Football club Bournemouth turns to private equity for growth funds
Premier League team AFC Bournemouth has become the latest club to turn to overseas investors for support, this time utilising the private equity route.
Small business auto-enrolment – countdown to Armageddon?
With an expectation of massive non-compliance amongst SME bosses, Paul Gibbons, implementation and technical development manager at Bond Payroll Services, insists it is time to put the record straight.
Small business auto-enrolment – countdown to Armageddon?
With an expectation of massive non-compliance amongst SME bosses, Paul Gibbons, implementation and technical development manager at Bond Payroll Services, insists it is time to put the record straight.
Experts split on HMRC win over Rangers FC – but agree decision impacts those operating EBTs
A Scottish court has ruled that Rangers FC was cheating the taxman whilst winning titles between 2001 and 2010. The decision has caused quite a stir, but experts have agreed on one thing: HMRC could now go after all firms operating employee benefits trusts.
Experts split on HMRC win over Rangers FC – but agree decision impacts those operating EBTs
A Scottish court has ruled that Rangers FC was cheating the taxman whilst winning titles between 2001 and 2010. The decision has caused quite a stir, but experts have agreed on one thing: HMRC could now go after all firms operating employee benefits trusts.
Fighting for the role of CFO: Which firm’s FD do you pick after a merger?
After it came to light that Betfair’s Alex Gersh would become CFO if the company’s merger with Paddy Power goes through, we came across an article discussing how a merged company should pick the top finance position – and couldn’t agree more.
The UK economy and the plight of the manufacturing sector
The rollercoaster state of the UK economy is creating news stories every other week, and the recent release of the third quarter UK GDP statistics is no different.
How to live a Steve Jobs Life – on your own terms
“If you don’t set priorities for yourself, life will live you, not the other way around.” No one put this better than Steve Jobs in his commencement speech at Stanford in 2005, after his diagnosis with the pancreatic cancer.
UK parenting app Baby Bundle comes home with Mumsnet and $1.8m after tackling US
Baby Bundle is the British parenting app created by two brothers – who ironically don't have children of their own. As the service sets about launching in the UK with Mumsnet and a $1.8m investment from angel investors, Real Business caught up with the duo about why they took on the US first.
Any firm with the opportunity to employ an older worker should grasp it with both hands
Albert Einstein famously once said, "the only source of knowledge is experience" and while I’d have a bit of trouble getting my head around some of Einstein’s mathematic equations, that’s a statement every Tom, Dick and Harry will understand and know it’s true.
How Best Buy boss led a turnaround by asking staff to do more with less without hurting morale
In the three years since Hurricane Sandy, Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly has managed to turn the struggling company around. Here's how he did it – without being hated by employees.
Facing challenges: The businesses undeterred and winning
We hear a lot about the challenges that face businesses up and down the country, but perhaps less about how business owners are tackling them. For some, overcoming these obstacles can be the key to unlocking their ambitions and achieving growth.