Did you know that? In 20 years, 1.6 million more people will need care and support. For the first time, there are more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of 18. In 20 years time, the cost of disability benefits could increase by almost 50%. Comment: anyone noticed an [...]

This summer, cruising down the I-5 through California’s Central Valley to the Los Angeles Basin, I unwittingly stumbled upon a most exasperating development: the country strip mall. Mr Tycoon, did you have to plop your shopping center smack dab in the middle of what was previously nowhere?  Okay, the land was cheap.  And yes, you did traffic [...]

Your growing business needs all the help it can get and as a business owner I can pretty much bet that you’re always thinking about how you can grow your business, too. But where do you start? In today’s business there are hundreds of complex issues to deal with across all aspects of your business [...]

There are two kinds of people who look into starting a business; those who will and those who won’t. Many people dream of owning their own business, but once “the rubber hits the road” not all people are wired to be their own boss. Now don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with working for [...]

The most important question to answer when you are selecting a franchise, “could this franchise fulfill my business dreams?” Answering this question takes plenty of self-examination. To choose the business that is right for you and that will fulfill your business dreams, you must know yourself, your skills, and your dreams and aspirations inside and out. [...]

New Labour is dead, according to Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of the Unite union, who reckoned the public doesn’t buy the concept anymore. It was time for the party to get back to its left wing ‘Old Labour’ ways if it wasn’t to be defeated at the next general election, he said. “If you [...]