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Back to the future

Now the recession is apparently over, global companies are back to thinking about the future...

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Chris Ingram

Chris Ingram founded media agency CIA in 1976, which grew into Tempus Group and was sold to WPP for more than £430 million. He now invests in media and sports businesses through Ingram Enterprise

Where football meets business

Mar 16 2010

A love of football starts in childhood and, in a sense, never really leaves there. Footie is pure fantasy where club owners, players and fans lose themselves in the pursuit of the next win.

Founding principles

Jan 21 2010

The biggest barrier to business success may just be yourself.

Information rage

Nov 17 2009

A recent study of employees at an investment management company found that they were interrupted 20 times an hour.

Get on your staff's wavelength

Jul 30 2009

Listening will make you a better leader and that’s all the more true when times are hard.

Negotiating nuances

Jun 24 2009

If people think about negotiating at all, they assume you should play it hard and reveal nothing.

The price of talent

May 21 2009

I often wonder about how serious companies are about getting the best staff.

What not to do in a recession

Apr 02 2009

I like the optimist who pointed out that, even if 2009 turns out as bad as many predict, it will still be the third best year we’ve ever had.

Recession buster

Mar 11 2009

Last month, I wrote about the recession and said the predicted 2.5 per cent fall in GDP should not necessarily be a cause for widespread doom and gloom.

Be a wise control freak

Jan 02 2009

A lot of people building businesses struggle with the concepts of micromanagement and empowerment.

Mastering motivation

Sep 23 2008

If you want to flourish, it’s vital you understand what makes people tick.

Research

Creative businesses face ‘analysis gap’

From video games developers to firms of architects, creative businesses of all kinds struggle to get adequate financing due to a misconception that they cannot be analysed systematically, claims a new report. The study comes from the Centre for Creative Business (CCB), a joint venture between London Business School and University of the Arts London.

Directors' Pay AIM 2009

What should an AIM company pay its CEO or FD?
What should a non-executive director or chairman expect to be paid?
What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
setting pay?

VCT Special Report 2009

This reports principle aim is to provide business owners seeking funding with information about the amount of funds that VCTs have to invest.

AIM Guide 2009/2010

The 2009/2010 AIM Guide contains essential information for anyone interested in the Alternative Investment Market.

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