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Retail Knows First: A New Wave of Recession?

Just as it felt like the economy was looking up, the media is full once again of stories of doom and gloom. From the problems with Greece to the ever-rising inflation levels to the news that many households are worse off now, it seems to be one thing after another. This week has brought a whole new wave of dismay with the news of problems within the retail sector. With fashion retailer Jane Norman, department store TJ Hughes, furniture store Habitat and the owner of Moben and Kitchens Direct, Homeform all announcing that they are going into administration coupled with Thorntons and

What important lesson are we learning from this recession?

We are all familiar with the adage of “learning from our mistakes” and in business there probably is no more powerful a lesson than one that costs us time, money or reputation. Recessions can be harsh and the impact can have far reaching effects that call into question all aspects of the business model within your organisation, from your staff, the processes that you operate, your products and services you sell and the clients and customers that your business depends upon. I don’t know whether the decisions that business owners make in order to counter these effects are just part and

Local Milton Keynes Business Embarks on its first International Book Project

MK Chambers pledge continued support to The Business Leaders Book Club projectThe Milton Keynes Chambers of Commerce are happy to announce the release of a business book project of which they are proud to be a sponsor and contributor.  The book is the first in a series of books called The Business Leaders Book Club which was founded by a local businessman, Mark Stephens.  Rita Spada, Chief Executive of Milton Keynes and North Bucks Chamber of Commerce told us, “the first book is called ‘Lessons Learned from the Recession’ and having been a part of this project from inception, we are

Ask The Experts Launch Free eBook Library

ASK The Experts, the social media platform for everything technology related, have just launched a new eBook Library featuring an assortment of business and educational books.  A variety of books are available as free downloads including books from business, marketing and technology sectors.  More and more people are using iPads, Kindles, Androids etc when they are on the move and this library provides high quality, free content to read on these devices.   The eBook Library is a members’ feature and part of www.asktheexperts.org.uk; upon becoming a member of Ask The Experts (which is

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