Edition 311 – October 2023
Upwards
By group editor Robert Lefroy
Enablers: A legend retires
Robert Lefroy talks to Richard Spicer in our new feature where we meet the people who make the deals happen
A whole new World of Open Account
Erik Timmermans says farewell
Businesses with no plan B
Andrew Meigh, of investment management firm Charles Stanley, presents the findings of a study into exit and succession planning
Arrested development
Industry insight from Adam Tyler
How small firms can stand out in the talent market
Expert advice from Vicky Walker, director of people at Westfield Health
Inflection point
Observations from John Brehcist, founder of roundwindow Consultancy Services?
Precarious occupations
Chris Lee reflects
UK productivity: Regional progress and priorities
Nick Atkin, leader of industrial manufacturing and services at PwC, outlines the findings of the group’s latest UK Productivity Tracker report
M&A: The only way is up
Senior partner Alex Marshall shares the key findings from management consultancy CIL’s seventh annual Investment 360 Index report
UK hospitality: coping with crises
A state-of-the-sector report from Ruby Hartery, senior underwriter at Atradius UK
The future of open banking payments
A deep dive discussion with industry experts by Salisa Britton, director of financial services insights group MoneyLIVE
Nearly half of firms are not intending to use AI
Priya Guha, chair of the Digital Revolution Challenge group at the British Chambers of Commerce, on the results of a new survey
A rising tide lifts all boats
By Norman Chambers, managing director of the NACFB
Book Review: “I have never seen Bigger Fool listed in such a directory before.”
Introducing the Business Money Receivables table
Counsel’s Opinion: The right to bear arms
Business Money talks to City barrister Professor Mark Watson-Gandy about the High Court of Chivalry
Closing Thoughts: Act now on business sales to beat potential tax rises
By David Simmons, corporate finance director at Azets
