Toughing out the challenges ahead The West Midlands' traditional manufacturing roots makes our local economy particularly vulnerable to economic siege. more More from Company Guide 2006
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Challenges of the non-exec So-called retirement opened more new doors than expected, as Andy Pearson, former partner at KPMG's office in Birmingham, explains to Andrew Macleod...more
Birmingham just the job for professionals
When Max Gimson graduated, he started work at the Birmingham office of commercial property consultancy DTZ - and, after 18 months, decided it was time to head south and make his fortune in the City. more
Counting cost of luring top talent West Midlands companies have it tough when it comes to attracting and retaining their most senior executives - the talent they're after is very much South-east biased. more
Facing the China challenge head on With thousands of China-invested enterprises around the world, Ian Greaves, partner at KPMG in Birmingham, looks at the threats and opportunities of Chinese companies moving into the West Midlands...more
Fraud saga goes on While anti-fraud initiatives such as chip and pin have had their successes, it seems only a matter of time before enterprising fraudsters find other means to boost their income. Can business fraud ever be overcome? Charlie Patrick, director of KPMG's forensic team, investigates...more
Little time for heavyweight issues as optimism returns
Risk and regulatory issues rank as the least important issue to to the UK middle market sector, according to the latest quarterly survey by KPMG - and yet even that merits more thinking time from senior executives than the more fundamental issue of growth. more
Modelling for success Achieving sustainable growth in today's market requires a focus on business models, as Karl Edge, partner at KPMG in Birmingham, explains...more
Slaying the dragon The lure of emerging markets could result in a costly mistake. Jeremy Butler, director at KPMG who advises companies on trading with China, looks at the key pitfalls...more
Tradition looms large in quoted sector
The Midlands' quoted sector has a reassuringly traditional look, with Severn Trent maintaining its place at the head of the turnover table, despite a raft of less-than-welcome news during the last year. more
