Business opinion on Liverpool and UK businesses

Alex Turner: A new solution is needed for St Helens Feb 10 2012

TONIGHT sees the much-anticipated first competitive match at St Helens RLFC’s stadium, Langtree Park.Read

Bill Gleeson: The economic cost of old fashioned conservative values Feb 09 2012

I FIND myself perplexed when listening to what seems to be the interminable debate about whether the Church of England should appoint women bishops.Read

Viewpoint: Liverpool can find a way to progress while still keeping World Heritage status Feb 09 2012

OVER the last decade Liverpool’s waterfront has benefitted from investment, with the Kings Dock, Arena and museum widely praised.Read

Ben Hatton: The advertising world is going mobile Feb 09 2012

GOOGLE’S divisive amalgamation of its privacy policies is what every mobile advertiser has been wishing for, as it finally gives them a chance to prove their value in the digital purchase chain.Read

Viewpoint: Why more and more businesses are choosing to go flexible Feb 02 2012

FLEXIBILITY is a weapon in the arsenal of businesses right now – allowing them to react more readily and in some cases survive during what is a difficult economic climate.Read

Social Enterprise: Andrea Rushton of BH maintenance Feb 02 2012

AS WE head towards the Gobal Entrepreneurship Congress and the eyes of the world will again be on Liverpool, the issue of women in the boardroom is high on the agenda.Read

Alex Turner: Duke of Wellington offers a lesson for the modern business leader Feb 02 2012

EXACTLY 200 years ago this summer, the Duke of Wellington fired off a sarcastic memo to ministers in London complaining of the burden of bureaucracy.Read

OPINION: Facebook Timeline could boost businesses Feb 02 2012

THIS month saw the official launch of Facebook Timeline. Easily the biggest change ever introduced by Facebook, Timeline is a means to digitally document your entire life, from birth to the present day.Read

Feb 02 2012 Ben Hatton: How will your brand cope with a crisis?

Alex Turner: The pipeline is better than the grapevine Jan 26 2012

A MEMO was circulated this week to a group of business owners in one of our region’s commercial sites that began “You may have already heard the news on the grapevine . . . ”, and went on to announce the memo author’s promotion to site manager.Read

Ben Hatton: Retailers must think clicks and bricks Jan 26 2012

LAST year, it was reported that ailing high-street sales were boosted by online spending. Now internet retailing trade body IMRG and consultancy Capgemini are predicting a further 13% growth in 2012.Read

Social Enterprise: Ben Donnelly, chief executive of Elixir Jan 26 2012

LAST week, the news reported that unemployment rates had risen to a level that has not been seen for over 17 years.Read

Alex Turner: Can you stick to your vision – and get rich? Jan 20 2012

ALMOST every entrepreneur wants to become rich.Read

Ben Hatton: Social networks changing how we watch tv Jan 19 2012

THE past week has seen an influx of social media chatter as new platforms and social TV apps get ready to launch in the UK over the coming months.Read

Comment by Kevin McManus, ACME: A festival of trade as well as great music Jan 19 2012

IT WAS great last week to see Sound City announce their high-profile industry speakers for the New York Sound City event in March.Read

Bill Gleeson: The region needs strong leadership at the helm of the LEP Dec 07 2011

BY ALL accounts, there is a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes cloak and dagger politics going on at the city region’s much-awaited Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).Read

Daily Post Business Monday Memo: headteacher Elaine Cogan on work placements Oct 03 2011

To: Stephen Roberts, Chairman of the Merseyside Employers CoalitionRead

Trading gossip: Johnny Vegas faces a storm in a St Helens tea cup Jul 06 2011

ANY good comedian worth their salt wants to be topical, and Liverpool comic and Radio Merseyside presenter Sean Styles was bang on the money with his routine at last week’s Venmore office opening.Read

City in danger of not keeping pace with knowledge economy Jul 06 2011

GIVEN the emphasis that has been placed on identifying the sectors that offer the region the best prospects for economic growth in the years ahead, together with all the European money that has been expended on economic development in recent years, its amazing that some people still feel the knowledge economy sector has not yet received sufficient support.Read

Matt Johnson: The high street is taking a buffeting as storms rage all around Jul 06 2011

ARE we seeing the green shoots of recovery, or is the vista ahead just a barren and arid landscape?Read

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