Swansea Business Show
The Swansea Business Show lands at the LC Leisure Centre on Oystermouth Road in Swansea at 10 tomorrow morning. Captain Mike Leahy says there will be a pre-landing seminar with Business Guru Rob Warlow at 9.30. Rob’s book… Read the rest
THE FAILURE OF PUBLICLY OWNED VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS
It would seem that Wales isn’t the only region that has problems with public investment into businesses.
According to an article in yesterday’s FT, an investment by taxpayers of £74 million into regional venture capital funds has been marked… Read the rest
FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT
It would seem that there have been various commentators suggesting, quite erroneously, that the Conservatives don’t have any policies to get the country out of recession.
Whilst that may suit the spin emanating from No 10, nothing could be further… Read the rest
NORTHERN IRELAND LEADS THE WAY AGAIN
Following their decision to delay the revaluation business premises, Northern Ireland has again shown the way to Wales on how to use devolution to reduce business rates and support the economy.
Whilst empty properties are liable to… Read the rest
Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow to the world’s largest car maker.
THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP IN WALES
In 2005, I wrote an article about the development of leadership within Welsh civic society and argued, that in developing the future of Wales, we needed leaders of real quality and calibre who could begin to make a real difference
START-UPS AND GROWTH – A VIEW FROM THE ASSEMBLY
Having just come back this morning from a very successful trip to New York (more about that next week), it was good to read that the Learning and Enterprise Committee remains as independent as its predecessors such as
One In Four Small To Medium UK Businesses Using Social Media To Connect With Customers
One in four small to medium sized businesses in the UK are using social media to connect with customers, according to new research published by Daryl Willcox Publishing. The survey – entitled ‘How Do Small to Medium Businesses Market Themselves?’… Read the rest
Visibility Is Good. Credibility Is Better.
This winter there has been a lot of talk about ‘visibility’. For the purposes of this though, I’m not talking about whether you can see out of your windscreen when it has frosted over. The kind of visibility that has… Read the rest
Innovation – In Threes
By Roger Browne, Managing Director, Futurology Limited
There’s an old joke that describes two men walking across the savannah in Africa when they spy a hungry looking lion. The lion starts to approach them and they fear for their lives.… Read the rest
Public Relations For Law Firms – Be Proactive Not Reactive
05/02/10
By Giselle Daverat, Byfield Consultancy
What exactly is [b]Public Relations?[/b] The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as: the business of creating a good public image for an organisation or famous person. I believe this to be true –… Read the rest
Top Tips For Marketing Success
03/02/2010
By Kursha Woodgate
[b]Definitions of marketing[/b] are plentiful. For small business owners, most would agree that [b]marketing[/b] is about generating sales opportunities so that your businesses can grow. Concepts such as brand building and customer relationship management may seem… Read the rest
