Lord Digby Jones (of Birmingham), former Business Minister, Director General of the CBI and all-round champion for British business has set out his ‘Five tips to succeed as the country moves out of recession’.His plan suggests: 1) Whatever you do … don’t overtrade, 2) Keep investing in people, 3) Do not bank your customers – don’t let debtor days extend, 4) Do not rush to take on more people, 5) Get advice, it does wonders for your competitiveness.
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I believe Digby has been one of the strongest and soundest voices for business for many years and his advice is, as always, relevant, logical and worthy of note. If I was to add one note of my own, I would temper the thought about not rushing out to staff up post-recession by staying - but don’t forget there will be some great people out there looking for jobs and if you don’t get them ... your competitors will.”
Gareth
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