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‘Blue’ SMEs face key barriers to growth – why we must ensure they succeed

‘Blue’ SMEs face key barriers to growth – why we must ensure they succeed

A specialist international business network is calling for greater opportunity to enable blue economy entrepreneurs, start-ups and SME..

Factotum Group Acquire the business of R3 IT Services

Factotum Group Acquire the business of R3 IT Services

Factotum Group LLP are delighted to announce that they have acquired the business of  R3 IT Services Limited and that Simon Russell, D..

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) was forced to halt nickel trading and cancel trades after pric..

Excerpt: Leadership—Transforming from Commander to Coach

Excerpt: Leadership—Transforming from Commander to Coach

By Sophie Wade Excerpted from Chapter 14 – Leadership: Transitioning from Commander to Coach, Empathy Works: The Key..

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy i..

Perry Smith Appointed as Head of VeraEsports

Perry Smith Appointed as Head of VeraEsports

London, UK March 8th, 2022 – Verasity, a protocol and product layer blockchain platform for Esports and digital content, is plea..

Small Wind Power: Crossflow Energy Creating a More Sustainable Future

Small Wind Power: Crossflow Energy Creating a More Sustainable Future

Crossflow Energy, the renewable energy technology specialist, is transforming therenewables industry with its unique Eco-Tower and roo..

Businesses urged to do more to support women experiencing menopause

Businesses urged to do more to support women experiencing menopause

EMPLOYERS need to do more to support female workers through the menopause, says a leading employment solicitor. Joanne Stronach, who i..

Advanced grows its international footprint acquiring fastest growing Australian procurement technology company, Portt

Advanced grows its international footprint acquiring fastest growing Australian procurement technology company, Portt

7 March 2022 – British software and services provider Advanced today announced the acquisition of Portt, the fastest growing provider ..

Attendance to Workplace Menopause Events Grows by More than 450% as UK businesses seek to retain experienced female talent

Attendance to Workplace Menopause Events Grows by More than 450% as UK businesses seek to retain experienced female talent

Recent survey found 23%[i] of women who have been unwell as a result of the menopause have left jobs Evidence businesses are increasi..

Demystifying different work styles is vital for post-pandemic businesses

Demystifying different work styles is vital for post-pandemic businesses

By: Giles Fuchs, CEO of Office Space in Town (OSiT) The impact of the pandemic has led employers and employees across sect..

UK to set out new energy supply strategy as prices soar

UK to set out new energy supply strategy as prices soar

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will set out a new energy supply strategy as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent rally in energy ..

German real yields fall to new record lows on stagflation fears

German real yields fall to new record lows on stagflation fears

By Stefano Rebaudo MILAN (Reuters) -Surging inflation expectations triggered by possible sanctions on Russian oil drove euro zone real..

Bloom UK celebrates 500 new members as it looks ahead to International Women’s Day and launches its 2022 mentoring scheme

Bloom UK celebrates 500 new members as it looks ahead to International Women’s Day and launches its 2022 mentoring scheme

The non-profit donated £92,000 to charity partner Women’s Aid last year and, with a significant rise in new members, plans to beat thi..

Onboarding doesn’t need to be a headache for fast-growing companies

Onboarding doesn’t need to be a headache for fast-growing companies

By Joshua Wohle, CEO and co-founder of Mindstone Onboarding is a thorn in the side of many fast-growing businesses. While..

Why fear is a powerful motivator for entrepreneurs – and transatlantic rowers

Why fear is a powerful motivator for entrepreneurs – and transatlantic rowers

By Guy Rigby, Founder and Chair of the Entrepreneurial Services Group at Smith & Williamson For most entrepreneurs, fear can be a ..

Seven steps to passwordless for strong authentication

Seven steps to passwordless for strong authentication

By Nic Sarginson, Principal Solutions Engineer at Yubico For too long, passwords have been the primary authentication fa..

Catching up with the founder who quit a solid 25 year job and started a business

Catching up with the founder who quit a solid 25 year job and started a business

Q&A  with Darryl Owen the founder of No Evil Nutrition Tell us a bit about your background and how you started out in your career ..

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook, the country’s communications re..

