Paddy Power issues warning to government over tax plans

Paddy Power may be known as the Irish bookmaker that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but the company has warned that this may be about to change if plans for online gambling taxation is made into a reality.
The bookie has said that the proposed 750 new jobs it was looking to create may be put [...]

Retailers show lower sales post-Christmas

Retail sales suffered in the period after Christmas, with sales being 1.8% lower in the period between December and January. This is one of the biggest drops in the past year and a half.
It is thought that the sharp decline was due to the severe winter weather and snow that caused national disruptions throughout the [...]

Amazon shows 71% increase in profits

Online retail website, Amazon, has posted profits for the fourth quarter of 2009, which were up by as much as 71% during the Christmas period.
Amazon is thought to have achieved the high profits after offering an enhanced free delivery service over the holidays, as well as actively competing in a wide array of different retail [...]

US Kraft to takeover UK Cadbury

Cadbury has approved a takeover bid by the Kraft, in a deal which a spokesperson from the US food giant claims will form a “global confectionery leader”.
Cadbury, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, has been in talks over a possible takeover for a few months now and the board finally agreed to the Kraft offer. The [...]

Time Management Tips Part 1

It is easy to get caught up in so many distractions when working in an office. Here are a few pointers to help you to manage your time more effectively when working in the office and at a computer.

To save time searching around for non-existent pens, invest in a few decent ones and stock up [...]

A few tips to make business travel a bit easier Part 2

Flights seem to be even scarcer these days and are increasing in price, leaving fewer travel deals for business travellers. This reality is why many small business owners are choosing web and video conferencing technologies as an alternative to these travel issues.
However, travel is still an important way to conduct business for growing businesses which [...]

One, Two, Three Screens

Having mupltiple screen on your computer increase productivty. So much so there is a maths sum to sum it up.
number x screen = increases in production.
Put simply the more screen you have the more production you staff can acheive. For example on one screen you can have e-mails, another screen you can have [...]