HR expert Les Potton considers mediation as an effective way of dealing with conflict CONCILIATION service ACAS announced changes to its code of practice this year. It recommended early informal resolution of conflict. So, are…
TWO former employees of a national accounting firm have teamed-up to launch their own company. Tax adviser Sally Winham and chartered certified accountant Paul Hughes worked together in the Peterborough office. When the branch was…
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,…
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…
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”,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…