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Back to the future
Now the recession is apparently over, global companies are back to thinking about the future...
When sorry’s not enough
Recently I spoke to an entrepreneur who was given days to save his profitable, growing company when his bank abruptly pulled its funding.
It’s a story being repeated across the country, and too often it doesn't have such a happy ending as it, fortunately, did in this case. Which is why the apologies of Sir Fred Goodwin, former chief executive of RBS and Andy Hornby, ex-head honcho at HBOS, ring a little hollow. Sorry may be the hardest word, but it’s a lot easier than losing your livelihood or the roof over your head.
That said, there’s... read more...
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