Businesses need a strong voice in the local decision-making process

It’s often the case with public policy that the jargon which surrounds it starts to obscure what’s really at stake. That is certainly true with devolution, where terms like ‘growth deal’, ‘functional economic area’ and ‘strategic economic plan’ can distract from the important issue at hand. In reality, besides Brexit, devolution is arguably the great cross-cutting theme of British politics.

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5 Reasons Why Obi Wan Kenobi Was a Terrible Mentor

We all know the story. Jedi Master (Obi Wan) agrees to mentor Padawan apprentice (Anakin Skywalker) whilst training him to be a Jedi Knight. Mentee is seduced by the Dark Side. Mentee decides that he wants to rule the Galaxy. Mentee takes on mentor in winner-takes-all light sabre battle. Mentor emerges the victor, leaving his mentee to die. (Mentee later decides that he still wants to rule galaxy but that’s a whole different set of films).

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Liz McAreavey, CEO Blog: May 2017

I’ve been lucky enough to do some travelling in recent weeks and it’s interesting to compare our culture with others - the warm welcome and hospitality of the East, their work ethic and culture of enterprise, their generosity of spirit and friendship. Maybe the sunshine makes everyone happy – it worked for me, or was it the brief relief from the politics of home. No talk of Brexit, General Elections and #Indyref2. Bliss.

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A day in the life of a Tempus IME Account Director

Over the past few months, we’ve seen some exciting developments, big and small. We couldn’t have done it without our amazing and growing team.

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Spring Clean Your Business: Make Decisions With Your Head, Not Your Heart

Good business and tax planning decisions do not always go hand in hand with good family law advice.

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Many SMEs reaping benefits of introducing cloud solutions to business operations

A recent survey by Intuit, looks at small business adoption of cloud solutions.

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Time to get crafty about brand names?

Across the UK, craft breweries have hit a record high with 520 opening in 2016 alone. The craft distilling sector follows a similar path, more than doubling since 2010, with 45 of the current 273 distilleries established in the last year. These figures make clear there is a growing demand for locally brewed beers and locally distilled spirits, and with that growing demand comes an increased risk of intellectual property infringement due to the sheer number of brand names already in use.

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How to reduce your commercial cleaning costs – 8 Easy steps

How would you know if you are spending too much on cleaning your office, retail or industrial space?

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Blindingly Obvious

It’s only logical… We perform better at work when we feel well, i.e. have more energy, think more clearly, therefore are more productive.

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The Gig Economy – the importance of defining working relationships

The rising status of the term “gig economy” highlights the importance of determining a person’s employment status.

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