| home is where the heart is | | 11:49am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | Leading discrimination lawyer Eleanor Williams, of Darwin Gray Solicitors, recently gave a speech in Paris at the launch of a French initiative to combat race discrimination in employment. It opened her eyes to a central aspect of British culture.
The British have a very particular attitude to where they live. This struck me as I was preparing to speak to a seminar organised in Paris by AFIP, an association which helps to establish racial integration in professional life. |
| how do i stage a conference | | 11:47am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | Getting together at a conference is good for business in so many different ways from idea-gathering to networking. Here's some tips from about holding one of these events
The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people to confer' on a certain topic. |
| is it costing more than you think? | | 11:40am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | According to recent research employees surfing social networking websites cost UK companies an astounding £132m a day in lost productivity. Angela Protheroe, partner at Rubin Lewis O'Brien, warns Gwent businesses of the dangers of not having appropriate measures in place to deal with this.
The internet is an essential tool in carrying out the day-to-day running of most businesses. |
| agent squirrel reaches for the stars | | 11:39am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | Jonathan Deacon, of Newport Business School, brings us the second installment of his marketing saga The Tyranny of Sameness
The journey to the non-descript office block at Altens took no time at all, the engine tone of the Audi V8 was the automotive equivalent of a Cadbury flake advert from the not so PC 80s. |
| get yourself ready for the act | | 11:35am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | The Forum for Small Business discusses the new Corporate Manslaughter Act and gives some tips on how to deal with it |
| new commercial centre takes shape | | 11:33am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | More and more businesses are choosing Newport as the place to relocate to, thanks to the massive multi-million pound regeneration programme being rolled out across the city, led by Urban Regeneration Company, Newport Unlimited, a partnership of the Welsh Assembly Government and Newport City Council. |
| stylish and sleek for new look A4 | | 11:31am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | The new A4 saloon, which was launched in South Wales last month, has been completely redesigned and sits on the longest wheelbase in the class, which benefits the interior space as well as the chassis composure. |
| 20 questions - Michael Nutt, Nucleus Healthcare | | 11:27am Tuesday 22nd April 2008 | | Michael Nutt, from Pontypool, is a consultant upper gastrointestinal surgeon. Appointed consultant surgeon West Wales Hospital in 2002, he moved to the Royal Gwent in 2005. Michael has recently taken up a position as a consultant at the new private, specialist gastroenterology unit, Nucleus Healthcare, based at Celtic Springs, which opened in January. The unit is headed by leading UK gastroenterologist Dr Manny Srivastava. |
 | two fill key roles | | 11:44am Fri 1 Feb 08 | | A South Wales-based smoke
control systems company has
made two key appointments to
its team as it continues to
expand. |
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