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Following last week’s budget David Cameron has spoken about the Start Up Britain initiative, which is supported by a number of leading companies including AXA, Barclays, Intel, Blackberry, Experian, Google, Virgin Media Microsoft, McKinsey & Co and O2. Whilst he maintained that the Government was behind small businesses, as shown by the changes in [...] Yesterday’s announcement confirming the continuation of production at the GM Luton (Bedfordshire) facility is good news for the area and the nation. Many have applauded the efforts made by the Nick Reilly (Opel/ Vauxhall Chairman), for his persistence in negotiating the agreement, however he reflects that the flexibility shown by the Luton workforce last [...] All businesses need to continually identify new customers and many need to find new suppliers, of course there are many ways to achieve this, however they all involve a cost in one form or another. If you are a small business or you are not sure of which route is going to fit your [...] Subcontractor management guidelines for those who are new to subcontractor management in a prime contract environment, or those who support the process as an SME (subject matter expert), from a different discipline, such as engineering; finance or quality. This simple guide provides an insight into the various stages of subcontract management and identifies responsibilities and activities [...] Plans to bring these aircraft into service was scrapped at last year’s spend review however at present there are discussions underway to “re-negotiate” the deal. This is one of many such contracts that are being worked on, which will have an impact on what level of savings can be truly be made when projects [...] The ONS announced figures today revealing that the Trade deficit for goods and services shrunk in January, following an abnormally high growth in December due to the poor weather conditions restricting the outward shipment of goods. Whilst it is seen that the reduction to £3bn from £5.5bn is due in part to a levelling, [...] The BOE today announced, as widely expected, that interest rates would remain at the record low of 0.5%. This was widely predicted however there is a growing expectation that before the summer there will be an increase up to 1%. Whilst causing a slight fall in sterling, it is seen that the UK economy [...] This year’s conference looks at the challenges of today’s global markets and reviews strategies to differentiate business offerings through innovation, diversification and export. Also includes a “meet the buyers” event 24th and 25th March Saviles Hall, Royal Armouries, Leeds LS10 1NF http://www.ukti.gov.uk/download/124548_107246/NDI%20Conference%20and%20Exhibition%202011%20flyer.pdf.html We hear today that the RAF’s Typhoon fighter jets are late, will not meet their full multi role specification until 2018 and are each costing 75% more than the original budget, but on what is that based? If we consider the history of this development it does not start in the mid 1980’s as [...] According to the latest results from the Markit/CIPS survey, the purchasing manager’s index for February 2011 was 61.5, (maintained from January), a result above 50 shows expansion. Many analysts believe that this is mainly due to the overall European recovery and the relative value of sterling. Whilst good news it should be recognised that [...] |
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