Ask Timpo: Should I hand over the keys?

Q: How do I know I can trust an employee with the keys to the office?

Ask Timpo: How to spot the best candidates?

Q: I’m currently recruiting for two sales positions. I have a shortlist of ten applicants. What activity can I give them, as a group, t...

Ask Timpo: How do we stay entrepreneurial?

Q: I used to know every single employee by name (and even their birthdays!), but it gets harder as the firm gets bigger. Any tips on keep...

Ask Timpo: My client refuses to pay up

Q: One of our clients hasn't paid us for the work we did four months ago, despite a flood of letters/emails/phone calls from us. They're...

Ask Timpo: Should I go for debt or equity?

Q: I need a large cash injection to build an extension to our factory in Yorkshire. Would you recommend debt or equity?

Ask Timpo: My co-founder treats senior female staff like secretaries, what to do?

Q: My co-founder is loading one of our senior female team members with menial, secretarial jobs. It’s not why we hired her and, frankly...

Ask Timpo: Should I invite "significant others" to the office party?

Q: We’re having an office party to celebrate a great financial year. Should employees’ significant others be invited?

Ask Timpo: How do I break the ice at networking events?

Q: I was recently asked to tell a joke as an icebreaker at a networking event – but I could only think of very crass ones! What’s a p...

Ask Timpo: Should I introduce a work dress code?

Q: I’m quite traditional in my approach to work attire. Some of the younger members of my sales team no longer bother with ties; some e...

Ask Timpo: Should I hand over the reins?

Q: My daughter and I started a business together 12 years ago. It’s gone from strength to strength, but I find myself handing over ever...