Heathcare is the real #1 vehicle
In a recent trading statement at Healthcare Locum‘s, Alan Walker, chairman of HCL, announced the following figures. Revenue up 23% to £166.4m. 44% rise in adjusted operating profit to £21.2m. 45% growth rate in gross margin in the second half of 2008 compared to the second half of 2007. Alan Walker says: “We are delighted [...]
Interesting snippet on the net
Exponential Times: Number of Years it took to reach 50 Million Users Radio 38 years Television 13 years Internet 4 years Ipod 3 years Facebook 2 years Now how long is Twitter going to take? – Answers by first class post!
Perms recruitment death knoll….
Guy Logan from Personall Today wrote the 14 May 2009. Recruitment agencies are faced with an uncertain future after HR directors warned they were unlikely to use them as much, if at all when the economy recovers. A survey of 117 senior in-house recruitment professionals by hiring firm Oakleaf found that nearly 70% believed that [...]
What to think about in business
I look at businesses because people ask me too. They say, why is my business not working? People have to understand what they are asking for. Invariably they are looking for improvement. Answer – Rules are Rules Number #1 rule: the definition of improvement is ‘a change for the better’ and therefore without change there can [...]
The week past .. (29.05.09)
Monday – Bank holiday Tuesday - Payroll. Nobody dare enter payroll on Tuesday. Figures mean this business doesn’t suffer from the exclusion by the bank holiday last Friday Wednesday - Sefton and Greater Manchester. Business continues to robust. Company appointed as master vendor by a north west healthcare client Thursday - Aberdeen and Walthamstow - proposals for office expansion Friday [...]
The horror of all horrors
IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT PIPEX UK Dear Customer We are pleased to inform you that Tiscali Group has today reached an agreement with TalkTalk (the wholly owned subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse Group PLC) for the sale of Tiscali’s UK operations (this includes the brands Pipex, Nildram and Freedom2Surf) to TalkTalk. The agreement is expected to complete [...]
What’s P/E in relation to shares?
P/E otherwise known as the Price to Earnings ratio is the most widely used investment ratio, but it’s one that can trip up the novice investor who doesn’t know how to use it. A friend who is starting to learn about investing in company shares asked me a question recently: “Is a company with a [...]
