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Entrepreneurs – encouraging the engine of development by Charles McLachlan

Although George Bush famously said that the French have no word for entrepreneur, the entrepreneurial spirit is represented in every nation and culture in the world. However, depending on the cultural context, the way it is applied can be an enormous power for good or continue to buttress the forces that hold back the development […]

BP and the Media – What Businesses of All Sizes Can Learn by Michael Dodd

It’s been hard to keep up with the multitude of ways BP mishandled the media over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But for BP and everyone else in business, the critical thing is to learn from the errors rather than repeat them. Being prepared before bad things happen is a key part of this, […]

How Green Is Your Business?

Academy Group 18, chief executive mentoring and experiential learning group (with members from Central Manchester, North Manchester and Lancashire) recently had ecological expert Anthony Day talk to them on the subject of ‘Will Climate Change My Business?’ As an MD who keeps up to date with current issues, but battling to keep up with the […]