It happens again and again. A great company with loyal customers who loved its products and services is in danger of becoming bankrupt due to mismanagement or internal conflict. This breaks the heart of Marc J Leder, the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sun Capital Partners Inc., a global private equity firm. It is because of… Read more »

Perhaps Anura Perera Raycom simply has good karma from past lives. It certainly looks like he is living a very charmed life. Born in Colombo, the capital city of tropical island Sri Lanka, he first tried his hand in business in Zambia, working as an engineer and sales professional for Caterpillar Inc., the heavy equipment… Read more »

It is now a sad fact of life that everybody needs to be careful while online. Simply browsing the web or doing online shopping might increase one’s chances of exposure of catching some nasty virus, or worse, getting scammed. Indeed, truly horrible things have happened to undeserving victims, like having their identity stolen, their website… Read more »

It seems that everywhere you look there are new businesses being set up, everyday I see new websites, online start-ups and new shops on the high street almost daily. After the economic crisis of 2008, the business world saw many great business collapses, whilst this had a hugely negative impact on the world of business,… Read more »

Being a great leader is not something that comes naturally to everyone, in fact very few people possess the natural ability to lead and the rest of us have to work hard on our skills to be a leader. Fortunately, most of the skills required to be a strong leader can be learned and practiced… Read more »

If you have plans to become a business owner, one option to consider is purchasing an existing business. This is a big decision, and as industry experts like Ryan Binkley Generational Equity will no doubt advise, there are important advantages and disadvantages which need to be carefully considered if you are thinking about buying business…. Read more »

Nowadays there are many business webinars hosted on a regular basis by experts in specific fields that offer up valuable advice, insights, and even strategies based on their experience. It goes without saying that watching these webinars can help you a lot if you’re running your own business. Unfortunately because webinars are ‘live’ you need… Read more »

Being a property custodian is great in the sense that you can rent a place which is way bigger than the other places available out there, but at an unbelievably low rate. Your job is to ensure that the place is well-maintained while you are there and you won’t be required to pay the rental… Read more »

With Christmas well on the way, we now enter the most expensive period of the year, where we spend an excess of £24 billion as a country as part of our Christmas spending habits. With so much money to be spent on presents, food and decorations, it is understandable that it could cause an intense… Read more »

When it comes to your business, your clients are the key growth and success. While you can offer a great value service or product, without a strong client base, your business will struggle. But how do you go about increasing your number of customers? Here are five ways to attract more clients while also improving… Read more »