Opinion – Page 17
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NewsYou don’t need to be a tech company to get R&D cash back
Many UK maritime and marine small business owners don’t realise that when they spend time and money improving a process, refining a service, or developing a product, their company could be due a significant cash rebate through the R&D tax credit system.
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NewsLouise Fuller
How I got into this industry….By accident. I was asked whether I fancied practising “yacht law” and I thought it sounded fun – doing my passion for a day job.
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Don’t pay for discrimination in the workplace
An allegation of discrimination in the workplace can create significant problems for employers and while the total overall number of employment tribunal claims are falling, employers continue to face discrimination complaints on a regular basis, especially in retail, writes Adam Bernstein.
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Shrinking Magazines
Yachting Monthly''s June issue had an interesting letter from a reader expressing disappointment at its ''diminished value'' having shrunk from 200 pages in 2006 to 100 pages today.
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Girls on top?
So we are now truly in the age of the woman, from America from Europe and in to the more or less United Kingdom, its fairly much or about to be, women in charge.
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NewsPaul Gullett
How I got into this industry….Somehow I got a job at Cougar Marine in the 70’s. It’s too long ago to remember how! With fast boats and travel, it was a great first job.
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NewsA change of course
The unexpected vote to ‘leave the EU’ was always going to lead to a tricky time. At least we quickly had a new PM in Downing Street and a new Cabinet to figure out what to ‘leave the EU’ actually means, writes Mercator Media publisher, Andrew Webster.
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Credit information: Locking the door before the horse bolts
From winning clients to servicing their needs, as well as having to meet compliance obligations, there’s often too much for management to do in too little time. But while running a business is just one part of the commercial equation, getting paid is the other, writes Adam Bernstein.
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NewsMarie-Claude Heys
1.How I got into this industry…. I was a professional racing sailor in the 80s and 90s embracing the globetrotting lifestyle. I dropped anchor in Hamble, got offered the dream settling down job and then, set up a new business with … my boss.
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What could possibly go wrong?
So in the end common sense prevailed or the inmates have taken over the asylum, depending on your view. Either way, the world has certainly changed for the post-referendum UK.
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NewsThe UK files for divorce
BREXIT: The electorate has spoken and in a stunning victory for the Brexit campaign, the UK is to leave the European Union, writes Adam Bernstein.
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Passionate people
I had been catching up recently reading the pile of daily papers that had built up, before turning them into fire lighters for the barbecue, during the glorious summer we are about to have. I knew I needed to be quick…
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NewsGary Beckwith
Every month, Alice Driscoll, MD of ADPR, interviews a leading member of the industry. This month is Gary Beckwith, chairman, City Cruises plc.
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NewsCostly hidden liabilities in leases
Taking on leased premises is one of the biggest fixed costs a business will face. While headline costs are a major focus, firms taking on leased premises need to be aware of the many hidden liabilities when acquiring commercial leased premises, writes lawyer Stuart Darlington.
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Youth overcomes?
I was discussing the currently concerning trend developing in the industry with a group of like-minded old gits recently.
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NewsKeep it legal
Product endorsements in blogs and social media have become highly influential in consumers'' buying decisions. So it''s understandable that businesses are keen to get in on the act and influence input to these channels.
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NewsDisciplining staff
Having employees will mean that at some point their behaviour will fall below what is expected of them, and you will be faced with considering how to deal with an awkward situation. So what are the rules? says Lee Ashwood.
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