How UK firms are expanding at home and abroad

30th October, 2012 - Posted by admin - Comments Off

With a tricky economic climate continuing to cast a shadow over businesses across the UK – and indeed the wider world – finding growth opportunities isn’t easy. It can be so easy to look inwards and focus on what is going on within office space instead of casting eyes further afield. Indeed, new research shows » Read More

British companies ‘can help prisoners turn their lives around’

4th May, 2012 - Posted by admin - Comments Off

The justice secretary has encouraged businesses across the UK to give prisoners a chance to prove their worth in an office space. Ken Clarke pointed out that the current British justice system is flawed in that many prisons are simply acting as “warehouses”. This is because people are being sent down for a crime and » Read More

Fuel strike ‘would have a negative impact on British businesses’

16th April, 2012 - Posted by admin - Comments Off

If the proposed fuel strike gets the go-ahead, many businesses feel that the productivity in their office space will be significantly hampered. According to a survey carried out by Policy Voice, company owners believe that industrial action involving fuel tanker drivers will do more harm than good. During the study, 991 members of the Institute » Read More

Companies urged to ‘personalise when going online’

27th March, 2012 - Posted by admin - Comments Off

Businesses which are still getting to grips with the benefits of the online world have been given some tips on how to excel on the internet. Jennifer Stenhouse, partner at Mymediamanagement.com, believes that shy managers will get nowhere when jumping online, as customer relations are highly important. When it comes to communication with potential consumers, » Read More

Female directors ‘more common in British businesses today’

15th March, 2012 - Posted by admin - Comments Off

The number of women in high-profile roles in the UK’s office spaces has grown significantly in the past 12 months. A study carried out by the Cranfield School of Management highlighted that the percentage of females on the boards of the country’s 100 largest-listed firms now sits at 15.6 per cent. This is a record » Read More