Your view: Does Preston need an elected mayor?
Does the city need more focused leadership? Frank McKenna fires up the debate.
Your view: Do you know how satisfied your staff are?
Steve Smith is on a mission to raise staff satisfaction levels across Lancashire. Do you know how happy your employees are?
| Date: 31/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Balancing employee types
Successful teams are built around a blend of different personalities. Imelda O’Keeffe explores the types and how to get the best out of them.
| Date: 30/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Why do you have a website?
Leon Calverley poses a question about your website so simple you’ve probably overlooked it.
| Date: 25/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Timing is crucial for investing in growth
Growth in business often requires a cash outlay, explains Sean Williams, who looks at the value of planning and support.
| Date: 24/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Pink Link Ladies
The first anniversary of Pink Link Ladies, established in Blackpool.
| Date: 23/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Personal view: Oliver McCann
Reality TV fan Oliver McCann tells us how a passion for arguing turned into a career in law.
| Date: 20/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Ask the Doctor: Is my car seat causing my back pain?
Our resident doctor looks at car seats and office chairs to uncover whether they could be the cause of one reader’s back ache.
| Date: 17/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Beating the bulge at Rossendales
Forward-thinking enforcement company Rossendales is helping staff get fit. Julie Green-Jones tells us how.
| Date: 16/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Preventing and detecting fraud
Fraud is something a lot of us like to assume will never happen to us, but there are still simple steps that can be taken to reduce the chances of your business falling victim.
| Date: 13/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Top of the league
Top flight football kicks off this weekend, with the first inclusion since 1971 of Blackpool FC. The town is already buzzing with interest but represents just one of the many reasons we can be proud of Lancashire.
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Funding a business
Pierce chief executive John Green shares his top five tips for funding a business in 2010.
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Personal view: Marco Vaghetti
Blackburn-based events specialist Marco Vaghetti on globetrotting, scoring a bit hit on Sky Sports and his vote for the greatest TV show ever made.
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Comment (1) | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Hotpot for Hotshots
Seventy networkers attended the Chamber of Commerce East Lancashire’s Hotpot for Hotshots networking event, where a summery barbecue replaced the usual serving of hotpot. Guest speakers also give quick-fire tips to improving business practices.
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Young'uns networking
Gallery of images from Lancashire Business View's Young'uns event, aimed at the 35-and-unders in business.
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: The end of the default retirement age
Employment expert Chris Boyle assesses the likely impact of the recent decision to scrap the default retirement age.
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Summer holidays
Time out of the office doesn’t need to grind business to a halt. Mark Hope explains how remote working can help.
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Read Full Story |
Lancashire Business Environment Awards
The organisers of the Lancashire Business Environment Awards are on the look-out for potential winners of ten categories.
| Date: 30/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Is Dragons’ Den inspirational or humiliation in sharp suits?
The new series of Dragons’ Den flew back onto our screens and brought the usual mix of the weird, the misguided and the tearful. But how do we view Dragon's Den: as an inspirational business show or Takeshi's Castle in suits?
| Date: 28/07/2010 | Comment (1) | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Fawlty customer service?
One of the biggest factors which determines whether our summer getaway is the perfect break or a holiday from hell (think Basil Fawlty) is customer service. But that applies back home, too, and you need to be aware of your own company’s relationships.
| Date: 27/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Personal view: Zilpah Hartley
Raising the Roof’s Zilpah Hartley talks us through the trials of starting a new business and what entertains her outside of work.
| Date: 26/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Farnborough International Air Show
With all eyes on the Farnborough International Air Show this week, Martin Wright explains how one of our region’s most significant industries has survived the downturn and unveils plans to bolster its future by appealing to young people.
| Date: 21/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Yachts, supercars and private jets
Renato Cappucci, a man familiar with the glamour of Monaco, explains why he’d rather have a night out in Blackburn than sit in a supercar in the principality’s traffic jams.
| Date: 19/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: No Limits celebrating success awards
Full list of winners from the No Limits small business awards, inlcuding gallery of images from the event.
| Date: 16/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Personal view: Jo Ecob
Chorley accountant Jo Ecob tells the ideal way to start, and end, the working day.
| Date: 14/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Do I need a business plan?
Paul Heyworth explains the value of creating a business plan and how it will have many more uses beyond impressing potential investors.
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: When the financial axe falls
Graham Corrigan looks forward to an economy with reduced public expenditure and tells companies what they need to do to survive
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Professionals summer garden party
Photographs from the Oglethorpe, Struton and Gillibrand Summer Garden Party.
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Read Full Story |
Have your say: Lancashire Business Survey
The Lancashire Business Survey returns for a third year and the organisers want to know your thoughts and feelings on the important issues, from consumer confidence to regeneration plans.
| Date: 30/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: What did we learn from Junior Apprentice?
