Business Experts

How to deal with an employee request for flexible working – Alex Lyttle of Tayntons Solicitors

9th January 2023

As an employer, you are required to consider an employee’s request for flexible working reasonably.

Landlords, Stop worrying your rent isn’t going to be paid. Angharad Trueman of CGT Lettings

6th January 2023

All we seem to be hearing about at the moment is cost of living rises, inflation increases and strikes.

E:95 Punchline Talks! With Simon Ford, Chris Creed, Ruth Dooley & Adrian Goodall

6th January 2023

Editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

Eight-step process to more successful sales Jonathan Viney of JV Consultancy Group

5th January 2023

As the marketplace gets tougher, business gets harder to win and your salesforce needs to up its game. When you have those few prospects in front of you, you have to win them.

E:94 Punchline Talks! Xmas Special - Reveal TOP stories & top three businesses of the year

23rd December 2022

Business leaders reveal their TOP story & the top three Gloucestershire businesses of the year.

Nine to five or 24/7 in 2023? Margaret Adewale of the HR Dept

23rd December 2022

Working nine to five is the daily grind of life. However, the usual nine to five isn't quite cutting it for some right now.

'Tis the season to be jolly (and post it all over social media) Nigel Tillott of Davies and Partners

20th December 2022

For the past few years, staff parties and social events have been a distant memory for most.

That was the year that was! Enzo Mora of The Mortgage Brain

16th December 2022

In his last business expert column of the year, Enzo Mora, CEO and founder of The Mortgage Brain looks back at 2022 and what next year has in store for all things property.

E93 Punchline - Neill Ricketts, Alex Cottrell, Sam Holliday, Ian Mean, Laurie Bell & Talitha Nelson

16th December 2022

Briefers from Versarien, Growth Hub, FSB, Business West, Cheltenham Trust & Gloucestershire Foundation Trust.

Christmas contact arrangements for children after divorce - Christopher Price of Tayntons Solicitors

12th December 2022

If you and your child's other parent are no longer living together, you will need to make arrangements for the Christmas period.

Michael Gove MP's plan to abolish mandatory housing targets - By David Jones of Evans Jones

9th December 2022

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove MP confirmed in his letter to fellow MP's on December 5 and subsequent Ministerial Statement that the Levelling Up Bill will be amended to abolish mandatory housing targets.

E:92 Punchline Talks! With Chris Nelson, Vikki Walters, Matthew Pritchard and Simon Pigott

9th December 2022

Each Friday, Punchline-Gloucester.com editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

Punchline Talks! The B!G interview with Colin Frensham of Tidal Training Ltd

9th December 2022

The B!G interview with the founder and MD of Tidal Training Ltd.

Planning for succession as well as growth - Mark Handscombe of Azets

2nd December 2022

Whether you're a shareholder or a business leader, it's crucial to plan for succession.

Punchline Talks! With Gary Jones, chairman & founder of Glevum Windows

2nd December 2022

With Gary Jones of Glevum Windows.

E91 Punchline Talks! With Jim Grant, Enzo Mora Joshua Taee and Rob Lister

2nd December 2022

Punchline-Gloucester.com editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

E90 Punchline Talks! Dr Polly Pick, Marc Begg, Tegan McKernon, Darren Stevens

25th November 2022

E90 Punchline Talks!

New rules for EPC performance in commercial properties from April 2023 - Nick Cox of Willans LLP

24th November 2022

From April next year, commercial properties will need to comply with new EPC regulations.

Autumn budget tax changes could create an urgency to move. Enzo Mora of The Mortgage Brain

21st November 2022

The Chancellor has finally made his long-awaited Autumn Statement and we’ll all be picking through the detail to see how we will be personally affected by tax rises, energy costs and council tax increases.

Punchline Talks! The B!G Interview with Roman Cooper MD Allcooper Property & ex owner of Allcoopers

18th November 2022

The B!G Interview with Roman Cooper MD Allcooper Property.

What to look for if you have been offered a settlement agreement - Alex Lyttle, Tayntons Solicitors

14th November 2022

A settlement agreement is a legally binding agreement between employer and employee.

