Why the best entrepreneurs are optimistic realists
Pimlico Plumbers boss, Charlie Mullins talks all things optimistic and why this mindset is essential for entrepreneurs during this challenging time.
Businesses should not fear regulations or see them as an export barrier
Despite export figures being at an all-time high, concerns over regulation are holding businesses back.
Uncertainty remains high but FDs now more optimistic about financial prospects
Canvassing the views of 1,580 CFOs and FDs across 19 European countries, Deloitte found UK businesses to be more optimistic when compared to the months after the referendum vote.
We need both business optimism and efficiency changes
It is traditional to enter a new year with business optimism, hope and ambition. However, 2017 has the prospects for being one of the most challenging we’ve faced in recent years.
Charlie Mullins: Why entrepreneurs need to exude confidence to breed confidence
As reliable as the chimes of Big Ben every New Year’s Eve is the wave of resolutions that people break as quick as they set them. However, for 2016, I’d like to see entrepreneurs and business owners make one commitment they stick to – stay confident.
CFOs reveal their feelings on the EU, prospects for growth and risk appetite
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of the UK’s largest companies enter 2016 in a mood of caution and with a strong focus on cost control, according to Deloitte’s quarterly CFO survey.
The definitive business advent calendar: 10 December – Vision without execution is delusion
With Christmas being just around the corner, we tap into the optimism felt by entrepreneurs – who all seem to agree that the rewards of working hard far outweighs the negativity felt when needing to jump hurdles that get in the way.
Unexpected North/South divide among CFOs when it comes to being optimistic about financial prospects
Deloitte's most recent "European CFO Survey" showed a geographic divide in terms of how confident CFOs were about the financial prospects of their business.
SME owners are happy, proud and optimisitic, according to new survey
Most SME owners have a good work/life balance, spending plenty of time with the family as well as in the office.
Booming confidence in UK service sector at highest point in 14 years
The latest quarterly CBI service sector survey showed the services sector is bouncing back after a weak start in 2015.
UK plc back on track: 77% workers optimistic about next 10 years
“UK workers have a spring in their step”, suggested ADP research, which found that 77 per cent of workers now feel optimistic about their next ten years at work.