FD watch
New finance directors have been appointed at companies including Mecom, Bateman Engineering and Corin Group.
The Times top 100 blogs
This is an invaluable cache of the best posters from around the blogosphere. Whatever your cerebral poison, from Guido Fawkes to Garfield, get your kicks here.
Duncan Bannatyne saves orphanage
The Dragon does more than just flash his cash at charitable projects. He uses his entrepreneurial nous to give them long-term support.
Sophi Tranchell on credit checks, currency and chocolate
Sophi Tranchell is one brave woman. A decade ago, she set up a new chocolate brand in a market dominated by multinationals, without knowing the first thing about food retailing – and now turns over £12.3m. But the boss of Divine Chocolate is playing it cautious in the current climate.
Don’t be afraid of the media
With the globalisation of the media, 24-hour newsrooms and the internet, it has never been easier for companies and organisations to tell the world about themselves. Yet many never take this wonderful opportunity for free publicity because of a strange fear factor and phobia about how the media works.