“So, you think you can start a micro-business”
How many people have thought, could I start my own business? How many others have questioned if they really started their own business..
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Business development and leadership and workplace management
When I sat down to write my new book, This Should Help: 50 Learnings from Running a Micro-business wasn’t thinking specifically about ..
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Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group achieves excellent result in 2021
–Excellent sales and net profit figures – Benefit from international stock position and sourcing network – Scale of ..
Headlines
City Recruitment Continues To Grow, Unphased By Escalating Global Concerns
Key stats from Morgan McKinley’s Spring London Employment Monitor: 11,008 jobs available in Q1 2022 73% increase in jobs available ye..
Business
Zoom Announces Platform Innovations to Elevate the Total Customer Experience
At its second Work Transformation Summit, a virtual gathering of business leaders that offers actionable insights for navigating the t..
Business
New research highlights gaps in UK’s workplace training provisions
In its recent whitepaper report – Are we trained for work? – research by enterprise LMS provider Digits revealed that over a quarter (..
Business
How Apple’s Tap to Pay will increase the adoption of Alternative Payment Methods
When Apple announced in February that it is launching Tap to Pay, its own payment collection system, it was easy to be blinded by what..
Finance
Suspect in New York subway shooting arrested on Manhattan street
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -Authorities on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 pa..
Headlines
Sidetrade recognized as one of three Leaders in the first Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Integrated Invoice-to-Cash Applications
LONDON, United Kingdom – 11 April 2022 | Global AI-powered Order-to-Cash platform, Sidetrade, today announced it has been recog..
Business
Scrapping of free COVID-19 Tests could have a devastating effect on small businesses
The government have announced that they will be discontinuing all free access covid-19 tests across the country in the hope th..
News
Visa and Mastercard Increasing Processing Fees: Merchants Looking for Alternative Partners and Payment Solutions
With the ever-increasing fees, alternative payment method providers are well-positioned to compete for merchants’ attention. Consequen..
Finance
Global equities waver on inflation view as falling oil supplies lift prices
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global shares traded up on Wednesday after a six-day slump amid investor optimism despite blu..
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UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides
By Devik Jain (Reuters) -UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last month rose to a three-decade high, in..
Finance
Meta to take nearly half of sales made by its metaverse creators as fees
(Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made ins..
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Delta sees return to profit as travel demand hits ‘historic’ levels
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast r..
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Oil prices extend gains with falling supplies in focus
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday after Moscow said peace talks with Ukraine had reached a dea..
Investment
After weeks of bombardment, 1,000 Ukraine marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the port..
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Eye-opening business attitude and progress towards net-zero
With a third of UK businesses admitting to not having started any journey to reduce emissions, a whopping 70% of businesses say..
Business
High-tech 117,000 sqft warehouse further strengthens west London’s connectivity and capability
[London: 12 April 2022]: abrdn’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has today announced the completion of the ..
Business
Why investing in Your Marketing Drives ROI Through Sales
The marketing and sales teams both play an integral role when it comes to generating and converting leads into sales for a business. T..
Finance
Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The dollar rebounded on Tuesday after digesting slightly softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data..
Finance
Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a presidential run-off on Apri..
Headlines
Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his..
Headlines
Consolidating Collaboration Tools Without Single-Solution Risk
Hybrid collaboration has been a critical business enabler for the last two years. However, many organisations’ attempts to establish c..
Business
The Impact of the Great Resignation on Cyber Security
The so-called “Great Resignation of 2021” has added increased strain on companies, especially when it comes to protecting thems..
Technology
Is your business MTD compliant?
Mandatory compliance with Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules is here, and whilst many will already be fully compliant with the impending l..
Finance
The Importance of Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace
In life and in the workplace, we often speak about being ‘boxed in’ and thinking ‘outside the box’. We try to avoid being boxed in, wh..
Business
Snowplow Appoints Christopher Lynch as Chairman
Boston – April 8, 2022 – Snowplow, the industry leader in data creation and behavioral data, today announced the appointme..
Business
Sales Talentflags up dangers of long-term working from home for sales people’s mental health
Extroverts and isolation can be a dangerous mix Salespeople reap multiple benefits from being office-based Dips in productivi..
Finance
Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999
(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia jumped 7.61% in March, their biggest month-on-month increase since January 1999, data show..
Headlines
Oil prices set for weekly fall on stockpile releases
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday in choppy trading but remained on course for a second ..
Headlines
Explainer-Clock ticks down towards a Russian default
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia could face its first sovereign external default in over a century after it made arrangements to make a..
Headlines
Bristow & Sutor Group walk triangle of 3million steps for Debt Awareness Week
Staff at the Bristow & Sutor Group, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt resolution, has exceeded its walki..
Business
SMEs predict growth despite poor economic outlook, reveals Azets SME Barometer
Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and specialist business advisor to SMEs, has published its latest Azets SME Barome..
Finance
Shojin Property Partners closes £3m from global investors at a valuation of £49
London, 07.04.2022 Shojin Property Partners, an FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform, has raised its first tranche of ..
Business
Ava Cyber Rebrands as Qush as it looks to become global market leader in Data Loss Protection
London: Thursday 7th April 2022 – Ava Cyber has rebranded as Qush as it looks to become the global market leader in Data Loss Pr..
Technology
JOINING FORCES FOR GOOD
By: Phil Nevin, CCO and founder of x+why. 6th April, 2022: Creating closer relationships by sharing value can help businesses become m..
Business