Beards bad for business

From Boardroom, the New Zealand Institute of Directors magazine, comes this revelation: facial hair may be bad for business, and not just if you're a devout Muslim working in the United States.

A survey by a British communications company, Aziz Corporation, found that just 4 per cent of directors believed that possessing a beard was an advantage in business.

As chairman Khalid Aziz notes: "Beards can easily look unkempt and cause some people to react adversely."

Apparently, no views were expressed about moustaches.