Names and News
The latest from the world of business

My Working Life
William Brauner, patisserie owner, Las Vegas

Writing Skills
Test how good you are at expressing yourself clearly in business communication

Blogs
The Business Spotlight team recommend their favourite business blogs

Head-to-Head
Should British jobs be reserved for British workers?

Business Press
Comments from the world's media
Also: Behind the Headlines

Dialogue
Two retirement experts, one in New Zeland, the other in Finland, discuss their work 

The View from Here
Marketing expert Douglas Kaufman on how the Czech Republic can promote a strong national identity
Also: Country File, the Czech Republic

Kick-off meetings
Also: A good start is essential to the success of a business project. We look at how to organize and run a first meeting effectively

Say It in Style
Talking about time and deadlines


On the Line
How to say no politely on the telephone

Meeting Point
The importance of summarizing in business meetings

The Job Doctor 
Don't waste time. Do it now!

Social Innovation
A spanish success story

What I've Learned
Roland Berger, head of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Business Basics
What is... a leapfrogging?

Executive Eye
Adrian Furnham: crisis management

Music and Math
Solving musical mysteries

Language Focus
Steel pipes

Innovations
New products developments

Technically Speaking
Eamonn Fitzgerald on space events

Vocabulary: the bank
Word Watch; Seen Recently
False Friends, Tricky Translations
Language Cards: pull out and practise
English on the Move: at the hairdresser's
Financial English: Britain's taxes
English for... insolvency
Legal English: company formation
Authentic English: hedges and boosters
The Maine Event: an office dialogue
Grammar: "this" and "that"