A colleague asked me the other day how we get so much of our business without cold calling. I said to her – ‘Well, you see, I think the rules that apply to networking are a bit like Christianity’. She replied ‘Networking is like Christianity? What?!’ Most of my colleagues think I am slightly off […]
Good News – says the Guardian – Manufacturing has had a storming start to 2012
The purchasing managers survey indicates that life got better for UK manufacturers at the start of 2012 after a pretty dismal end to 2011. Not only does the survey show output rising at the fastest rate for 10 months but also orders grew for the first time in seven months. This suggests that there is […]
How do we boost the economy and create new jobs TODAY?
As I said back in May, when I put my suggestion to Vince Cable at the Greater Manchester Chamber Annual Dinner – instead of offering an NI holiday to start up businesses who employ staff (how many start up businesses do YOU know about who start up and immediately employ 4 or 5 people?? That’s […]
Recruitment grows at weakest rate since August 2009
Staff appointments in October increasing at their slowest rate for 14 months. Does this mean we are heading for a double dip recession? REC chief executive Kevin Green, who last month warned that the jobs market was “starting to flatline”, said: “These figures show that employer confidence remains fragile and as the role of job […]
EU pregnancy law defeated
EU pregnancy law defeated Wednesday, 08, Dec 2010 The European Parliaments plans to extend maternity leave at 90% of full pay from 12 to 20 weeks have been defeated, it could be said largely due to Ed Davey, employment minister who has lobbied hard among his European colleagues. Britain argued not only that the timing […]