Archive for the 'Economy' Category

British Land Leading UK Property Markets Out of Recession

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

British Land has seen an 8.2% growth in their portfolio in the last year and is estimated to be worth £8.2 billion. This great leap in the positive direction has shown signs of growth in the office space development sector post recession. The estimate worth of British Land makes [...]

The Many Benefits of Buying Second Hand Equipment

Monday, February 8th, 2010

These days it is important for most businesses to have Internet access, computers have become an enormous expense for every business. some expensive external IT professional services outfit. And naturally having a computer systems offline whether for scheduled maintenance or repairs implies a notable highly unwelcome loss in profit

In 2010, Surprise Someone with a Handwritten Letter

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Although it might appear like penmanship is dying out, it’s one that is still today critical in many areas of life

Be President of Figaro

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Have you always wanted to be President? Well you could be the proud owner of a Figaro’s Pizza franchise. These are just one of the fabulous franchises Florida has on offer.
You could then be president of your own company. This will give you the opportunity to ride the wave of the blossoming fast food [...]

Lack of Awareness among Employers about New EU Directive Requiring Eye Tests

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

A survey by Specsavers has revealed that around seventy-five percent of the employers have little or no knowledge about the latest EU directive that makes it necessary for professional drivers to get periodic eye tests done.

The new EU directive deals with eye testing of the drivers and it [...]

Henry Kravis of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. , the Environmental Defense Fund and the Evolution of Environmentally Sound Business

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

When Henry Kravis and George Roberts set up Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co (KKR) in 1976 with some support from the First Chicago Corporation, their focus was in leveraged buyouts. However, they have assembled a remarkable project that concentrates not merely on optimizing ROI, but also on how environmentally aware each of their companies are…

Prime Minister and Ignore Small and Medium Sized Employers Yet Again

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

I had hoped that Mr Darling would have grasped the nettle and started to address the essential concerns such as the current wretched state of the public purse, Public sector earnings, providing support to small businesses, promoting saving and investments and the banks to be realistic about lending to commercial enterprises.

Government to Implement Report on Improving Wellbeing of NHS Workforce

Monday, December 7th, 2009

The British Government has accepted in totality the recommendations of the Boorman Report that looks into the health and wellbeing of the NHS employees. This was announced by Health Secretary Andy Burnham. The report that contains 20 recommendations has been commissioned by the Department of Health and led by Dr Steve [...]

What Matters to Consider regarding Verifying Employee Applications

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Quality and accuracy are important when performing Employment Verification. This is why many companies have been moving towards outsourcing their employment verifications to other companies. When Employment Verification is done in house, many HR managers can be stretched thin either because information was typed wrong and the verification has be halted or because the [...]

IPhones the Mobile Ad Industry and Xavier Buyse

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Advertising has long been a sort of mysterious art with a far from transparent Return On Investment, and the reason for this is very simple: Clients rarely know for sure who sees their ads, let alone whether the ads influence anyone. This is something that Xavier Buyse from ADS Media wants to change. Even though [...]