Latest opinions
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“A cut above?”
25 August 2017 Town CrierAlthough I recognise that it enables advances in productivity, I loathe the thought of time and motion inspectors using a stopwatch for each and every process in the workplace -
“BMW flair?”
25 August 2017 OpinionNo, it’s not an advertisement for a famous brand of German cars, it’s the trade reference to ‘Buy-Me-Whole’ -
“The rhyme of the ancient mariner”
25 August 2017 Expert EyeAs I have recently entered my seventh decade of existence on this planet (61 and a half years to be precise), I was interested to read the observations about the age of our main political party leaders. It has widely... -
“Attracting audiences”
25 August 2017 On The FarmWhen we started the farm 15 years ago, our vision was to produce high quality meat from the rare-breed, free-range pigs we traditionally reared on our acreage in Suffolk. 15 years may not seem a long time ago, but anyone... -
“Green or red?”
21 August 2017 Speciality BitesEarlier in the summer, we surveyed our suppliers on various environmental questions related to their production processes and energy usage as part of re-certifying our B Corp status. We were encouraged by the number of positive answers from suppliers, many... -
“Passing the baton on”
14 August 2017 Speciality BitesThose 10 million of us who watched the 4 x 100m relays at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday night could not fail to wonder at the British teams. Two medals, silver for the women, and gold for the men,... -
“Copying as a route to success?”
07 August 2017 Speciality BitesDid you know that in the early days of hamburger restaurants springing up all over the world, Burger King would never venture into a virgin market. Their strategy was to allow McDonald's to go in first, create the appetite for... -
“Beware the scammers!”
31 July 2017 Speciality BitesIt’s been with us for a while, but those that use emails and the internet to try and extort money from hard-working business people seem to be becoming more sophisticated. There is the long-standing scam of the letter sent to all... -
“Investable?”
24 July 2017 Speciality BitesWe have just judged the finalists for the Cotswold Fayre Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The quality of the six short-listed candidates for the semi-final was absolutely superb, the best ever - things have come on a long way in... -
“Drive to succeed?”
19 July 2017 Speciality BitesMy first day back at work after a thoroughly enjoyable holiday was last Friday. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about The Food Company who had decided to cease trading (although still seem to be open!). On Friday, we...
