It's September. Retailers are announcing their half-year sales figures; has there ever been a wider gulf between success and failure? For the rest of this blog post, please visit: http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons Enjoy the lesson ideas!  

Apple vs Samsung: the verdict Patents......intellectual property.............touch screen......... Earlier this month, a US court ruled that Samsung had infringed Apple patents for mobile devices. The six patents were mainly connected with appearance and design. The South Korean company were ordered to pay $1billion in compensation. Unsurprisingly, Samsung will be appealing the court ruling. For the … Continue reading New business English blog post from Macmillan: Apple vs Samsung

The latest Macmillan business English blog post has recently been posted. It is about the black market in Olympic tickets. I cannot wait for the actual events themselves to start - I'll be going to  watch the athletics. From Stratford to Stratford............ To download the lesson, please visit: http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons

Every time the Rich List comes out, I frantically scurry around it's lurid pages, looking for WHO is the richest  actor.....musician.....footballer.... What is fascinating is how, even though we may disapprove of the way the rich get richer, we want to know..who is the richest person in the UK? How did they amass their wealth? … Continue reading New Macmillan business English blog post: the Rich List

Only three things in life are certain. Death, TAXES and the fact that Barca will not be in the 2012 Champions League final The UK government has recently (and anonymously) investigated the tax returns of a number of wealthy individuals. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the UK finance minister, is apparently 'shocked' that is many … Continue reading New In-company blog post on tax

The new iPad: is the tablet changing the face of business? It's here: the new iPad, the first product launch from Apple since the death of Steve Jobs. It’s the higher screen resolution that most tech reviewers are gushing over. This has been described as: “simply stunning”. For the rest of this business e-lesson blog, … Continue reading In Company blog

I woke up this morning to an IM from my daughter in Spain with the sad news about Steve Jobs. She started her text with the words: "Possible E-lesson". Indeed! Meanwhile, in these days of financial woe, here is the start of the latest blog entry on Macmillan's Business English website: IMF warns of threat … Continue reading Banking crisis re-visited – latest e-lesson blog