Another sporting year is well underway and the earnings of leading sports stars continue to soar into the multi-million pound bracket, putting them on a par with stars from the world of film and music.

Lewis Hamilton, for example, is carrying on where he left off in his quest to become Formula 1 world champion. All the pundits seem to agree that the world title, which he came tantalisingly within a point of winning in his rookie season, is destined to be his one day and his supremacy will be confirmed. He is then likely to go on to become the wealthiest sportsman Britain has ever produced, eclipsing even that other famous high earner, David Beckham. Read the rest of this article »

by Johnny McGowan Hayes of the St. James’s Place Partnership,
tel: 01598 710655.

It’s a leap year, and a centuries old tradition has it that a woman may ask a man to marry her. What is more, tradition says that an honourable man may not turn her down! With marriages on the increase more proposals are expected from women than ever before, according to research from one wedding insurer*.

This research also shows that substantially more women than men organise all aspects of the wedding arrangements these days. It should therefore come as no surprise to hear that more 21st century women are taking control of the finances as spending power increases. Read the rest of this article »

Defeat fear!
An article by Jim Connolly
To defeat fear you need to understand how fear works. If fear is getting in the way of your success and happiness and you want to defeat it for ever – this article will show you!

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I a recent article I mentioned a call I received from a well-known BBC radio presenter who wanted some assistance. During his call, he explained that he had just accepted an outstanding career opportunity - to present his very own afternoon program. What was his problem? Fear! This professional Newsreader, who speaks to millions of people every week, was in his own words; “absolutely terrified” at the prospect of moving to the new programme. I suggested we meet and get this problem sorted out. Read the rest of this article »

article by Elaine Clark of Cheap Accounting

If you are planning a major investment in plant and equipment for your business in the next few months, you may be better of doing it after 6 April 2008.

The reason for this is that the current rules governing the tax relief that businesses receive on expenditure on plant and equipment are set to change from April 2008 – for the better! Read the rest of this article »

Article by Robert Lovett of The Business Handle

All organisations have a resource which can significantly influence how well they perform a range of managerial activities, including delegation and time management. However, though this resource is, quite simply, quality operational information (QOI) – i.e. good, reliable information about business operations – relatively few businesses are aware of how valuable it is.

Now, if it seems strange that this kind of information should be so valuable, it’s important to remember that all organisations, without exception, “are what they do”, and what they “do” are their operations (or processes or tasks – or whatever other word you prefer to use), so having good information about those operations plays a major part in helping an organisation, business or otherwise, function successfully. Read the rest of this article »