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National Strategy for drones presented to the UK Government in landmark White Paper

National Strategy for drones presented to the UK Government in landmark White Paper

Potential to add “billions to UK economy and create hundreds of thousands of jobs” with widespread adoption of autonomous drone techno..

Enjoy Digital appoints David Taylor as Head of Paid Performance

Enjoy Digital appoints David Taylor as Head of Paid Performance

    Digital experience and performance agency, Enjoy Digital, has officially appointed David Taylor as Head of Paid Performa..

MetLife UK appoints Justin Harper as Head of Propositions

MetLife UK appoints Justin Harper as Head of Propositions

  MetLife UK, the protection and employee health benefits provider, has appointed Justin Harper as Head of Propositions for the U..

The Citation Group acquires Disclosure Services

The Citation Group acquires Disclosure Services

  Acquisition expands The Citation Group’s employee screening offerings in the UK.  The Citation Group, a global business providi..

Economic pressures weigh heavy on UK business confidence as the risk of underinsurance rises, Aviva research shows

Economic pressures weigh heavy on UK business confidence as the risk of underinsurance rises, Aviva research shows

  Aviva’s third annual Risk Insights Report finds: Economic concerns top Aviva’s risk index, as net business confidence in the U..

Managing a Business through Government and Economic Fluctuation

Managing a Business through Government and Economic Fluctuation

    Victoria Brocklesby is COO and Co-Founder at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows. Throu..

Why Are Older Women Invisible to HealthTech?

Why Are Older Women Invisible to HealthTech?

By: Sharon Carothers, Managing Director of SensisHealth A few years ago, Reuters unceremoniously announced: “It’s official: many women..

Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London

Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Monday in an early test of how well European Union amb..

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised $1.4 billion from bond sales this month as invest..

Entrepreneurs should plan to divorce

Entrepreneurs should plan to divorce

    Problems with personal relationships are now having a significant impact on the values of businesses and should be factored i..

The Royal Mint announces new appointment to traditional role of King’s Assay Master

The Royal Mint announces new appointment to traditional role of King’s Assay Master

        Left to right: Graeme Smith, Paul Morgan and Daniel Thomas from The Royal Mint   The Royal Mint has appoint..

YFM completes partial sale of Vuealta to anaplan

YFM completes partial sale of Vuealta to anaplan

    Vuealta software division sold to California-based Anaplan Inc for an undisclosed amount, that has generated a material mult..

A Tail of Two Dogs – An Estate Planning Story

A Tail of Two Dogs – An Estate Planning Story

By Matt Dickens, Senior Business Development Director at Ingenious Most financial planners and wealth managers will be ve..

How to celebrate the Chinese & Lunar New Year at work

How to celebrate the Chinese & Lunar New Year at work

  On 22nd January Chinese New Year will arrive, and this year it is the year of the rabbit. It’s good to be aware that some of yo..

Why More Female Founders Are Turning to Crowdfunding

Why More Female Founders Are Turning to Crowdfunding

    FAACE the fuss-free, ethical skincare brand for all faces has gone live with its first Seedrs crowdfunding campaign to suppor..

Lumera appoints Jonas Alfredson as Chief Financial Officer

Lumera appoints Jonas Alfredson as Chief Financial Officer

  Lumera, a leading software company dedicated to the digital transformation of the European Life and Pensions industry, has appo..

Recession is small businesses’ main concern, with a quarter predicting their company will shrink in 2023

Recession is small businesses’ main concern, with a quarter predicting their company will shrink in 2023

    Downturn fears grip SMEs, with 43% identifying recession as their top concern going into 2023. Over three quarters are conce..

Orgvue Appoints Oliver Shaw as Chief Executive Officer

Orgvue Appoints Oliver Shaw as Chief Executive Officer

  Shaw steps into the leadership role immediately as the company continues to focus on growth and driving transformational busine..

U.S. dollar advances vs major currencies as risk appetite fades

U.S. dollar advances vs major currencies as risk appetite fades

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose against major currencies on Wednesday in choppy trading, gainin..

