NatWest has surveyed nine thousand young people about salary expectations. Because of the recession, expectations have dropped. Instead of expecting to earn £70,000 when they are 35, they now only expect to earn £54,000. How’s that for confidence...
It’s all about de risking the bank’s balance sheet. It’s so difficult to decide when bankers really make money because the financial instruments they use are so complex. And look how many dodgy securities they are sitting on at the moment.So...
All from the UK Sector Skills Body for EnterpriseFact:Over 95% of enterprises (4.5 million) in the UK are micro enterprises with fewer than ten employees. A fair share of government skills and support funding to start ups, self employed and micro enterprises will...
Many will have been shocked by the news from the US of the missing Madoff millions – or rather billions. One of the features of this scandal was that a high proportion of his investors knew Mr Madoff personally and trusted him with their money. It perhaps...
You don’t want those! You want CASH and CHOICES! Growth and profits help the business to fulfil your personal objectives. You didn’t start the business so that you could have thousands of employees, and earn millions of pounds. You started is that you...
People have some number blindness particularly when they’re trying to be positive. I come across this all the time, and in particular, in this recession, people are keen to feel good about their jobs and their houses. So they forget what the numbers really mean...
