Farewell, Duncan Bannatyne
Dragons’ Den darling Julia Charles has parted ways with Duncan Bannatyne – one of the dragons who backed her event management company, D4M.
Make your millions on eBay
Adam Thomson designs car stereos and flogs them over eBay. In his first month, he sold ten of these handmade gadgets. Today, he’s shifting 1,000 units a month.
Touchdown: Sir Michael Bishop sells his stake in BMI
Yesterday Sir Michael Bishop – one of the longest-serving leaders in the aviation industry – became £318m richer when he sold his remaining 50 per cent stake in BMI to Lufthansa.
The fall and fall of Brand and Ross
Their explicit comments on BBC Radio 2 sparked a public outcry. Since the prank calls to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs were aired a fortnight ago, Russell Brand has resigned. Jonathan Ross is suspended indefinitely. But imagine they were your staff…
Business lessons from Barack Obama
Democratic contender and soon-to-be US president Barack Obama has just run the most ambitious advertising campaign in American political history. Entrepreneurs, take note of how to trounce your rival.
The credit crunch: see the funny side
The news keeps getting worse but the jokes just keep on coming. Here are the latest funnies to grace the RB newsroom.
City boys sober up
Gone are the good old Gordon Gekko days. The classic white shirt is back in fashion.
Olympic performance
Get your business on the winner’s podium: there’s plenty to learn from the Olympics.
?Non-dom? gets a nasty call from the taxman
To all you entrepreneurs trying to dodge the taxman by locating yourselves overseas: it ain’t going to work. Reading-born businessman Robert Gaines-Cooper is about to be slapped with a multi-million pound bill after failing to convince judges of his non-domiciled status – despite the fact he hasn’t been based in Britain since the mid-seventies.
Blame government fat cats for sky-high energy prices
Forget greedy energy companies. Regulation-happy bureaucrats are behind soaring oil and gas prices.
Figures shouldn?t fly in the face of common sense
Too many people trust statistics when common sense tells them the truth.
Careless talks costs
Careless talk isn’t cheap. A public rant could cost you your professional integrity.