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We need to switch off at weekends — and that includes the gadgets
First published in the Sunday Times on 9th July 2017. A wise friend once told me that the quality of your Sunday is a barometer of how fulfilled you are in life. He was not referring to religious faith — or
The week in entrepreneurship
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It’s time for commercial landlords to pay their fair share of taxes
First published in the Sunday Times on 2nd July 2017. Many of Britain’s economic and social challenges arise from how property is taxed, regulated, used and owned. Radical change is needed if the problems are to be properly addressed. At heart,
The week in entrepreneurship
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Old entrepreneurial hands have all had their fingers burnt
First published in the Sunday Times on 25th June 2017. Every ambitious entrepreneur experiences various baptisms of fire. A new business venture is an unpredictable journey and big challenges are bound to arise. These are the gruelling rites of passage
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The young need to know a hard left state will choke prosperity
First published in the Sunday Times on 18th June 2017. For anyone in business, the election result was a disaster. About 40% of voters supported a hard left leadership, which is instinctively opposed to the private sector. Labour voters believed
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Cash matters — but customers and staff make a business
First published in the Sunday Times on 11th June 2017. A restaurateur said to me last week: “You talk a lot about money”. What he meant was that I focus too much on financial matters in board meetings, to the possible
The week in entrepreneurship
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