Deepbridge appoints new Senior Investment Director

Deepbridge appoints new Senior Investment Director

  Life sciences investment team boosted by Investment Directors appointment Dr Andy Round to support and grow portfolio of compa..

Fruugo announces 110% year-on-year rise in revenue to £65m on total transaction value of £255M following another record-breaking year of growth

Fruugo announces 110% year-on-year rise in revenue to £65m on total transaction value of £255M following another record-breaking year of growth

  Fruugo, the UK’s leading global online marketplace platform, is pleased to provide a trading update for the Group’s 2022 financ..

AccelerateHER and CodeBase invite innovative female founders to hackathon event

AccelerateHER and CodeBase invite innovative female founders to hackathon event

    Tech and business experts from the Scottish startup ecosystem will lend their support to female founders by answering questio..

Why businesses need customer experience for survival and growth in 2023

Why businesses need customer experience for survival and growth in 2023

  By Nick Gold, MD of Speakers’ Corner    As 2022 drew to a close, most of us craved a period of calmness, both..

Leading like a Buddhist CEO

Leading like a Buddhist CEO

Thane Lawrie Author of The Buddhist CEO Would a Buddhist CEO make a difference to a business? The simple answer to this qu..

Early-stage businesses defy economic gloom and target £2m each of new equity capital to fund growth plans

Early-stage businesses defy economic gloom and target £2m each of new equity capital to fund growth plans

New capital to be used to fund R&D, tech upgrades and recruitment New research published today reveals that the UK’s class of sm..

British Patient Capital and Mubadala Invest in SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund

British Patient Capital and Mubadala Invest in SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund

British Patient Capital and Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, today announced their inves..

‘Greening’ the office: economic gloom delays SMEs spending to meet zero carbon targets

‘Greening’ the office: economic gloom delays SMEs spending to meet zero carbon targets

The UK’s troubled economy is forcing entrepreneurial business leaders to put on hold millions of pounds of spending on energy-saving m..

Business ideas for women

Business ideas for women

Women’s entrepreneurial activities have surged over the past century, with a significant increase in female-owned businesses, es..

Best Websites For Freelancers

Best Websites For Freelancers

If you’re new to freelancing or looking to take your career to the next level, you’re in the right place. With the ever-gr..

A guide to understanding different types of customers

A guide to understanding different types of customers

The customer is always right; this is one of the key tenets of retail. But the customer is rarely the same. Indeed, every customer is ..

Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

London, 17th January 2023 – Yapster, the leading mobile messaging app used by retailers to communicate with frontline employees,..

STRESS, STRAIN AND LACK OF STRATEGY – UK IT LEADERS WARN OF A DANGEROUS MIX FOR IT SECURITY IN 2023

STRESS, STRAIN AND LACK OF STRATEGY – UK IT LEADERS WARN OF A DANGEROUS MIX FOR IT SECURITY IN 2023

New research reveals the barriers stopping security professionals from having a good day at work –  New research has revealed ..

Tim Reid appointed Chief Executive Officer of UK Export Finance

Tim Reid appointed Chief Executive Officer of UK Export Finance

Tim Reid has been appointed CEO of UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, taking up the role on 1 January..

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its c..

Ex-Edelman Director joins PR-upstart providing Pre-seed to Series A startups with tools to share stories and build relationships with journalists directly

Ex-Edelman Director joins PR-upstart providing Pre-seed to Series A startups with tools to share stories and build relationships with journalists directly

LONDON, Monday, 16th January 2023, 9am: Following time at Edelman as Head of Emerge UK, Edelman’s department serving start..

BidX Markets Grows Global Team with New APAC Head Harry Fry

BidX Markets Grows Global Team with New APAC Head Harry Fry

BidX Markets, the globally regulated multi-asset liquidity and trading technology provider has today announced it is continuing to exp..

1 in 3 Brits plan to start a new business in 2023 as entrepreneurship surges in response to recession

1 in 3 Brits plan to start a new business in 2023 as entrepreneurship surges in response to recession

Despite recession fears, 1 in 3 – or 17.9m adult Brits* –- plan to start a new business this year Vast majority of these new bu..