Simon Brooke, a vocal ambassador for young enterprise, reviews the hit TV series Junior Apprentice, highlighting the kids' performances as something we can all learn from.
| Date: 28/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Time to start thinking about growth again
Graham Wilson takes an alternative look at the challenging economic environment to unearth opportunities it presents.
| Date: 25/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
News: Emergency Budget
We review the Emergency Budget and its implications for Lancashire's businesses.
| Date: 23/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your View: Bill Gates’s last dollar
Ishmael Bahadur explains the importance of marketing, and why Bill Gates would spend his last dollar on it.
| Date: 22/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Not worth the paper it’s written on?
Now that emails have become a first-choice method of communication, some believe they represent legal binding documents. That’s not always the case, however, says Charlotte Wood.
| Date: 22/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Get it in writing
John Chesworth gives five reasons why landlords need fully drafted leases.
| Date: 21/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Get ahead with asset finance
Asset financing is a flexible way of optimising your cash flow. Andrea Anderson explains how it works.
| Date: 18/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Ask the Dr: Fatigue and loss of motivation
Our resident doctor unpicks the causes of a loss of motivation and addresses the causes.
| Date: 15/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: A look into the future
With the emergency budget just around the corner, independent financial advisors Ashton Hoyle look to the future.
| Date: 14/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: One million square feet demolished and counting
John Getty bemoans Lancashire’s lost commercial property demolished, he argues here, for no good reason.
| Date: 14/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Retention of Title to Goods
It’s often possible to reclaim goods you have supplied if the customer has no intention to pay, but you need to act fast and get the paperwork right. Ian Liddle explains.
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: World Cup guide
Our panel of professionals explains what to do when an employee has a mystery illness on match-day and how to throw a tax-free office party.
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
In print: Lancashire’s own comic book hero
As The Losers hits cinema screens across the country, Lancashire Business View visits creator Andy Diggle who, from his office in Lancaster, is helping to revolutionise the comics industry.
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Use Google to bring customers to you
Lisa Thompson explains how to make the world’s most popular internet site work as a sales tool for your business.
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Investment boost for Pennine Lancashire
Regenerate chief Steve Hoyle looks at how money is being spent across the area.
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Coalition Capital Gains
Investors could lose as much as half of their gains if the doubling of capital gains tax goes ahead and the threshold is lowered. Colin Tice picks apart the proposals.
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Comment (1) | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Road traffic personal injury claims
Good news for employers as the Ministry of Justice employs technology to fast-track personal injury claims. Peter Millington explains the benefit.
| Date: 01/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Let your business embrace technology
Steve Ackers explains how technology can address challenges across your business, from productivity to customer satisfaction.
| Date: 01/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Video: Viewpoints Live
Video highlights of Lancashire Business View's second Viewpoints Live discussion.
| Date: 01/06/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: My manifesto for Lancashire
Richard Slater sets out his manifesto for Lancashire: let’s do more business together, and don’t be shy about our achievements.
| Date: 31/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Viewpoints: Pennine Lancashire
With a population of more than 500,000 people and a raft of outstanding businesses Pennine Lancashire is a major force within the wider Lancashire economy. Lancashire Business View, along with Napthens solicitors, discusses what role the area plays in the county’s wider economy.
| Date: 28/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Locomotivation with Thomas the Tank Engine
Norman Snodgrass shares his top tips for improving productivity, calling on Thomas the Tank Engine’s Fat Controller for inspiration.
| Date: 26/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: The enforcement profession fights back
Julie Green-Jones, president of the Enforcement Services Association, defends her profession against sensationalised stories told by the News of the World and the BBC.
| Date: 26/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Buying a business
A tough economic climate can leave perfectly sound businesses available at affordable prices. Mark Colman runs through the need-to-knows for anyone looking to make a purchase.
| Date: 25/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Women Mean Business
Photo gallery from the Women Mean Business Conference, held in Blackpool.
| Date: 24/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Preston may not be region’s newest city for much longer
As part of Lancashire Business Week, Frank McKenna extols the virtues of Preston, but warns that other areas are fighting for its crown.
| Date: 19/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Spreading the word
Our county has a lot to be proud of, but Tony Openshaw asks if we are doing enough to let the rest of the country know.
| Date: 18/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: You backup your business information. So what?
Information is the lifeblood of your business, so you back up your computer systems. But Dave Clarke asks whether you know for sure whether that data can be recovered in the event of a disaster.
| Date: 17/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Property market spring bounce
John Waddingham offers analysis of the positive-looking property market figures recently released by the RICS.
| Date: 14/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: At least it’s not Silvio Berlusconi
Whatever you think of our new prime minister, at least he’s not Silvio Berlusconi. Our Italian columnist Renato Cappucci compares UK politics with those in his homeland.
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Tough decisions ahead for Cameron’s new Government
Business leaders of Lancashire give their views on the new Government.
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Comment (1) | Read Full Story |
Preview: Lancashire Business Week
Lancashire Business View looks ahead to next week’s series of events.
