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As we go into National Apprenticeship Week, here are ten great ways to ensure your own scheme is best-in-class.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1053342/mt-experts-ten-top-tips-getting-apprentice-scheme/
Tuesday, February 15
Banks' property loans still on shaky foundations
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An alarming report in today's Times: apparently a new Bank of England report on the UK commercial property market suggests that owners and developers are in breach of their covenants on four out of every five loans taken out, because of the fall in rental incomes. Since the industry as a whole is in hock to the tune of £243bn - £150bn of which comes from UK banks and building societies - that's an awful lot of money potentially at risk. Particularly since there's a good chance of a vicious circle developing.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1053481/banks-property-loans-shaky-foundations/
An alarming report in today's Times: apparently a new Bank of England report on the UK commercial property market suggests that owners and developers are in breach of their covenants on four out of every five loans taken out, because of the fall in rental incomes. Since the industry as a whole is in hock to the tune of £243bn - £150bn of which comes from UK banks and building societies - that's an awful lot of money potentially at risk. Particularly since there's a good chance of a vicious circle developing.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1053481/banks-property-loans-shaky-foundations/
Entrepreneurs Hold Key To Economic Growth
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Britain's return to economic strength lies in the hands of hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and their "start-ups", some of the UK's leading businessmen and women have said.
Read more here
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Entrepreneurs-Will-Be-Key-To-Success-And-Economic-Growth-Say-UKs-Leading-Business-People/Article/201102115923236?lpos=Business_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15923236_Entrepreneurs_Will_Be_Key_To_Success_And_Economic_Growth%2C_Say_UKs_Leading_Business_People
Britain's return to economic strength lies in the hands of hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and their "start-ups", some of the UK's leading businessmen and women have said.
Read more here
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Entrepreneurs-Will-Be-Key-To-Success-And-Economic-Growth-Say-UKs-Leading-Business-People/Article/201102115923236?lpos=Business_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15923236_Entrepreneurs_Will_Be_Key_To_Success_And_Economic_Growth%2C_Say_UKs_Leading_Business_People
Google's Eric Schmidt predicts the future of computing - and he plans to be involved
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Eric Schmidt explains the changes at the top of Google and his vision of what the world of computing will look like in 50 years’ time.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8303847/Googles-Eric-Schmidt-predicts-the-future-of-computing-and-he-plans-to-be-involved.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d4e75a980d68fb7%2C0
Eric Schmidt explains the changes at the top of Google and his vision of what the world of computing will look like in 50 years’ time.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8303847/Googles-Eric-Schmidt-predicts-the-future-of-computing-and-he-plans-to-be-involved.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d4e75a980d68fb7%2C0
Staying innovative after being left for dead
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How do the giants of tech stay creative?
Behind Ralf Herbrich's desk is a row of wooden plaques - one for each of the patents he has won for Microsoft. They seem like a lot - until you see a pyramid of marble cubes on the window sill for even more patents. Those are awarded internally by Microsoft, as it takes a long time for the plaques to come from the US Patents Office. Among the patents awarded to this enthusiastic researcher from the former East Germany is one for "Bayesian modelling," which was used in a driving game for the XBox games console.
Read more here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12252599
How do the giants of tech stay creative?
Behind Ralf Herbrich's desk is a row of wooden plaques - one for each of the patents he has won for Microsoft. They seem like a lot - until you see a pyramid of marble cubes on the window sill for even more patents. Those are awarded internally by Microsoft, as it takes a long time for the plaques to come from the US Patents Office. Among the patents awarded to this enthusiastic researcher from the former East Germany is one for "Bayesian modelling," which was used in a driving game for the XBox games console.
Read more here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12252599
20% of Brits fear the elbow
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One in five UK workers are fearful for their jobs. Is that with good reason?
This grim picture of insecurity comes from quarterly research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which surveyed 2,000 British workers and found that a fifth had the collywobbles about their futures. That figure rises to a third among those in the public sector.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtenterpriseweekly/article/1053227/20-brits-fear-elbow/
One in five UK workers are fearful for their jobs. Is that with good reason?
This grim picture of insecurity comes from quarterly research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which surveyed 2,000 British workers and found that a fifth had the collywobbles about their futures. That figure rises to a third among those in the public sector.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtenterpriseweekly/article/1053227/20-brits-fear-elbow/
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