Steve Parks

In How to be an Entrepreneur I wrote that black-belt entrepreneurs will move increasingly to place their brands at the hub of a community, or even to create a community around their brand.  read more »

A band from Leeds that struggled to get the recording contract it wanted has taken the entrepreneurial route to success.

Four Day Hombre set up their own record label, which they funded by selling shares to their fans.  read more »

The BBC has learned that Barclaycard has instituted a policy of identifying customers who regularly pay off their credit card in full, and then penalising them by bringing forward the date payment has to be made by.  read more »

Chances are you have to read a lot as part of your work, whether it's books, magazines or reports.

Most people have heard of speed reading, but few people practice it.

Here's an interesting article with advice on how to speed read:
http://www.indwes.edu/tuesday/speed.htm

This could really help you to become more productive.