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: How to spot and deal with stress
Our resident medical expert Dr John Brazier talks stress: how to spot it in your employees and how to find a solution before it starts costing your company.
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
In print: Coming up in July/August
We're currently compiling the July/August edition of Lancashire Business View, and this is what we're looknig for.
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Why are we scared about asking to be paid?
Britain’s SMEs are owed £62 billion. Adrian Ashton poses the question of why we’re too shy to ask for our money.
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Comment (2) | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Damaged goods
Damaged goods can cost businesses millions of pound through no fault of their own. Peter Millington explains the policies and insurance involved to make sure you don’t lose out.
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: 2010 – the year of the savvy searcher!
Leon Calverley explains how YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are becoming business directories that you need to be part of.
| Date: 30/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Keep the faith
Globetrotting John Getty returns from Florida enthusiastic about the future of industry in Lancashire.
| Date: 29/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Tithebarn development
Lancashire County Council has weighed in on the Tithebarn debate with an open letter to the residents of the county.
| Date: 28/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Lancashire Business View shortlisted for award
Lancashire Business View will be heading to the Palace Hotel, Manchester, on April 27th in the hope of picking up the Best Magazine trophy at the How-Do Awards 2010.
| Date: 28/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Pendle Business Awards
Full list of winners and gallery of images from the Pendle Business Awards 2010.
| Date: 26/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Budget 2010 giveaway!
Tax specialist Will Campbell urges businesses not to miss out on the ‘Budget 2010 giveaway’, which could net six figure savings on Capital Gains Tax.
| Date: 26/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: The Asda staff contracts ruling
Chris Boyle assesses the impact of Asda winning the right to change its staff contracts against their wishes.
| Date: 23/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Aerospace needs a long term view
Aerospace chief Martin Wright talks about the need for long-term support from the government, whichever party that may be, rather than short-term policies.
| Date: 23/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Your IT checklist
Steve Ackers of Lanways has drawn up a list of must-haves for you to get the right IT system and support for your business.
| Date: 22/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Why one debate was so important
Tony Garner reviews the other major news story of the last week – the televised election debate – and analyses how it’s changed our perceptions of the three main parties.
| Date: 20/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Workplace eruptions?
Peter Byrne explains the legal ramifications of employees getting stuck abroad.
| Date: 20/04/2010 | Comment (1) | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Manufacturing to benefit from £1bn fund
Regional director Peter Sleigh shares Natwest’s plans to pump £1 billion into the region’s manufacturing companies.
| Date: 16/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Debt recovery in the current climate
Karl Wilson talks about how the dip in the economy affected the flow of cash between Lancashire businesses.
| Date: 14/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Don’t stand out – blend in
Most media relations experts will tell you the way to get your story printed is to stand out. Here Richard Slater argues that the trick is actually to blend in.
| Date: 13/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Pre-election boom in houses on market
John Waddingham casts an eye over recent figures for sales of houses and asks whether it’s a pre-election blip, or something more long-term.
| Date: 13/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Easy ways to drive traffic to your website
Websites are a 24-hours-a-day branch of your business, but they’re no use unless people know it exists. Lisa Thompson explains how to increase traffic to yours.
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: What the new ‘fit note’ means for bosses
This week saw the ‘sick note’ replaced by the ‘fit note’ which shifts more responsibility onto the employer. Employment law expert Roger Spence of Harrison Drury explains.
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Get networking working for you
The Business Network’s Helen Riley shares the secrets of successful networking.
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: New data protection laws
As of this week, the Data Protection Act became even stricter and the penalties became even tougher. Dave Clarke explains some of the common misunderstandings that could see a lot of businesses caught out.
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Is parking the key to the economy?
Does the humble car park play a bigger role in the region's economy than we give it credit for? Mike Damms suspects so.
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Debt recovery in the current climate
Marsden Rawsthorn’s Karl Wilson talks positively about debt recovery and lending during an upturn in the economy.
| Date: 31/03/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Lowering the cost of doing business
All businesses, no matter how successful, would jump at the opportunity to shave a bit off their spending to improve the bottom line. Here, David Gray talks about easy ways of curbing excessive outlay.
| Date: 30/03/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Rating revaluation
Phil Kelly of Petty Chartered Surveyors explains rateable values on property and why it’s important to check yours.
| Date: 29/03/2010 | Read Full Story |
Expert view: Budget reaction
Our panel of experts give their views on today's announcements made by Chancellor Alistair Darling. Share your thoughts in the comments block below, or email tim@lancashirebusinessview.co.uk
| Date: 24/03/2010 | Read Full Story |
Gallery: Viewpoints Live
A panel of six business high-flyers faced questions from our audience for the second Viewpoints Live.
| Date: 22/03/2010 | Read Full Story |
Your view: Tomorrow’s World
Westholme’s Lillian Croston talks about the need to prepare our children for job roles that don’t yet exist.
| Date: 22/03/2010 | Read Full Story |
