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When you eventually find that precious buyer for your business, you could be forgiven for wishing to shout praise from the rooftops to your favourite deity or hit the top end bars to celebrate. Finding the right buyer and securing a good price are what you have worked...
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It was only a matter of time before the question was going to come up, and I was asked it this morning. The exchange went something like this: ‘David, is there anything that I can do about our employees playing games while at work?’ I looked up and asked ‘what kind of...
Legal updates
In a ruling by the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s second-highest court, McDonald’s won a trademark dispute to have the exclusive rights to the use of ‘Mc’ or ‘Mac’ in trademark names for foodstuffs and beverages. The Court...
Commercial Basics
As one financial year draws to a close and after businesses have maximised their potential tax concessions for this year, it is never too early to start to focus on what opportunities are available for the year ahead. A new scheme which may be of interest to many...
Commercial Basics
When considering succession planning strategies, business owners often focus solely on the sale of their business as the means of exit and close their minds to other potential options. While a clean break can obviously reap immediate returns, sometimes there are...