Jeff Bezos has a message for budding entrepreneurs: be ready to take big risks and fail. Bezos delivered that message at Amazon’s re:Mars conference on Thursday in Las Vegas, after he was asked what advice he would give to anyone looking to start their own business. “Take risk. You have ... Read More »
It’s traditionally thought that smaller advisory firms are able to embrace new technology quicker than larger firms. With fewer advisers to train or accounts to migrate, the small boat can turn quicker than the large ship. But large firms appear to have finally turned the corner with technology, and it ... Read More »
Even as the boardroom battle at the Tata group heads towards some kind of denouement, it is amazing to see how much either side has relied upon external communication consultants to present their side of the story to the public. This is despite the presence of a strong in-house public ... Read More »
As you peruse the vast number of color choices in the paint store or try to decide whether the watercolor you are obsessed with at the local arts festival will work in your home, consider what the interior designers of cruise ships encounter. These wizards of décor create spaces enjoyed ... Read More »
Accountants, lawyers and consultants whose multibillion pound industry provides advice on how to aggressively avoid tax could face large financial penalties under government proposals. Plans set out in a consultation document released on Wednesday will suggest that tax advisers whose schemes are defeated in the courts might pay a fine ... Read More »
Margaret Kirkland, who participated in this year’s Southern Living Idea House, is an interior designer based in Atlanta. She was recently selected as one of the designers for 2016 Southern Living Idea House. Known for her timeless interiors, she has been named a Next Wave designer by House Beautiful and ... Read More »
The popular social platform is on track to outpace Twitter and Pinterest this year with 58.6 million U.S. users – nearly 1 in 5 Americans – according to a recent forecast from the research firm eMarketer. The report estimates that by 2020, U.S. users will increase to 85.5 million. Not surprisingly, ... Read More »
A new U.S. rule aimed at protecting retirement savers from profit-hungry brokers turned out to be much weaker than an initial proposal after the Obama administration bowed to pressure from the financial services industry. The rule, announced by the Department of Labor on Wednesday, sets a so-called fiduciary standard for ... Read More »
