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Talking Point: Going for gold

18th May 2012

Hilary Campton, creative director of The Midlands Family Business Awards, explains why putting yourself or your business forward for an award can reap a host of benefits.

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Talking Point: Young guns go for it

11th May 2012

Tony Wilmot, cofounder of Staffbay.com urges younger jobseekers to find innovative ways to promote themselves.

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Talking Point: Smart thinking, out of the box

20th Apr 2012

Chris Hall, managing director of Hallmark Consumer Services, says recent Royal Mail changes present an opportunity for businesses brave enough to think smart on multi-channel marketing and distribution.

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Talking Point: Unfair dismissals

13th Apr 2012

Mark Ferron of Castle Associates looks at how changes to employment rights affect employers and employees.

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Talking Point: Succeeding at succession

30th Mar 2012

Succession planning is a critical stage for any family business, as Annabel Prow, chief executive of third-generation family business The Wilson Organisation, knows all too well.

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Talking Point: Joined-up thinking

9th Mar 2012

John Rider, West Midlands regional chairman of the Institute of Directors, comments on the lack of joined up thinking in government.

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Talking Point: Apprentice week

3rd Feb 2012

This week is Apprentice Week, and here Andrew Conlan-Trant, head of TBG Learning – a third sector youth and adult learning organisation – looks at how the whole subject of apprentices is suddenly hot news for industry.

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Talking Point: Back to school

20th Jan 2012

Britain's schools need to keep design and technology to the fore if manufacturing is to take the country forward, says Martyn Hale, a director of HME Technology.

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