Business Feature

Seeking an even balance

We may be three quarters of the way through 2024, but stereotypes of jobs and the sexes still exist with, in many cases, women still having to break through a theoretical glass ceiling.

Buy right or buy twice

New technologies may have found their way into the world of print, but ultimately, it’s people that make any business in the sector work.

Don’t byte off more than you can encrypt

The highly digitised world we inhabit would be alien to someone sitting on the Clapham Omnibus 20 years ago.

Avoid tax traps on renovations and improvements

Premises are essential to a printer’s success. Not only do they have to be in the right location, but they need to have that ‘Goldilocks’ element to them – not to be so large so as to cost more than...

Two become one

It’s not hard to find examples of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the print and related sectors.

A matter of confidence

Business is all about confidence. This means confidence in a supplier to do what has been agreed; confidence in a customer to pay on time; and confidence in the government and the economy to encourage...

The ongoing issue with late payers

The matter of late payment of debt, especially to those in print, is akin to the nightmare of another Trump presidency that just refuses to go away.

Navigating choppy waters

Folio Print Finishing, Gemini Print and Severn Print. Just three of a number of print firms that have regrettably failed for one reason or another.

 Credits where credit is due

Innovation is a risky business. Investors effectively gamble with investments they make but sensibly carry out due diligence to reduce the chances of loss.

Succession and selling up

There are stories of print company owners moving on and selling up. And there are accounts of individuals dying leaving survivors to deal with the firm’s future. The reality is that no small privately...