Sir Alan Sugar to face Employment Tribunal
The 62-year-old, who was appointed the Government's Enterprise Tsar earlier this month, is embroiled in a legal battle with a senior female executive at one of his flagship companies.
Late payments to businesses are causing a ‘ripple effect’ impacting on more than half UK businesses which could be costing them as much as £2 billion a year.
How naivety may have helped one couple set up their business
We talk to Henry Braham and Glynis Murray who work in the film industry – but launched Good Oil in 2004 after stumbling across hemp seed oil's nutty taste and nutritional benefits. Today, the company has a turnover of £1m
Online clothing retailer ASOS is now addressing customer complaints and comments through micro-blogging site Twitter. Is this the start of a change in dealing with customer complaints and something that other companies should follow?
Smart technology can give businesses the edgePaul Bray looks at how if you prang your new BMW and the air bags deploy, the car can automatically tell the manufacturers so they can alert the emergency services. If you're in hospital in Madrid and a nurse tries to administer the wrong drug, an alarm automatically sounds. If you buy a chop in a Norwegian supermarket, you could be told the name of the pig it came from.
How to get the most from your sales staff in difficult timesWhen economic conditions are hard, leading a sales force can seem like the most difficult job in the world. One of the main ingredients to achieving outstanding results is to ensure the team is motivated. Grant Leboff says that the key to motivation is recognition, as ultimately, everyone wants to be appreciated and their hard work acknowledged.
Legal and Business issues for new Creative BusinessesThere has been substantial growth in the number of creative businesses in the UK in the last 10 years. Despite or even perhaps because of the current economic downturn people remain enthusiastic about starting their own business to exploit a creative expression. The process will present many challenges.
Business owners bang on the money with employee claimsAs MPs continue to face the aftermath of the expenses scandal, new research has highlighted that small businesses are well ahead of the government when it comes to transparency and expenses claims. More than eight out of ten (84%) business owners say they have always closely scrutinised expense claims forms and will continue to do so.
Vodafone customers to see a reduction in overseas internet costsTravellers are now set to get even better value and greater clarity on costs when accessing the internet around the world from their mobile phones or laptops from Vodafone UK.
Motoring Review: Fiat 500A rival to the original Austin Mini, the Fiat 500 was one of the first small city cars. Originally produced between 1957 and 1975, it measured 9 feet in length and had a tiny 479cc engine (hence the name 500). In 2007, fifty years after the original, Fiat revised this cheeky little car. It’s loosely based on a 2004 concept car, the Trepiuno. Dean Woodward takes one for a spin for us...
