Archive for July, 2007

Questions of cash: Grammar school teaches a harsh lesson

Q. The son of friends of mine took an exam for entry into a private school, Hulme Grammar in Oldham. He passed and was offered a bursary. My friends still couldn’t afford the fees, but were offered more financial assistance by the school and took up the offer. The school then increased the fees by [...]

Sunny side of the street: The right location is vital for every business

A large proportion of independent retailers close in their first year of trading. And the mistake of many, perhaps most, is that good ideas are ruined by opening in the wrong place.

Not only is “location, location, location” the retailing mantra - but renting a shop on the wrong side of the street can be [...]