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Entrepreneur Raises $15.5 Million But Investor More Interested In Commenting On Her Looks

by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 17, 2016 | Articles, Entrepreneur

There are many reasons to compliment entrepreneur Jodie Fox. Four months ago, she raised $15.5 million in Series B funding from venture capital investors and Nordstrom, for the company she co-founded. Shoes of Prey lets customers custom-design...

Contractors could lose public sector tenders if they don’t enforce anti-slavery measures

by Charlie Helps FRSA | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, Slavery

According to Construction News, “contractors could lose out on public sector tenders if they fail to take measures to ensure their supply chain is free of companies engaged in modern slavery practices. A leading construction lawyer has warned that growing...

What is a Board for Anyway?

by Charlie Helps FRSA | Jan 22, 2016 | Articles, Consulting and Advisory, Insight

In our experience across a broad range of industries, there remain directors or even whole boards who benefit from our support in deciding what their focus should be.In many ways this is strange as there is no shortage of literature offering opinions on styles of...

Precis: Core Values for 21st Century Business Success

by Charlie Helps FRSA | Dec 30, 2015 | Articles

Commissioned for The Corporate Report by Professor Judge Mervyn E King, SC, this article speaks about the threats to business survival in the 21st Century, not only from the megatrends we are all familiar with but also from the unsustainable business models still...

Leadership Expert Featured Leader – Alison Vidotto

by Charlie Helps FRSA | Sep 12, 2015 | Articles, Women in Leadership

Women in Leadership   “Supportive and Generous!” Alison is a wonderful leader and her commitment to good practice and leadership doesn’t end after her presentation. She is extremely supportive and generous to young women in business.” As part of...

Mervyn King on the Challenges Faced by NHS Boards

by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles

We highly recommend this video to anybody interested in governance, quality and risk in the NHS. Judge Mervyn King, a long-time friend of the late Nelson Mandela, speaks with deep commitment about the responsibilities of directors in the NHS, and the courage required...
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