Category Archives: business

Renewable energy on the South Coast

This month saw the launch of a major project to provide renewable energy for up to 300,000 homes on the South Coast of England. The 400MW “Rampion” project will use 116 wind turbines to save up to 600,000 tonnes of … Continue reading

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A pre-election request for some tax reforms

My recent article in South East Business magazine makes a plea for some simple tax reforms   More information on the IoD tax position can be found here within the “Big Picture” magazine http://www.iod.com/~/media/Documents/PDFs/Influencing/Big%20Picture/Spring%202015/Document%20PDFs/Manifesto%20for%20business%20FINALFINAL.pdf   The full article can be … Continue reading

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Starting out on the Non-Executive Director journey

  My latest article in South East Business Magazine.   The full article can be found here  http://www.southeastbusiness.com/print-edition/february-march-2015

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My latest article in South East Business Magazine about the “sharing economy”

    The original article can be found here http://www.southeastbusiness.com/print-edition/january-2015   Further information from the IoD on the topic can be found here http://www.iod.com/influencing/press-office/press-releases/let-people-earn-tax-free-in-the-sharing-economy   and the report here Share the Wealth-3

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Exciting news for DMH Stallard in Surrey

  Article from the Surrey Advertiser

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Learning from the Young

My latest article from South East Business Magazine describing a fantastic event at IoD Pall Mall         My latest article in South East Business Magazine   The full article can be found here   http://www.southeastbusiness.com/print-edition/december-2014    

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Flood tech gets smart

The following is an article created with PyTerra partner WSP describing how our smart system for “harvesting” water is being developed     Flood tech gets smart   17 November, 2014 | By Julie-Anne Ryan   Land owners that store … Continue reading

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Improving The Effectiveness Of Your Board

Improving The Effectiveness Of Your Board How to Choose the Right Person to Succeed You Interestingly most organisations don’t succession plan very well. This probably goes back to the fact that many don’t do thorough risk management. Within a process … Continue reading

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How do you implement performance management in an SME?

An issue that often isn’t grasped by organisations is the one of performance management. Too often, those in the organisation that fail to perform adequately, are seen to be seemingly ignored by management. Their poor performance is allowed to continue. … Continue reading

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