One of the truisms of life and business is that “every cloud has a silver lining”. The last recession certainly proved this for SMEs as they have driven the UK out of recession and to record employment levels. But as economic gloom lingers overhead, we’ve got five ways that companies can prepare for a shift in corporate climate.
By Simon Brooke
As the pension freedom revolution rolls on, the British pensions industry is currently undergoing huge changes that will affect millions of people, but one company has embraced “robo-advice” to provide support to employers and employees alike.
Trained designer Dave Legion has been working independently in a field he loves for more than a decade, so Real Business caught up with the entrepreneur to find out why he moved into tax and accounting – a sector he admits to loath.
Former Manchester United footballer Louis Saha has launched his own social media-based startup. But, unlike Sportlobster, which is backed by Michael Owen, or Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s Hotel Football, this one’s not for fans. He intends to protect sportsmen from scammers.
