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Get a (digital) life!
by Martin LeuwLast week my teenage daughter was interviewed by the Sunday Times. I didn’t realise what it was all about until I read the headline: “Children spend seven hours a day in ‘electronic life’.”
February 08, 2010 11:20am - Business technology
Charlie Mullins: "How dare MPs fly first class while the economy is in tatters?"
by Charlie MullinsEvidence of this government’s “Do as I say, not as I do” attitude has again been revealed, this time relating to the travel arrangements of ministers heading to the recent World Economic Forum in Davos.
February 08, 2010 10:06am - Leadership
Members of BNI Hogarth create a YouTube hit
by Kate PritchardFor some Friday-afternoon entrepreneurial entertainment, check out this music video created by the members of Business Network International (BNI) Hogarth. [Make sure you crank your speakers up.]
February 05, 2010 5:00pm - Leadership
Making time for charity
by Jason HesseAn increasing number of entrepreneurs now give back to society by donating time and expertise to charitable organisations. Nigel Watson is one such entrepreneur who believes he has struck the right balance.
February 05, 2010 4:44pm - Leadership
Customer (dis)service
by Don JoeThis week Don Joe – our undercover agent in the corporate world – explains why speaking to someone in a call centre turns us all into rabid wolves.
February 05, 2010 3:20pm - Sales and marketingBUSINESS COMMENT >>
The Friday Funnies have been on sabbatical. But here's a few hilarious gems to get you ready for the weekend.
September 18, 2009 4:59pm GMTNo, that's not a typo. The vodka company is suing the recently-renamed Absolut Radio for alleged trademark infringment. Er. It's a "radio" station, guys. No-one's going to call up Christian O'Connell and demand a martini. Well...
August 20, 2009 11:35am GMTWhen the FT began charging for content, its subscriber numbers plummeted. Today, the finanical newspaper has a paltry 117,000 paying subscribers to the site. But there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the firm with Murdoch's plans to jump on the commercial news bandwagon.
August 18, 2009 12:37pm GMTCOLUMNISTS >>
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Red Ochre founder Uday Thakkar helps companies in the third sector maximise their funding opportunities through his consultancy business. Here's how he became "a big fish in a small pond".
James Caan on funding his first business and what it takes to make a mint....
The founder of Glasses Direct on why he "eats credit crunch for breakfast"....
Hairdressing supremo Toni Mascolo on why he reveres Julius Caesar.
Real Business magazine and Cisco have started searching for this year's Customer Kings. The one question perplexing entrepreneurs, marketers and PRs will be: what are we looking for in a winner?
November 06, 2009 4:24pm GMT