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Appian Awarded $2.036 Billion in Damages Against Pegasystems Inc.

Appian Awarded $2.036 Billion in Damages Against Pegasystems Inc.

Appian receives verdict from Fairfax County, Virginia jury holding Pegasystems liable for trade secret misappropriation and violation ..

ESG action downgraded as a priority by SMEs

ESG action downgraded as a priority by SMEs

  71% of SMEs are not currently acting to reduce their carbon emissions 85% of SMEs are not currently measuring their carbon foo..

Prestigious award shortlisting for rags to riches founder of £14 million loft empire

Prestigious award shortlisting for rags to riches founder of £14 million loft empire

Telford-based businessman, Rob Stone, has been nominated for “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the prestigious UK Business Aw..

Zoho Unifies Marketing Operations with New Platform Driving Business Growth

Zoho Unifies Marketing Operations with New Platform Driving Business Growth

  Unification of marketing capabilities promotes collaboration and visibility across all marketing stakeholders, streamlining tas..

The Biggest Payment Issues Small Businesses Face and How to Navigate Them

The Biggest Payment Issues Small Businesses Face and How to Navigate Them

By Gary Prince, Chief Strategy Officer, SimplyPayMe  Payment processing for small businesses is often akin to navigating ..

Making the most of telecommunications in the education sector

Making the most of telecommunications in the education sector

Author: Simon Blackwell, CMO at TelcoSwitch  The modern classroom is more dynamic than ever, with the influx of new techn..

Cash is king but knowledge is power: What to look for in an investor

Cash is king but knowledge is power: What to look for in an investor

  By Latika Vij, Head of Investor Relations at Connectd It’s very easy as an early-stage founder to only spot oppor..

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

ZURICH (Reuters) – Insurer Axa and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro..

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has firmed up expectations that it will raise its benchmark interest rate in Jul..

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

LONDON (Reuters) – Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February, as the..

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World shares turned lower on Wednesday and bond yields shot up after U.S. data showed inflati..

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the ..

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/VILHIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a ..

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway has earmarked two areas in the North Sea to accommodate up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of floating..

Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets

Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain needs its own music industry ‘MP3′ moment as fragmented regulation and te..

Local Business Week 2022

Local Business Week 2022

  Despite several economic and political challenges over the last five years, SMEs and local businesses still account for 99.9% o..

Absolute Software announces European expansion following significant growth in the region

Absolute Software announces European expansion following significant growth in the region

  LONDON, May 10th, 2022 – Absolute Software™, a leader in self-healing endpoint and secure access solutions, has today announced..

Capitalise partners with OPPORTUNI, supporting small businesses with ‘game-changing’ government contracts

Capitalise partners with OPPORTUNI, supporting small businesses with ‘game-changing’ government contracts

  LONDON, 10th May 2022 – Capitalise, the small business finance platform has partnered with OPPORTUNI, a UK based scale-up compa..

Mental health tops the list of biggest business challenges for 2022

Mental health tops the list of biggest business challenges for 2022

  Mental health is the biggest HR challenge this year for UK businesses. 41% of employers said it was their top concern over ret..

RO CAPITAL PARTNERS INCREASES ITS SCOPE WITH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN SQFT.CAPITAL

RO CAPITAL PARTNERS INCREASES ITS SCOPE WITH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN SQFT.CAPITAL

  sqft.capital is a platform for UK property developers to model deals  and raise funding quickly and consistently RO Capital Par..

80% of employees do not know if they have mental health support at work

80% of employees do not know if they have mental health support at work

  Despite rising numbers of mental health conditions, less than one in five employees know of EAP, according to a new survey  Lon..

How Are Immigration Laws Changing in a Post-Pandemic and Post-Brexit Nation?

How Are Immigration Laws Changing in a Post-Pandemic and Post-Brexit Nation?

The UK is recovering from the economic effects of COVID-19. In fact, the nation’s economy has grown by 7.5 per cent in 202..

Accounts Payable fraud: Do you know who’s accessing your finances?

Accounts Payable fraud: Do you know who’s accessing your finances?

  Mark Blakemore, CFO at Compleat Software The use of social engineering and phishing attacks on accounts payable (AP) department..

“Focus On Logistics, Not Material” – UK commercial drone expert calls for focus on maintaining supply chains to save Donbas region

“Focus On Logistics, Not Material” – UK commercial drone expert calls for focus on maintaining supply chains to save Donbas region

  [London: 9 May 2022] As nations around the world continue to pledge billions in military support to Ukraine, and Russia continu..

5 Ways Your Company Is FORBIDDEN From Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee

5 Ways Your Company Is FORBIDDEN From Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee

Print marketing experts Solopress break down the rules and regulations most likely to catch out businesses who plan on celebrating the..

Mental Health Week: 1 in 3 employees aren’t comfortable discussing issues at work

Mental Health Week: 1 in 3 employees aren’t comfortable discussing issues at work

  Over a third of employees don’t feel comfortable discussing mental health concerns with colleagues, employers or HR, a survey ..

SCREENS TO BLAME FOR RISE IN CHILDHOOD MYOPIA

SCREENS TO BLAME FOR RISE IN CHILDHOOD MYOPIA

Cases of Myopia (near-sightedness) have doubled since the 1960s and will double again by 2050 (WHO) Myopia can lead to serious sight-t..

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stock indexes rose on Tuesday as risk appetite showed some signs of picking up again ..

Explainer-What will a Marcos presidency in the Philippines look like?

Explainer-What will a Marcos presidency in the Philippines look like?

By Martin Petty (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr has swept an election in the Philippines and will begin a six-year term as presi..

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla operated its Shanghai plant well below capacity on Tuesday,..

Factbox-UK government sets out priorities in Queen’s speech

Factbox-UK government sets out priorities in Queen’s speech

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to reset his government on Tuesday with plans aimed at winning bac..

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The rise in European bond yields is alarming some economists, who warn that Italy and Gre..

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for..

CACTUS acquires Mind the Graph, a SaaS platform for infographic creation

CACTUS acquires Mind the Graph, a SaaS platform for infographic creation

~ CACTUS plans to scale up its technology offerings by providing an automated DIY solution for their customers in academia..

Consumer staples, banks lift UK’s FTSE 100 after sharp selloff

Consumer staples, banks lift UK’s FTSE 100 after sharp selloff

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday, boosted by consumer staples and banking stocks, a day a..

Sterling steadies near June 2020 low

Sterling steadies near June 2020 low

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound was little changed on Tuesday, pausing after a slide to its lowest levels in nearly two yea..

CEZ shares jump as 2022 profit, dividend outlook brightens

CEZ shares jump as 2022 profit, dividend outlook brightens

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Shares in CEZ jumped to their highest level since 2008 after the Czech energy group sharply raised its profit..