INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS

• Director of the month: Milind Kangle

• Social media to win new business

• Mentoring matters

• Win a mini break to Cornwall's most luxurious boutique hotel

HAVE YOUR SAY >Send us your views

Debate >Is a degree necessary to succeed in the business world?

From the editor >Responsible capitalism and collaboration

Iqbal Wahhab >Ignore the nation's obesity epidemic at our peril

Graeme Leach >Will the Euro crisis ease or worsen?

John Elkington >The sustainability agenda

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People Redeem's Jamie Rae says recycling is cool; Nicola Hain's business networking club; Jackie Lee celebrates 30 years of the Dolls House Emporium; Jonathan Bland, chief executive of the Social Enterprise Coalition. Plus, Nick Carlile, Steve Bolton, and Richard Davis on property franchising
Advice how the minimum wage affects your company
Malcom Craig's stock tips
Travel What's the craic in Dublin?
Technology Stakes are high in the search engine battle
Books From capitalism to hip-hop

Jane Simms There's a new world order but many bosses just don't get it
Debate Pre-packs: fair or foul?
Your letters
Cary Cooper If a pandemic strikes, employees will pull together
John Elkington Healthcare is a timebomb waiting to go off

Leadership After Sir Alan Sugar's ennoblement, what do business leaders bring to the House of Lords?
Profile Alex Cesswell-Turner on life after the deal that rescued his furniture firm, Lombok
Company profile First Direct staff work in a giant call centre... but the online bank regularly tops polls for employee loyalty. How?
Special report: Finance Your options when you draw a blank at the bank;
loans for small firms; a bond offer with a difference; a leading IFA says trust matters; why venture capitalists are running scared; and how to spot a business bargain
Fleet Management Practical cars that are sporty, fun and stylish; the trend for fuel cards; a new electric generation; and how fleet managers are slashing costs

Comedy As comedy clubs laugh in the face of recession, Director picks the best comic talent to see this year
Restaurant West London's L'Etranger
Film Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank