Understanding cloud computing
IT’s easy to get lost in all the talk about cloud computing. Everybody seems to have a cloud, connects to the cloud, is cloud-enabled, or at the least, is cloud-ready. There’s a lot of jargon,…
Articles by Charlotte Moore
Innovate your way out of a recession
Ahead of his presentation and workshop at Destination Growth in November, innovation guru Max McKeown gives Peterborough Business a sneak preview of what he will be saying. THE truth is that the best way to…
Innovation guru set to inspire Destination Growth 09
AN ‘innovation guru’ who has advised some of the world’s biggest corporations will headline one of the region’s biggest business events. Max McKeown, described as “somewhere between Bill Gates and Buddha on the wisdom scale”,…
Score a goal with the boss
Being a football supporter can put you on top of the league in the office but be careful not to be a hooligan WITH the football season back in full swing, a poll of bosses…
Back to Business Club
THE Greater Peterborough Partnership is launching a weekly support and networking group for managers and professionals made redundant as a result of the economic downturn. The first meeting of the Back To Business Club will…
Peterborough Business takes empty shops debate on air
THE debate over the number of empty shops in Peterborough has featured on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. As the number of empty shops in the city centre tops 750, almost 10%, and the city council tries…
Greenwoods man raises his game
A NEWLY-promoted solicitor at Peterborough firm Greenwoods has achieved solicitor-advocate status. Jason Stevens (pictured), who became a senior solicitor in May 2009, joins a prestigious group of solicitors who have been granted higher rights of…
Grappling with company car tax? On your bike!
MOTORCYCLES qualify for up to 100% tax write off if used in a business, since the tax status of a Harley or Honda changed in April 2009. Ken Craig from Peterborough accountant Rawlinsons said: “From…
Drop in sick leave at private sector firms
THERE has been a fall in the amount of sick leave that business employees are taking, according to Peterborough accountants GreenStones. A survey highlighted on the firm’s website has revealed that staff in the private…
Mixed reaction to council’s Primark promise
VISITORS to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph‘s website have posted mixed reactions to the council’s promise to “do everything we can to try and convince [Primark] to come to Peterborough”. Editor of PeterboroughBusiness.co.uk, Martyn Moore, has…