If I had a pound every time a business owner started a sentence by apologising, I'd be well...better off than I am now, that's for sure....

So, last month was my 5th birthday. Not mine obviously but the business birthday. I was planning on having a cake and a few drinks with...

I don’t need to reiterate how difficult these last few months have been

Ancoats is a lovely place. In recent years it has become a hive of food and drink activity, bars popping up every few weeks, bakeries and...

1989 – Berlin Wall comes down 1990 – Nelson Mandela released from prison 1992 – Text messaging starts 1993 – Adam graduates from Leeds...

I’m really trying to stay busy. I’ve rebuilt my website before deciding that I prefer this one, I’ve looked at where I want to go with...

At the time of writing, there is still no official support being offered for the self-employed by the Government but I’m sure it will be...

…not necessarily. Many people are banding about the ‘business as usual’ mantra. Unfortunately for the large majority of us, this just...

A man walks into a bar, “Beer” “5 quid” And off he trundles to his seat berating the price of real ale and of course, the state of the...

Last week came the news that half of UK and US firms predict a recession in 2020. In some quarters this was obviously welcomed as warmly...

So time for a little retrospection. There will be no political bias here. This isn’t some slant on preferential thoughts from Yours...

Having run many workshops across the country, obviously a commonly recurring theme is the importance of social media. In the modern...

Did you catch that programme recently, the one with a typical format, Joe Public votes for their favourite, the one with the most votes...

I know…there seems to be a week or a day for everything now. National Squirrel Appreciation Day, Odd Sock Day blah blah. Some definitely...

It feels like a day doesn’t go by when the trials and tribulations of social media aren’t being played out across the channels it...

It was with great interest that I recently attended a panel discussion regarding plastics and the food and beverage sector. Those...

As I kid I remember being paralysed with fear when only a few days into the summer school holidays, I’d be out with my folks or idling in...