By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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Corporate hospitality: The secret to getting it right

March 29, 2016

In today's business environment, hospitality remains a vital part of building and maintaining client relationships. As an increasing amount of day-to-day contact with our customers and potential customers is conducted remotely, “face time” helps build trust, candour and forge stronger working relationships. It goes without saying that the need to demonstrate a return on investment or, [...]
Dints International’s Geoffrey de Mowbray talks crows, mines and why business is always the right tool for development

March 29, 2016

School and me were never the best match. The problem was that I enjoyed breaking rules far more than I liked adhering to them,” says Geoffrey de Mowbray, founder of African mining supply chain provider Dints International, before adding, “I suppose my entrepreneurial nature shone through a bit even then”. By “a bit”, he means that, [...]
The trouble with predictions: Forecasting the future is the easiest job out there

March 24, 2016

Will the economy go into recession this year? Will the British electorate vote for Brexit? These are just two of the questions everyone would love to know the answer to and there is an army of people willing to forecast them. But is their track record at forecasting any good? For some of the big picture [...]
How digital innovation is bringing prosperity to the world’s poorest

March 24, 2016

There are approximately 2m adults in the UK who don’t have bank accounts. This statistic is shocking for a global finance hub, but it is dwarfed by the 2bn people worldwide who lack access to financial services. For the unbanked, having no means of saving or managing their finances can mean being locked in a [...]
Terrorism is now a key business risk – and too many companies are insufficiently prepared

March 24, 2016

Terrorism is a threat that has clearly registered with London’s top executives. Along with fraud, regulation and reputation, it’s up there as a major risk that could damage their business and, worse, harm the public and their employees. With the threat level currently at “severe”, we should be under no illusions: terrorists would dearly love to [...]
How to fund your Executive MBA – tips from top business schools

March 23, 2016

Students starting London Business School’s Executive MBA (or EMBA) this year will pay £72,795 to take the part-time course. Given that it’s one of the world’s leading providers of executive education, this is not abnormal (the EMBAs of most top UK schools range from £50,000 to £75,000 for full or part-time courses) – but it’s also [...]
Fuel success: The tricks that will make you faster at work

March 23, 2016

Entrepreneurs and business leaders alike seem to have developed an obsession with boosting their own productivity. From apps to manage our time to installing sleeping pods in offices, we’re all concerned about how to get as much done as possible. This idea of “hacking” productivity, to discover new shortcuts to maximise efficiency, can apply to [...]
The fear factor: How to ensure it never grips your business

March 22, 2016

The US Air Force realised a few years ago that over 20 per cent of the nuclear missile officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base cheated on their certification exam. Many other officers knew about the problem, but didn’t report it due to a culture of fear that convinced them they had to get perfect test [...]
Ding’s Mark Roden talks Dubai, Elon Musk and the importance of sticking to what you know with Harriet Green

March 21, 2016

While on what was supposed to be a relaxing family holiday to Dubai in 2005, Mark Roden was cooking up a business. “I’d taken my wife Nicola and our then three under three away to celebrate the sale of my previous business to RBS.” Roden owned a successful network of in-store cash ATMs, which he had [...]
The crucial conversation that will get you a pay rise

March 21, 2016

A recent article drew attention to the aversion most of us feel about asking our boss for a pay rise (cleaning the house, going to the dentist or running a marathon were mentioned as preferable alternatives cited in research). But while the article was long on tips on the kind of data to prepare beforehand, it [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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