THE ENTREPRENEUR

Iqbal Wahhab is founder of Roast restaurant and chairman of the board of the Quilliam Foundation

COUNTING THE COST OF FAT BRITAIN

If a quarter of employees are obese, it's not only their health at risk... your business may be in danger too. We need to do more to tackle the problem - but so must ministers

THE OLD-BOY NETWORK CAN DAMAGE BUSINESS

There's no room for public school connections in the modern workplace. Executives who recruit and engage only with people like them are missing out on new talent

WHY OFFICE ROMANCES MAKE SENSE

A good old-fashioned love affair between colleagues is healthy for business and should be encouraged, so why not play your company Cupid this Christmas?

Are cash offers too good to be true?

They come from as far afield as Russia and Abu Dhabi and they're paying millions for UK businesses. But are the mega-rich helping or hindering our economy?

Understanding the i-generation

Steve Jobs may have changed the way we use technology but he has also fostered the "I" society. Companies must learn how to harness it if they want to stay relevant

Why hard work wins

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has urged businesses to focus on recruiting British workers. But he doesn't see the bigger picture

More elbow room for office grown-ups?

The transition from small to medium-sized company means a smart, roomy head office but extra management challenges

Wake-up call on outsourcing

If it's cheaper to run call centres in the UK than it is abroad, why don't companies bring business home and cut the dole queues?

Big Society needs you

Can't find the right staff? Employers who invest time at schools and colleges will find the next generation of talent is on their doorstep

A tale of two cities

Foreign investors are pouncing on failed New York businesses. UK private equity firms must act fast to save London from a similar fate

Mirror in the workplace

We rarely shy away from discussing gender equality in business but what about ethnic balance? It's an equally important priority

Out of the shadows

A chance encounter at a charity ball made me sharply aware of the ordeal faced by job-seeking teenagers living with HIV

What price happiness?

David Cameron misses the point... you can only claim there's more to life than money if you have some in the first place

Mind your email manners

Technology allows us to work quickly on the move but it's also an unacceptable excuse for bad behaviour. Let's improve our netiquette

Sorry for being a Scrooge

Christmas parties... who needs them? They always end in tears. Be more creative when you thank your staff for their hard work

Banking on a fresh image

How do bankers repair their tarnished reputation? More help for start-ups, longer opening hours and an end to holidays taken in their name

Giving staff a seat at the table

Death threats, media disdain and a quiet word from a Coca-Cola chief made me reassess my attitude towards customer service

Britain's got business talent

Let's not squander cash on training people for jobs that don't exist. Social enterprise is a trigger for economic revival

The crying game

More men are struggling to hold back tears. But, please, let's not have any blubbering in the boardroom

Tackling the enemy within

The next suicide bomber could be working for you. So employers have a duty to engage with the government's Prevent strategy on fighting terrorism

Talent for tomorrow

Private equity groups working at the grass-roots may inspire youth, but they're also nurturing financiers of the future

Too close for comfort

When ex-offenders are offered jobs it's a signal from business that there's a survival route away from a life of crime

Beyond the prison gates

When ex-offenders are offered jobs it's a signal from business that there's a survival route away from a life of crime