Steve Parks

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 »

A report from the National Consumer Council - titled 'The Stupid Company' - states that companies are alienating consumers with shoddy customer service and unrelenting sales pitches.

It warns that businesses are focussing too much on making a quick profit, rather than on building a long term relationship.

The authors of the report found that:  read more »

A new technology for electronic ink looks set to finally change the way we access information.

Sony has been spearheading the development of the technology, and is using it in it's new portable reader.  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 »