TotallyMoney.com’s head of finance, Graham Crowe, about the demands of his current role and the lessons he learned on his journey in the financial space.
By Staff writer
The transition from founder to CEO is often a tricky one. So we called on numerous business leaders to share their advice for those looking to be at the helm of a company for the first time.
Australians are renowned for being a relaxed race, whose primary interests include drinking beers and barbecuing prawns – so perhaps it’s no surprise that a bunch of University of Melbourne academics have concluded that over 40s shouldn’t work more than three days a week.
By Mark Homer
I saw an article recently about Tesco’s recent decision to ditch the crescent-shaped croissant. My first thought was, why Surely a croissant not shaped like a crescent ceases to be a croissant Turns out that’s what consumers want.
When it comes to splitting off a section of the company to start a separate business, whether you sink or swim could depend on how many good people you bring with you, according to new research by Rotman School of Management.
As the 2015 Growing Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Steve Jackson has one of the most interesting and unique CVs you’re likely to come across, as Real Business found out when we spoke to the winner himself.
Celebrating its tenth birthday in 2015, and with growth in double figures year on year, it’s clear that The Dressing Room knows its customer inside out, and can facilitate an excellent shopping experience.
By Simon Brooke
Businesses, especially those at the smaller end of the spectrum, are increasingly concerned about identifying and recruiting talent. It’s to solve this problem that a group of students from Portsmouth launched Gradlancer, an online service that connects motivated students with reputable employers looking for freelancers.
