Since announcing our alliance with capital and consolidation experts – Succession, I attended our first annual conference for business owners at the beautiful Bovey Castle in Dartmoor. Now Xentum is one of 45 businesses who fall under the Succession umbrella, it was great to meet other business owners and hear first hand about some of [...]

Well, after a well earned Christmas and New Year break I have returned to work with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and optimism for the year ahead. That’s why a piece I read earlier; ‘Go Figure; The great business confidence gap’, struck such a chord with me. Essentially, it was about how business leaders recognise [...]

As Louie Spence gesticulated wildly and shouted Oh No He Isnt and the baying crowd of five year olds retorted Oh Yes He Is and with the odd He’s Behind You thrown in for good panto measure, this was a world away from the woes of the global economy. However desperate times may be, there [...]

As Jessie J laments in her Price Tag hit, she may actually have a point. Which I know is a sentiment at odds with running a wealth management business, but there is a method in my madness. The world economy is in a precarious state and the priority for financial planners at the moment is [...]

Recent UK and European legislation has committed the UK to increasing the amount of electricity generated by renewable sources from 5.5% to 30% by 2020.

36 students took part in the opening presentations of the College of Law Share Race on Friday night. The race will again be held from November to March to fit in with the student’s busy schedules. Last year’s share race was a great success and as a panel member, I am hoping that this year [...]

With financial doom and gloom and the conservative party conference hogging the headlines, there is plenty of blog fodder but, for once, I feel the need to rebel against the obvious and talk about art. My mother has always been a keen artist and belongs to a world which I’ve observed, with interest, from afar [...]

Last week marked the launch of pro.manchester’s SME Club and we are delighted Xentum is associated with this unique initiative. The SME Club is a major scheme to help small and medium sized enterprises grow by offering expert advice, practical support and guidance from the region’s professional firms.

Andrew Morris, managing director of Signature, the arm of Rowan Dartington dedicated to supporting investment professionals and their clients, adds further comments on the continued crisis in the Eurozone. Is it true that the UK is seen as a ‘safe haven’? Or is it merely not quite as shambolic as the Eurozone? In the current [...]

“I seem to be working really hard but not really getting very far” seems to be a common theme at the minute among friends and acquaintances who are running their own businesses.