E89: Punchline Talks! With David Owen, Will Abbott, Angharad Wrigley and Colin Frensham

11th November 2022

The Business Breakfast briefer show is sponsored by Hazlewoods Accountants and Business Advisors.

Punchline Talks! The B!G Interview with Mark Goucher CEO of The Everyman Theatre

11th November 2022

Punchline-gloucester.com editor Mark Owen caught up with him to find out the business side of running the Everyman.

Using Enterprise Management Incentives to develop your senior team - Ben Griffin of Azets

7th November 2022

Whether owners are looking to sell or keep the business, it's essential to have people in place to take over.

Six controls to help strengthen your cybersecurity - Steve Roberts of Marsh Commercial

4th November 2022

Cyberattacks continue to dominate news headlines. As they become more prolific, related insurance claims are following.

E:88 Punchline Talks! With John Workman, Cicely Elliot Berry, Nick Stafford and Talitha Nelson

4th November 2022

The Business Breakfast briefer show is sponsored by Hazlewoods Accountants and Business Advisors.

E:87 Punchline Talks! Iman Hassan, Wendy Walker, Sarah Taylor Philips and Simon Wright

28th October 2022

Punchline-Gloucester.com editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

A new PM could be good news for a confident housing market. Enzo Mora of The Mortgage Brain

28th October 2022

A week certainly is a long time in politics, but we have a new Prime Minister, and he will get on with the tasks in hand including trying to bring down inflation.

Another PM, another direction for Planning Policy? By David Jones of Evans Jones

27th October 2022

With our third PM in as many months, we ask which direction Rishi Sunak's ideas on planning policy will take us?

E:86 Punchline Talks! With Roman Cooper, Cordell Ray, Steve Gardner-Collins and Ian Mean

21st October 2022

Editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

Punchline Talks! The B!G interview with Joshua Taee - MD of Huffkins bakery and tearooms

21st October 2022

How did a Cotswold family bakery go from one to eight stores, three concessions in John Lewis and pop-up stores in Japan, growing the business to a turnover of over £6million and 100 employees?

Retention is key in 2022 – Sarah Taylor Phillips of Career Voyage

14th October 2022

In 2022, talent paradise is retention, retention, retention, not location, location, location.

E:85 Punchline Talks! With Tim Gwilliam, Adam Coleman, Chris Price and Sam Holliday

14th October 2022

Each Friday, Punchline-Gloucester.com editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures.

Punchline Talks! The B!G Interview with Oli Christie CEO and founder of Neon Play

14th October 2022

The B!G Interview with Oli Christie of Neon Play, a mobile games studio making mighty-fine games for Apple's App Store and Google Play.

Sales training is vital in preventing the competition swooping in - Jonathan Viney of JV Consultancy

13th October 2022

When people lose their customers, they often don't know why. However, after a touch of analysis, the reason is that they haven't been account managed effectively.

Disagreement over school for your child after divorce or separation - Christopher Price of Tayntons

11th October 2022

If you and your child's other parent have differing opinions over the best school for your child, you may need help in resolving the issue.

E:84 Punchline Talks! With Chris Pockett, David Jones, William Lee and Viv Hargreaves

7th October 2022

It is a lively informative chat with the panel working their way through the national papers before getting behind the nitty gritty of their own businesses and market place.

Punchline Talks! B!G Interview with Simon Bernstein CEO of Longfield Community Hospice

7th October 2022

This week the B!G Interview is with Simon Bernstein, CEO of Longfield Community Hospice Care.

Rising building costs bring underinsurance risk - Shane O'Brien of Marsh Commercial

7th October 2022

For property owners and investors - buildings insurance should provide a crucial safety net, protecting property assets against unforeseen events.

Digital assets - how can you prepare for the future? Leah Vincent of Willans LLP

6th October 2022

From social media profiles and email accounts to cryptocurrency and photographs posted online, digital assets are playing an increasingly important role in our lives.

Investment Zones - driving growth or empty rhetoric? David Jones of Evans Jones

5th October 2022

Liz Truss on Radio 4's BBC today programme, which aired yesterday, re-confirmed that "top-down housing targets" would be scrapped.