One of the first rules of working for yourself is to know your business. This may seem too obvious to mention, but if you are to make a success of your venture then you have to be able to rely on your own knowledge to deal with problems or answer any (more…)

Office relocation is an unfortunate reality. Some disruption is inevitable. With planning however, you can make your next office relocation as (more…)

Office design is crucial to the success of a business. A functional office space provides employees with the invigoration that they require when completing even the most mundane tasks. Small businesses may not possess (more…)

A recent survey has indicated that the UK capital is no longer the most expensive place to rent an office, with Hong Kong having overtaken it thanks to an eye-watering rent level of (more…)

Every company has its own evolutionary path, but there are common phases in a company’s development. To use an obvious example, most firms can be seen in terms of being (more…)

Running a business from home has a number of advantages, especially the low overheads and flexibility. However, every business reaches a point where it would benefit from separate office space. Moving into an office may not be an affordable option, or even necessary on a full time basis, but there are reasons to (more…)

Office space is important for several reasons. Firstly, it has to house a business adequately. Secondly, it reflects on the image of the company which uses it. Thirdly, it is a major expense for many organisations. Obviously, it would be foolish to waste scarce resources on extravagant office solutions. However, it is clearly unwise to spend too little if the result is that the firm in question is disadvantaged in a meaningful fashion. (more…)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development irritated the British government with its downbeat forecast for the first quarter of 2012. Estimating that any country may experience a technical recession is no way to please its government. However, it has now predicted that the British economy may (more…)

In 2011, much was made of the economic deficiencies of Greece. While the economy had undoubtedly been mismanaged prior to the Great Recession, some of the stereotypes being circulated about the country had no factual basis. In any event, finger pointing did little to ease the crisis. During 2012, we have already seen the governments of Spain and Italy engaging in mutual recriminations. (more…)

The Bank of England has stuck with its policy of historically low official interest rates for a long period now. Given the fragile state of the economy, persevering with this approach is the most likely scenario. However, it should be remembered that the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has several factors to bear in mind when it makes its critical decisions in relation to interest rates. (more…)