Managing Cash Flow - Beware the Economic Recovery

An excellent recent article in the ACCA magazine examines an interesting phenomenon - more businesses collapse at the beginning of a recovery than during the depths of a recession. Its all to do with working capital…

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What business students can learn from how businesses have handled the recession

The actions taken by successful businesses during the UK recession provide a rich source of guidance for students wishing to improve their analysis and evaluation skills. 

The dramatic slump in advertising revenue continues

Here’s the reason why executives at ITV are so worried about the current downturn and why newspaper and magazine journalists are collectively worried for the survival of their titles…

Is a recession the perfect time to launch a technology start-up?

Entrepreneurs love economic downturns.  So now should be a great time to be launching a start-up business, provided that the business model is viable…

Video case study: battling for survival in the restaurant trade

The consumer downturn has hit the UK restaurant trade particularly badly and record numbers of establishments are failing according to data for the first half of 2009.  In the battle to survive, restaurant owners are taking risks by diversifying into the cafe trade and also looking to boost demand through aggresive sales promotion.  This BBC video highlights the attempts of one restaurant entrepreneur to stay in business.

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A dramatic fall in business investment

A significant piece of economic data yesterday that business students might consider as they develop their understanding of the business response to an economic slowdown…

How to improve profitability? - give customers a “staff appraisal”

Mike Southon is essential reading in the FT on a Saturday and his latest entry makes some really useful points for business students…

Business angels take flight - just when small businesses need them

An interesting article from Andrew Stone this morning in the Sunday Times highlights the growing funding problems faced by small business who are looking for external investment by business angels…

Innovation helps firm buck the recession

A fascinating insight into some new technologies that are enabling a Cambridge-based firm to grow, despite the impact of the global downturn…

Strategy in a recession - Fusion Systems

A terrific article and audio interview clip on the BBC site that makes a great resource for business students…