Business comment, opinions on the business news

Home News Comment

Not the right way to do it

A business support organisation has launched what it terms a "risque" campaign aimed at encouraging more people to become their own boss. Read

Keep a grip on reality!

There's nothing wrong with having dreams when you are young. Read

Don't ignore disabled

A year on and scores of businesses are paying scant regard to a piece of legislation. Read

Putting us on map

Attracting major events to the region can bring substantial economic spin-offs. Read

Out of date at dinner

The organisers of business dinners and other corporate functions really have their work cut out to make their event stand out. Read

Car rush slows to a trickle

The great rush for new cars used to be an annual tradition. Read

Food for thought

The question has been posed recently "Why bother with airline food?" Read

Not so slow to speak up

Britons are more likely to complain than people in most other countries - including Americans, according to new research. Read

School leavers in firing line

The exam results are out and the annual game of having a pop at school leavers has begun. Read

Who benefits from bonus?

They wonder why they keep getting branded fat cats, but the greedy and unfair actions of bosses at some large companies beggars belief. Read

Make a switch to a lighter job

We've all heard the jokes asking how many men, women, or whatever does it take to change a light bulb? Read

Tunnel takes its toll

Business leaders are up in arms about the possibility of the cost of building a new Tyne Tunnel being imposed as an extra tax burden through higher tolls. Read

Bags more ideas like this one

The plague of plastic bags littering our streets and clogging up landfill sites for scores of years was what I banged on about in this column last week. Read

Green tax for plastic bags?

Something that caught my eye during a recent trip to Dublin was most shoppers walking around with their purchases in paper carrier bags. Read

Let's hope we're all winners

Every effort must be made to ensure we in the North harness as much potential as possible from orders and contracts on the back of London winning the bid to stage the 2012 Olympics. Read