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We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-C..

Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payment..

Why marketers need to align with their counterparts in sales to drive ROI

Why marketers need to align with their counterparts in sales to drive ROI

  Nikki Dawson, Head of EMEA Marketing at Highspot ​​Sales and marketing teams often work in silos. Whilst they are two distinct ..

How following a proven strategy can help Franchisees increase performance and drive business growth

How following a proven strategy can help Franchisees increase performance and drive business growth

    BizSmart® is a leading business support provider headquartered in Worcestershire.   Born from the recognition that just ..

Are organisations doing enough to protect their employees from modern cyberthreats?

Are organisations doing enough to protect their employees from modern cyberthreats?

  By Niall McConachie, regional director (UK & Ireland) at Yubico Data breaches can wreak absolute havoc on organisations and..

BizSmart® secures double award win at the prestigious International Brilliance Awards

BizSmart® secures double award win at the prestigious International Brilliance Awards

  Industry-leading business support provider, BizSmart®, has scooped a double award win at the prestigious International Business..

Christmas is a ‘lifeline’ for small business owners

Christmas is a ‘lifeline’ for small business owners

    Alan Thomas, UK CEO at Simply Business comments on the ongoing, catastrophic impact of the cost of living crisis on SMEs and ..

Norwegian proptech Speiz secures €1.3M in seed funding to launch new European marketplace for warehouse leasing

Norwegian proptech Speiz secures €1.3M in seed funding to launch new European marketplace for warehouse leasing

  The funding round, led by German investor, F-LOG Ventures, will aid Speiz in its goal of digitally transforming the broken brokerag..

Dacke Industri acquires 70 % of Fogmaker International AB and strengthens its presence within safety

Dacke Industri acquires 70 % of Fogmaker International AB and strengthens its presence within safety

  Dacke Industri continues to grow with its acquisition of Fogmaker International AB, one of the leading global suppliers of fire..

Moventum re-builds organisation for more growth

Moventum re-builds organisation for more growth

    With a new structure and organisational changes, Moventum is entering its next growth phase. “We are investing heavily i..

Artefact acquires Arca Blanca to double its UK footprint and further its aim to become the global independent leader in data consulting

Artefact acquires Arca Blanca to double its UK footprint and further its aim to become the global independent leader in data consulting

    Artefact, a global data transformation consultancy, has acquired UK-based Arca Blanca, a fast-growth and innovative data..

More obstacles for renewables than ever before

More obstacles for renewables than ever before

  A comment by Markus W. Voigt, CEO of aream Group. It is a federal government with green participation that is proving to be the..

AXIOLOGIK MAKES THREE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS TO HELP MANAGE CONTINUOUS GROWTH

AXIOLOGIK MAKES THREE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS TO HELP MANAGE CONTINUOUS GROWTH

  A leading digital transformation consultancy, Axiologik, based in Leeds, recently appointed three new senior members of staff a..

Lumera selected by HAYAH to deliver fully digitalized insurance platform

Lumera selected by HAYAH to deliver fully digitalized insurance platform

  Digital insurance pioneer HAYAH partners with Lumera to co-create their next-generation platform, including AI-powered policy a..

BidX Markets Welcomes New Research Analyst Shaun French to the Team

BidX Markets Welcomes New Research Analyst Shaun French to the Team

    BidX Markets, the global multi-asset liquidity provider has today announced they have welcomed Shaun French as their new Rese..

Average start-up loan value falls to £142k and loan volumes drop by more than half

Average start-up loan value falls to £142k and loan volumes drop by more than half

  New analysis of startup loans with personal guarantees attached has found that the average loan has fallen over 138% in the pas..

Employees demand their organisations to do more to drive systemic change in DEI

Employees demand their organisations to do more to drive systemic change in DEI

  The entertainment industry needs to do better as it’s voted one of the least inclusive industries The Netherlands has replaced ..

U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..

Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?

Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?

By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..

Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain

Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..

Ori acquires Multy to consolidate its leadership position in intelligent application orchestration across distributed clouds.

Ori acquires Multy to consolidate its leadership position in intelligent application orchestration across distributed clouds.

