Category Archives: News

How does running a business differ around the world? In a new series, the BBC News Website is speaking to successful entrepreneurs from around the globe about the secrets of their success, and the challenges they have faced. In the … Continue reading →

Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. Kennedy’s was only 119, but as it turns out, your IQ score pales in comparison with your EQ, MQ, and BQ scores when it comes to predicting your … Continue reading →

Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It’s not just the number of hours we’re working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too … Continue reading →

KEY MESSAGES 1. Public sectors across the globe, despite their diversity, share common challenges. The need for sustainable and stable public finances. The need to gain the public’s confidence that tax revenues are being used cost-efficiently. Most of all, the … Continue reading →

The world’s biggest food group Nestle has reported rising sales but says it is having a “challenging year”. The Swiss company said its sales in the first three months of 2012 were 21.4bn Swiss francs ($23.4bn; £14.6bn), up 5.6% from … Continue reading →

McDonald’s profits rose 5% in the first quarter to $1.27bn, helped by a revamp of its restaurants. The company said profits had also been boosted by new menu items, including chicken McBites and McCafe drinks. Sales at US stores that … Continue reading →

If you are a marketer who has spent the last 10 years mastering the art of capturing and converting customers on the desktop web, the rapid rise of smartphones and the iPad might make you nervous. You’ve built businesses on … Continue reading →

How to lead the creation of a performance culture is one of the FD’s biggest challenges. But it is not for the faint hearted. THE CHALLENGE facing every FD I know is: what is the finance function doing to drive performance? … Continue reading →