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC said on Friday it had stopped reporting in Russia after parliament passed a law there imposing a jail..

Shane Warne: the great who revived a fading art and inspired future leg spinners

Shane Warne: the great who revived a fading art and inspired future leg spinners

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Former Australia captain and ‘voice of cricket’ Richie Benaud, who passed away in 2015..

Financial screws turned on Russia as insurers exit, London stocks halted

Financial screws turned on Russia as insurers exit, London stocks halted

By Carolyn Cohn and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s global financial isolation intensified on Friday as the London Sto..

U.S., allies slam Russia at U.N. over its seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant

U.S., allies slam Russia at U.N. over its seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant

By Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu (Reuters) -The United States and its allies heavily criticized Russia on Friday at the United Nation..

Russia seizes Ukraine nuclear power plant as forces lay siege to cities

Russia seizes Ukraine nuclear power plant as forces lay siege to cities

By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces in Ukraine seized Europe’s biggest nuclear..

Tesla’s long-delayed German gigafactory gets conditional green light

Tesla’s long-delayed German gigafactory gets conditional green light

By Nadine Schimroszik and Christoph Steitz POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) -Tesla received a conditional go-ahead for its German gigafactor..

Surge in the volume of people using equity release to repay their standard mortgage

Surge in the volume of people using equity release to repay their standard mortgage

[London, Thursday 3rd March 2022] – New figures from market-leading equity release broker Age Partnership show there has been mo..

Newly unveiled app enables consumers to make more sustainable food choices

Newly unveiled app enables consumers to make more sustainable food choices

An app designed to help consumers make informed choices about the environmental impact of their weekly food shop has recently celebrat..

ONE IN FOUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STATE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHASING LATE PAYMENTS

ONE IN FOUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STATE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHASING LATE PAYMENTS

Over a fifth of small businesses state cash flow and late payments as their biggest financial challenge for 2022.  More than a quarte..

Alchemy Machines raises $400K pre-seed for next generation transcription technology

Alchemy Machines raises $400K pre-seed for next generation transcription technology

SFC Capital leads round into industry-first “Conversational Intelligence” that automates multi-voice professional transcriptions, prot..

Snowflake Announces Intent to Acquire Streamlit to Empower Developers and Data Scientists to Mobilise the World’s Data

Snowflake Announces Intent to Acquire Streamlit to Empower Developers and Data Scientists to Mobilise the World’s Data

The acquisition will enable developers to build apps using tools they love with simplified data access and governance  02 March, 2022 ..

Fitness provider launches £1.2m investment round to expand premium community gym brand

Fitness provider launches £1.2m investment round to expand premium community gym brand

EQL Fitness announces ambitious expansion plans including new Wembley Park premises  EQL Fitness, a community-focused premium gym oper..

PROTEUS HIRES DIRECTOR OF SALES TO AID EXPANSION INTO THE PUBLIC SECTOR

PROTEUS HIRES DIRECTOR OF SALES TO AID EXPANSION INTO THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Proteus, the change and transformation consultancy, today announces its latest strategic hire, Paul Stephens. Paul will join Proteus a..

Coinbase, Binance resist calls to kick Russians off crypto platforms

Coinbase, Binance resist calls to kick Russians off crypto platforms

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Two of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase Global Inc and Binance, rejected calls..

Switzerland adopts new EU sanctions on Russia

Switzerland adopts new EU sanctions on Russia

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Friday widened sanctions against Russia in step with further measures imposed by the ..

The UK has seen a 21% increase in the number of new companies started in 2021 compared to 2020.

The UK has seen a 21% increase in the number of new companies started in 2021 compared to 2020.

After many challenging years for businesses across the UK, Instant Offices has analysed Companies House data to work out which UK citi..

Hack Your Voice for the interviewing candidate

Hack Your Voice for the interviewing candidate

Interviewing?  Candidates can’t just turn up and stand out from the crowd.  In a high pressured interview environment, the answer to a..

What does the post-Covid restrictions sales landscape look like?

What does the post-Covid restrictions sales landscape look like?

By Paul Owen, Sales Talent All legal Covid restrictions in England have now come to an end. The pandemic has turned the wa..