Opinion – Page 18
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NewsJohn Charnley
Every month, Alice Driscoll, MD of ADPR, interviews a leading member of the industry. This month is John Charnley, founder and chairman of Discovery Yachts.
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NewsMore bang for your buck
There are various ways of getting good deals from your advertising spend, by leveraging it to enhance your public relations.
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NewsGreen is good, says Adam Bernstein
The Earth is not coping very well with the impact of mankind, says Adam Bernstein. Our ever increasing carbon footprint, population growth and resource consumption is causing real concern.
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NewsAnthony Trafford
Every month, Alice Driscoll, MD of ADPR, interviews a leading member of the industry. This month is Anthony Trafford, a director of JPC Ltd.
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NewsHave or have not?
Is it me or is the gap between the haves and the have not in the industry continuing to grow?
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NewsHMRC is on the prowl for rich pickings
Fancy having to buy new a new phone or computer, and learn how to use new software, just for HMRC’s benefit, asks Jason Piper? Or volunteer to prepare your accounts four times a year, and then do a tax return on top?
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NewsArthur Bennett
Every month, Alice Driscoll, MD of ADPR, interviews a leading member of the industry. This month is Arthur Bennett, a director of Willow Tree Marina.
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Show and tell
Exhibiting at an exhibition costs a considerable sum, so it''s as well to make sure you get your money''s worth.
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Not just a habit
I wonder how much longer we can go on having the same conversations, year on year about leisure marine boat shows in the UK?
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NewsConsumer credit offers huge potential
Firms that offer consumers credit have huge potential to increase profitability, says Adam Bernstein. However, the legal regime behind consumer credit is definite in what it expects of those it regulates.
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NewsSomething new
For many the start of the year means dusting off those marketing plans and trying to think of what you can do this year that you haven’t tried before.
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Anne Colquhoun
Every month, Alice Driscoll, MD of ADPR, interviews a member of the industry. This month it''s Anne Colquhoun, Director of Legal Services at British Marine.
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Sunday trading proposals defeated – for the moment
Despite a consultation that ran over the summer, from early August to mid September, it appears that government has now calculated the odds of winning a vote in the Commons.
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A perfect storm
Hope will, I believe, be a necessity in 2016 and maybe all that is available in the UK leisure marine for a while at least.
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NewsMichael Howroth
Every month, Alice Driscoll, MD of ADPR, interviews a member of the industry. This month it''s Michael Howorth, freelance yachting journalist at The Howorths Maritime writing and photography.
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NewsRecovering debts without losing a valued customer
Every business will encounter problems with late payments, says Jonathan Chadwick. Despite the prevalence of overdue debt, many business owners continue to feel uncomfortable about confronting the issue head on.
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NewsMore than one show...
It’s show season and by the time this comes into print METS will be behind us and other shows will be looming around Europe.
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NewsTroubled times...
This time last year I remember there was a lot of talk at METS about how good the next year was going to be.
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NewsGetting Old…
I am now struck how the average age of those working in the industry, at all levels of business from trades to management, seems to be ever increasing.
