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Directors and shareholder activists
By Robert Monks
Directors can get frustrated with shareholders. But be careful.

February 12, 2008 11:24pm
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Can a finance director be a good chairman?
By Stuart Rock
The finance director is well-placed to become a good chairman.

February 12, 2008 11:11pm
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Corporate governance: the finance director's role in a growing company
By Stuart Rock
Signs for a finance director to recognise that the company is maturing into a real corporate entity

February 12, 2008 10:56pm
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Corporate governance: carry on improving your board meetings
By Stuart Rock
A well-run board meeting won't provide all the answers.

February 12, 2008 10:42pm
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Corporate governance: improve your board meetings
By Stuart Rock
Boards don't need to get many decisions right each year. But make sure they do.

February 12, 2008 10:32pm
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Board appointments: when to hire a finance director
By Stuart Rock
A finance director is a key member of your board. So hire the right one at the right time.

February 12, 2008 10:19pm
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Flotation: 12 key issues for entrepreneurs
By Stuart Rock
Corporate governance is just one of the big hurdles that an entrepreneur faces when taking a company public.

February 12, 2008 10:09pm
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Corporate governance: go public, or stay private?
By Stuart Rock
Many entrepreneurs prefer to keep their companies private.

February 12, 2008 9:48pm
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Corporate governance: real boards are needed for private companies
By Stuart Rock
Private companies need a genuine board structure to make sure they develop properly.

February 12, 2008 9:04pm
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Corporate governance: do entrepreneurs use boards well?
By Stuart Rock
Corporate governance good practice says that non-executive directors are good for every board. Good practice, meet reality.

February 12, 2008 8:56pm

BUSINESS NEWS >>

Senior care franchise fills gap in market

By Catherine Woods - October 10, 2008 3:21pm GMT

Trevor Brocklebank and his wife, Sam, bought the UK franchise for alternative care business Home Instead Senior Care after struggling to find appropriate services for his ailing grandfather.

Stop press: Sir Alan Sugar's bought into Woolies

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 2:36pm GMT

Amstrad founder and Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar today acquired a four per cent stake in the ailing Woolworths chain.

Testing is crucial for new social networking site

By Catherine Woods - October 10, 2008 12:34pm GMT

Social networking site Wigadoo.com wants to make it easier for friends to organise social events when there’s money involved – from holidays to hen parties.

Does the Lightning car have electric appeal?

By Kate Pritchard - October 10, 2008 11:46am GMT

It scorches from 0-60mph in less than four seconds, its batteries can be charged in ten minutes and you can imagine James Bond sitting behind the wheel. But will the über-stylish electric Lightning car ever make money?

The financial market today

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 10:47am GMT

Share prices tumble further. Brown calls for global support for failing banks. And Pesto thinks its only going to get worse.


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Playing monopoly with Alistair Darling

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 5:11pm GMT

It's Friday afternoon and RB's eyes are bleeding from frantically watching the rise and tumble of the financial markets today. To give our peepers, and yours, a well deserved break from doom and gloom, check out today's funnies from NewsBiscuit.

Market crisis: the Real Business bargepole ten

By Stuart Rock - October 10, 2008 1:53pm GMT

The market crisis has some big losers.

Global financial crisis: what next?

By Catherine Woods - October 09, 2008 11:31am GMT

I received a text from an investment banker friend this morning who, it has to be said, is master of the understatement.

Interest rates: the reaction

By Catherine Woods - October 08, 2008 4:03pm GMT

Was today’s global interest rates cut “one of the big, pivotal moments for the economy”?

Why I love being British...

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 08, 2008 2:01pm GMT

The financial markets are in turmoil. It's the worst banking crisis since the 1930's. A cloud of doom hangs over our fair nation. But some people still have the balls to have a little joke about it all.



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