I believe that art is one of the best ways of investing your money. I currently can only afford buying work from small independent artists, but if you have the cash, I would recommend spending it on a promising emerging artist. Not sure? Well, have a look at the most expensive works of art. [...]

  In current times, most companies start after several years of market research and strategic investment. There are, however, some big companies that have started as an idea between some individuals with almost no money. What’s the key to their success? Is it good luck? Hard work? Take a look at the next-to-nothing origins of [...]

  While Spain is suffering a second recession, its King spent some days in Botswana on an elephant hunting trip. The monarch has been slammed by the media after the £27,000 cost of the trip was revealed. The Spanish Monarchy is not going through its best moments. A few months ago, Juan Carlo’s son-in-law was [...]

  Are you going away this Easter holiday but don’t know where to spend your money? Make sure your private jet’s tank is full and keep on reading to discover the ten most expensive hotel suites around the world. 10. Royal Towers Bridge Suite, Atlantis, Bahamas If you have  £15,500 this is your hotel, although [...]

  David Cameron will soon be able to govern the country from an iPad with an app costing £20,000. IT programmers employed by Downing Street have been working on an app that will give the Prime Minister high security access to all the Government departments and that will produce real time data on issues such [...]

  The Big Rethink is a conference organised by The Economist, focusing on understanding how consumers can affect the environment that businesses operate in. Now in its third year the 2012 edition will take place on March 8th at the HAC in London. The main topic this year is the consumer. Consumers’ behaviour defines businesses [...]

The Economist Intelligence Unit has just released the list for the most expensive cities to live in 2012. During the past years Tokyo had been number one in the rankings, but it looks like in 2012 Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, has the honour of being the top of the list. Zurich has moved [...]

  With the hard times we are going through right now it looks like part exchange is the best option for those interested in buying a new-build home. Part exchange is a type of contract that allows you to trade in your home as part of the payment for your new home, avoiding the stress, [...]

In this is the fourth edition of our monthly business Case Study, we focus on United Polymers, a thermoplastics manufacturer based in Coventry. United Polymers specialise in the manufacture and distribution of several types of plastics and polymers to the injection moulding industry.  The company has a strong customer base in this industry and is [...]