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Talk Shop
Have you ever wanted an authoritative, robust and challenging opinion from a senior specialist within the profession?
Welcome to 'Talk Shop' where our Business Leader's offer their personal thoughts and views on current issues you are facing in your businesses. On this page, you will find a series of articles on different topics which we hope will be of interest.
We would welcome your feedback on any of these articles so please feel free to get in touch.
Latest articles:
- Adaptable Scottish Businesses Well Placed to Beat the Recession - Neil Craig
- Six Priorities for Government to Help Manufacturing - Tom Lawton
- UK engine room needs strategic investment to drive recovery - Tom Lawton
- A question of perspective - Neil McDaid
- Smartphones and iPads – An opportunity or a threat to UK businesses? - Peter Chadha
- Business will never be the same again - Peter Hemington
- I hear that the government are looking to make bankruptcy easier. Is this correct? - Matthew Chadwick
- How to restore financial stability - Peter Chidgey
- What will 2010 be serving up for the Leisure sector? - Mark Edwards
- Doctors and dentists urged to sort out their tax affairs - Dawn Register
- Drivers Jonas Deloitte - The rise of the multi-disciplinary firm? - Simon Bevan
- The gorilla in the garden - Richard Farr
- Early signs of M&A recovery? - Christopher Clark
- Mid-market private equity houses to lead investment stampede in 2010 - Alex White
- Is UK industry ready for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Liz Wood
- Question the good as well as the bad - Simon P Bevan
- The green revolution: an investor’s view - David Bevan
- Could a cheery festive season lead to a New Year hangover for the high street? - Don Williams
- Offering a lifeline to Yorkshire businesses - Tim Clarke
- A Copenhagen Accord - Where does that all leave us? - Ian Plunkett
- Penny Wise, Pound Foolish – Why cost cutting increases businesses’ risk of litigation - Gervase MacGregor
- Is it back to business as usual for UK Manufacturing? – Tom Lawton
- COPENHAGEN UNRAVELLED: The implications of the climate change summit on UK industry - Ian Plunkett
- A testing time for employers - David Ellis
- Two thirds of TMT clients are feeling positive about the next quarter - Julian Frost
- Should the Government be criticised for their handling of the R&D Tax Credit Scheme? - Stuart Lisle
- Leisure and Hospitality companies must address new cost challenges in 2010 - John Le Poidevin
- Raising Finance - Act now - Alex White
- The Heartland Payment Systems Data Breach – what lessons can retailers learn? - George Quigley
- Sharp rise in manufacturing confidence in Q3 - Tom Lawton
- RBS and Lloyds Banking Group branch disposals - Dan Taylor
- Disappointing Tax Collection Figures - Stephen Herring
- FSA liquidity rules are upon us - Fiona Raistrick
- Simplify employment tax to kick start recruitment – David Ellis
- Legal Services Act - reshaping for the reforms - Christopher Clark
- The time is ripe for cross-border real estate transactions - Stephen Herring
- Time to break the silence: the Labour Party - Stephen Herring
- Islamic Finance: saviour in the downturn? - Dan Taylor
- The borrower's perspective - Neil McDaid
- Changing revenue models for the media - Andrew Viner
- One year on retailers start to look to the future - Don Williams
- Time to break the silence - Stephen Herring
- What next for the manufacturing sector? - Tom Lawton
- Has scrappage helped motor turn the corner? - Steve Le Bas
- Should the construction industry broaden its horizons? - Richard Kelly
- The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility - Dawn Register
- False self-employment in construction - Teresa Payne
- VAT - The elephant in the room - Don Williams
- Will lack of bank finance hold back growth opportunities in the restaurant market? - David Campbell
- Swine flu - Ensuring business survival - Adrian Vaughan
- New Disclosure Opportunity - Richard Morley
- FSA Liquidity Regime - Are you liquid enough? - Fiona Raistrick
- Senior Accounting Officers - personal accountability – don't believe everything you read - Tony Spillett & Ed Dwan
- The Jackson report: comments by a quantum expert - Kathryn Britten & Andrew Maclay
- Business outsourcing solutions - equipping clients in a global world - Richard Cantor
- Top 12 tips to reduce your fraud risk today - Simon Bevan
- Manufacturing returns to the UK? - Tom Lawton
- Innovation is the lifeblood of our economy - particularly in these challenging times - Julian Frost
- Which industry is showing strong growth? - Simon Brooker
- Ensuring insurers meet the Solvency II deadline - Kirstie Gordon
- Can the retail recovery continue? - Steve Bartlett
- The end of the road for General Motors - Sid Hopper
- Renewable heat and the crucial part that it must play in the UK's climate change solution - Ian Plunkett
- Regional business leaders express cautious optimism about the future - Jeff Jones
- Social networking or social not-working? - Iain Simpson
- Personal Accountability: a time to take action - Tony Spillett
- Merger and Acquisition activity falls but there are some reasons to be optimistic – Christopher Clark
- The automotive sector: it’s survival of the fittest - Sid Hopper
- Professional services expansion overseas - Nick Carter-Pegg
- No magic solutions from the Chancellor - Stephen Herring
- Innovation is the preferred route to growth for TMT businesses – Julian Frost
- Our survey reveals the race to Number 10 will hinge on personal taxation - Stephen Herring
- There are opportunities for investors with a long-term view - Solly Benaim
- Are you structuring your debt in the most tax efficient way? - Richard Bertini
- Budget 2009: A grim fiscal outlook is anticipated – Stephen Herring
- Turner Review - does it affect your client? - Fiona Raistrick
- Yorkshire and Central South Reports - Ian Beaumont and Kim Hayward
- MIPIM 2009: It's back down to business - Solly Benaim
- Rupert Eastell reviews the February retail sales figures – they are not a pretty sight.
- Penalties for incorrect tax returns - Ed Dwan
- How businesses are adapting to the recession - Peter Hemington
- Implications of the FSA’s new liquidity proposals - Fiona Raistrick
- How manufacturing is faring in the BRIC economies and the opportunities that exist - Katherine Liu
- 'What we might expect from the 2009 Budget' - Stephen Herring
- 'The priorities for retailers in 2009' - Rupert Eastell
- 'Manufacturers - Are your bank facilities secure?' - Tom Lawton
- 'Corporate vessels heading for the fraud iceberg' - Simon Bevan
- 'The difficulties currently facing the manufacturing sector' - Tom Lawton
- Will the 'sale' be enough to save the retailer? - Rupert Eastell
- "Going Concern" - Graham Clayworth