  Ori, a distributed cloud platform, has today announced its acquisition of Multy, an open source provider allowing developers ..

Family businesses remain committed to growth despite challenging operational environment

Family businesses remain committed to growth despite challenging operational environment

    The new IFB Research Foundation ‘The State of the Nation: The UK Family Business Sector’ report, published today (Thursd..

Red Sea Global Partners with The Ocean Race to Shine a Light on Marine Conservation and Promote Sailing to

Red Sea Global Partners with The Ocean Race to Shine a Light on Marine Conservation and Promote Sailing to

  New Audiences    New partnership also agreed with Warner Bros. Discovery, the worldwide broadcaster partner of the event,..

What Are The Key Signs It’s Time To Rebrand?

What Are The Key Signs It’s Time To Rebrand?

    By Sara Poljak, Brand & Editorial Lead at RCCO  Defining your brand is very important as it tells the ..

Developing a happy team

Developing a happy team

  With the UK now officially in recession, the cost of living soaring, not to mention all the implications of an increasingly pro..

7 cybersecurity trends to watch in the upcoming year

7 cybersecurity trends to watch in the upcoming year

  An information security expert forecasts changes in the cybersecurity landscape for the upcoming year 2022 was an intense year ..

Business owners must prepare themselves for the personal guarantee question

Business owners must prepare themselves for the personal guarantee question

  Todd Davison, MD, Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance Inflation hit a 41 year high in October 2022 1 and while many small busi..

5 ways to complete your Christmas party package

5 ways to complete your Christmas party package

  Rosie Hyam, People Partner at Just Eat for Business The festivities have begun. The office chat is increasingly buzzing with fe..

We’ll be teaching children on Mars, says Hugh Viney, boss of Britain’s fastest-growing online school Minerva’s Virtual Academy.

We’ll be teaching children on Mars, says Hugh Viney, boss of Britain’s fastest-growing online school Minerva’s Virtual Academy.

  Here he shares his insight on how education is changing and why screen time has never looked so good. How many times do we hear..

THE GREAT REJUVENATION: NEW SURVEY SHOWS 53% OF LONDONERS ASPIRE TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS

THE GREAT REJUVENATION: NEW SURVEY SHOWS 53% OF LONDONERS ASPIRE TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS

  53% of Londoners have either started their own business or considered doing so – compared to nearly a third of people overall ..

CSR for Businesses with Limited Resources

CSR for Businesses with Limited Resources

    Tobin Murphy-Coles, CEO at Amba, a tech-powered HR consultancy with values at its heart, explores the risks businesses r..

The cost of halting innovation: why a recession is precisely the wrong time to put your automation plans on hold

The cost of halting innovation: why a recession is precisely the wrong time to put your automation plans on hold

  Gautam Moorjani, Head of Product, SS&C Blue Prism Interest rates are rising, credit availability is shrinking, and covid po..

AI isn’t a one stop shop for all of HR’s problems, it will always require a human touch

AI isn’t a one stop shop for all of HR’s problems, it will always require a human touch

  Matthias Hansson Fredlund, Founder & CTO, Winningtemp Human Resources (HR) has always been an important part of every busin..

NEARLY A FIFTH OF GLASSES-WEARING DRIVERS ARE OVERDUE AN EYETEST

NEARLY A FIFTH OF GLASSES-WEARING DRIVERS ARE OVERDUE AN EYETEST

  Venson survey reveals cost-of-living pressures could be to blame  Fleet operators are being encouraged to ensure their drivers ..

Markets’ high-octane boost if Fed Chair Powell signals rate rise step down

Markets’ high-octane boost if Fed Chair Powell signals rate rise step down

   “Markets will be given a high-octane boost should the Federal Reserve chair support expectations that it will begin to step do..

Profitability for wind turbines on the rise

Profitability for wind turbines on the rise

  Wind farms are to be greatly expanded, especially in the less windy south of Germany. A study has cast doubt on the profitabili..

‘Folk’ panel to tackle diversity in marketing

‘Folk’ panel to tackle diversity in marketing

    BrandContent, rebrands to ‘Folk’ and launches diverse comms consultant panel to champion inclusive communications Four-time ..