A year after an initial interview with Real Business, Powwownow FD Andrew Johnson is back for more, unveiling the skills needed to scale a company and how to keep a firm’s culture in the decision making process.
UK-based Japanese firm Kajima has a wealth of experience in developing and managing projects that span a full range of sectors – and also has its hooks in the property investment landscape. Triggering our curiosity, we spoke with FD Nigel Chism to discuss the challenges that come with handling such a multi-faceted business.
By Jan Cavelle
Entrepreneurship has been the catchword of the last ten years and politicians have heralded it as the solution to our various economic problems – from decreasing the number of jobless Brits to the incredible success of businesses in a period of uncertainty.
By Chris Burke
Chris Burke, CEO of Brickendon, explains why the financial services sector should be working hard to retain female talent.
The finance director is a pivotal role in every business, no matter what its size – and we recently came across an intriguing article that highlighted how rock legends could teach finance teams one key lesson.
By Karl Sigler
Fraudulent emails are mostly nothing more than the obvious attempt by a “Nigerian Prince” to gain some cash. However, professional cybercriminals are increasingly using email fraud to target businesses, using coordinated, pinpoint attacks rather than spam blasts.
As the country prepares for an extended period of uncertainty following the Brexit vote, SME bosses have been urged to focus closely on cash management and spreading their funding risk.
Much has been said about how much companies lose when it comes to time spent in meetings, with 40 per cent of respondents in a recent survey saying half of them are unnecessary.
By Zehra Chudry
Challenger bank bosses currently challenging the traditional high street names need to overcome an enormous hurdle if they are to disrupt the banking market significantly; building consumer trust.
Alongside a mighty push from Virgin Money’s Jayne-Anne Gadhia, companies in the financial services sector are increasing spend on driving cultural change.
