Barnados are launching a new initiative aimed at developing business and entrepreneurial skills in youg people aged 11 to 21. Through the scheme investors donate £30 of which £10 goes to Barnados and £20 goes into a seed fund. Young people can submit a business plan to earn a £20 investment and work hard over [...]

A new study draws attention to key failings by companies to transfer learning into the job , citing the fact that over 60% do not have a systematic approach to helping employees apply what they’ve learnt and only 23% of managers have any kind of pre or post-training discussion with their team member. Read more at  http://www.hrreview.co.uk/hrreview-articles/training/organisations-fail-to-transfer-learning-from-training-programmes-into-the-workplace/30268 Sadly, I [...]

A new report has been published by SAP and Delta Economics exploring the changing fortunes of Sunday Times Fast Track listed companies over the last decade. This research is interesting and worthwhile. It makes valid points about the changing mix of business types and their ability to ride the economics of the last decade and [...]