Let’s learn from the case of Carillion. Get the right help early and make your business a success. The collapse of British outsourcing business, Carillion, is still ringing in our ears and the repercussions are having a depressing and devastating […]

The news came through recently that cider makers, Aspall, founded in Suffolk in 1728, had been sold to the US beer giant, Molson Coors, who own in their portfolio the Carling and Miller brands. Whilst descendants from the founders, the […]

A scenario I hear constantly is that of the ambitious entrepreneur or fast-growing business that has great plans, all needing finance. Despite the emergence of alternative forms of raising finance such as Angel Investing or Crowd Funding, getting funds from […]

The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget reminded us of the economic challenges ahead of us in the UK as we edge towards Brexit. Growth and productivity forecasts have been revised down and, in the all- important run up to Christmas, retailers are […]