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THE most interesting thing about meeting an entrepreneur is learning what inspired them to start out in business and what challenges they faced. Self doubt, inexperience, lack of funding, challenges with cashflow are oft quoted examples of hurdles faced by those who embark along the hazardous path of launching their own venture. Razan and Raghid […]

THE youth of today. Every generation throws their hands to the heavens and always says things were “better in my day”. I’ve never been a subscriber to that approach. Having interviewed and employed lots of young people, I’m continually impressed by the communication skills, maturity, enthusiasm and tenacity that so many of them display in

HAS the picture above warmed you up on a snowy March morning? I almost used it in the blog last week as it was the last Friday in February and I figured that by the time March arrived we would be heading into spring at full speed. And then the Beast from the East blew

IT’S official! That definitive guide to all things trendy, The Guardian, has declared that Halifax is the ‘Shoreditch of the North’. In my younger days The Guardian was the newspaper read by Birkenstock-wearing teachers and social workers and certainly couldn’t be termed trendy. Nowadays it is popular with those who work in the arts, media

ONE of our most celebrated Shakespearean actors was the rather surprise guest speaker at last week’s Harrogate Business Lunch. Simon Callow followed in the footsteps of entertaining and inspiring raconteurs including Brian Blessed, Sir Matthew Pinsent…and Barry from Eastenders. Mind you, I don’t think anyone else could get the reaction he did just by shouting:

WHO is the most powerful person in Yorkshire? I’ll give you three guesses. You want a few clues? OK try these. Our Power Person was born in Lancashire, grew up in Bristol and lives in the West Midlands. No idea? It’s Sajid Javid, the Conservative MP for Bromsgrove and the Secretary of State for Housing,

IF you are looking for inspiration, ambition, fortitude, hope and positivity, then a muddy patch of grass next to a multi-storey car park on a chilly Monday morning in January is a strange place to find it. But I found all that and more at the ground-breaking event for the new Maggie’s Yorkshire cancer centre

THIS week started with Blue Monday, the day which is said to be the most depressing of the year. I’m not sure why, but I suppose if you are going to dub a particular day the worst of the year, then a bleak and chilly Monday in January is a pretty safe bet. I’m sure

WHEN I had a pop at Asda’s failings last year I contrasted its performance to that of fellow Yorkshire supermarket Morrisons. Under chief executive David Potts, Morriebobs, as it is sometimes affectionately called by shoppers, is getting back to the glory days it had when run by the late Sir Ken Morrison. Potts is a