Marketing Marketing, Marketing1 WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT MARKETING? BECAUSE IT PRODUCES RESULTS Sunday, 30 June 2024 “Marketing is not a specialised business activity – it is the whole enterprise seen from the customers point of view” (Drucker: “Practice of Management” 1954).  Why care about marketing?  Because as Drucker goes on to say “Marketing and […]

Due Diligence Due Diligence Due Diligence and Ice Hockey – What the Puck? Tuesday, 25 June 2024 You might ask what Ice Hockey has to do with Corporate Finance and Due Diligence ? Both are competitive, conducted at speed, prone to collisions and are very risky, The ice on the rink is solid although the […]

Teamwork Teamwork TEAMWORK: NOW, WHATTAYA GONNA DO? Thursday, 20 June 2024 “All comes down to today. Either we heal as a team or we are going to crumble. Inch by inch, play by play till we’re finished.We are in hell right now, gentlemen believe me and we can stay here and get the shit kicked […]

Digitisation Technology Why Steve Jobs and Bill Gates still matter Saturday, 15 June 2024 I am a fan of Steve Jobs. He changed the face of technology more than anyone else in my view, and made it more accessible and customer centric through design; style; flair; attention to detail; and purpose. As a result, technology […]

Outsourcing Outsourcing Outsourcing is expected to grow by 9 % per annum to 2030 Monday, 10 June 2024   Outsourcing is an arrangement where one organisation provides services for another that could also be, or usually have been, provided using internal resources. Outsourcing is a trend that is widespread in business functions such as finance, […]

Agave drinks are on the up Drinks Agave drinks are on the up Sunday, 3 March 2024 Within the category ‘agave’ are tequila and mescal. Tequila comes from so called blue agaves, whereas other agaves may be used in mescal or pulque. The main source of the agave plant is Mexico. Cocktail and pure spirit […]

Padel Technology Padel Thursday, 29 February 2024 This tech driven design company has created extraordinary sports experiences distinguished by technology and quality made in Italy, and now seeks to raise Euro 1 million to fund the manufacturing and launch of its ‘Padel Court’ design.    These designs are created for individuals who want to experience sport […]

Too Much Whisky is Never Enough Drinks Too Much Whisky is Never Enough Tuesday, 27 February 2024 “Too much of anything is bad” so said Mark Twain, “But too much whisky is never enough”  There is huge global demand for Scotch Whisky and many distilleries are maxed out with sales. Bulk whisky is hard to […]

Whisk(e)y Galore Drinks Whisk(e)y Galore Monday, 26 February 2024 I am sure there is at least one joke about a Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman walking into a bar… In this case it can be definitely be said that they all come from emerging whisky or whiskey distilleries!  Glentaffe is pleased to be working […]

London Scottish Rugby is getting back in the game Other London Scottish Rugby is getting back in the game Tuesday, 20 February 2024 Glentaffe acted as investment relations executives for London Scottish Rugby, helping corral those who donate or otherwise contribute to LS and running communication, crowdfunding and legacy reach. We explored ideas from New […]