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Ten Easy Mistakes Buy-to Let Landlords Should Avoid Making

Ten Easy Mistakes Buy-to Let Landlords Should Avoid Making

Becoming a buy-to-let landlord can be a very profitable use of your capital. That is not to suggest that it is easy to do, especially ..

3 tips for returning to the office after annual leave

3 tips for returning to the office after annual leave

By:  Ian Smith, Finance Director and General Manager, Invu As travel restrictions ease, many of us are thinking about dusting off our ..

How to create a culture narrative for your organisation

How to create a culture narrative for your organisation

Compared to strategy and leadership, culture is described as the more “elusive lever” of business effectiveness in HBR’s The Leader’s ..

The changing role of the CFO: what tech adoption and a widening remit means for financial leaders

The changing role of the CFO: what tech adoption and a widening remit means for financial leaders

By: Martyn Draper, Head of Finance Practice at Totum Partners With Covid-19 pushing businesses ever more rapidly into the digital era,..

The vital choice – selecting the right recruitment strategy in today’s very difficult hiring market

The vital choice – selecting the right recruitment strategy in today’s very difficult hiring market

By: Deborah Gray, Founding Director at Totum Partners While the worst of the pandemic appears to be over, the economic env..

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommen..

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – When British pop band Duran Duran made their debut, they did not know how long they would la..

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..

Five ways businesses can attract and retain staff

Five ways businesses can attract and retain staff

By Jenny Arrowsmith, employment partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell The CBI has predicted that UK businesses face up to two years’..

How To Manage Employees With Side Hustles Outside Of Work

How To Manage Employees With Side Hustles Outside Of Work

fNew research shows that 25% of employees in the UK run a side hustle outside of work. Employee side projects may involve a second job..

Looking towards the future: Your guide to retaining your top talent in 2022

Looking towards the future: Your guide to retaining your top talent in 2022

By: Chris Bourne, Head of Marketing at Natural HR What are the most valuable elements of a company? For many, the answer to that quest..

Collaborative robots expand potential labour pool to help fill shortage of workers for warehouses and fulfilment centres

Collaborative robots expand potential labour pool to help fill shortage of workers for warehouses and fulfilment centres

Collaborative robots could help tackle a looming labour shortage in UK warehouses by addressing the barriers deterring people from wor..

HEADBOX SECURES £2 MILLION FUNDRAISE

HEADBOX SECURES £2 MILLION FUNDRAISE

– Investment follows growth during Covid and major client wins –   19th October 2021, London: Event tech scale-up, HeadBox..

Pinpoint: UK startup Naurt unveils first-of-its-kind location hyper-precise tracking software that improves GPS (GNSS)

Pinpoint: UK startup Naurt unveils first-of-its-kind location hyper-precise tracking software that improves GPS (GNSS)

Location? Naurt!: With up to sub-meter precision 45 times greater than GNSS, Naurt’s hyper precise technology to radically transform ..

NEW EYE SCAN FOR DIABETES?

NEW EYE SCAN FOR DIABETES?

Occuity seals £2.85million investment to develop revolutionary medical technology with multiple clinical uses October 2021: A Berkshir..

5 top interior trends for 2022

5 top interior trends for 2022

From nature-inspired trends to fresh colour schemes, 2022 is shaping up to be an exciting year for interior design. Rebecca Snowden, I..

Business sales drop 2% when local average temperature increases by 1°C, says new report

Business sales drop 2% when local average temperature increases by 1°C, says new report

A 1°C increase in average daily temperatures in the US is linked to a reduction in company sales of around 2%, according to research f..

Employee Relations and Leadership

Employee Relations and Leadership

By: Rita Trehan founder and CEO of Dare Worldwide Labour shortages across the UK have helped shift the focus back towards..

How to succeed as an IT leader in the digital age?

How to succeed as an IT leader in the digital age?

Peter Vollmer, Solution Architect & Agile Evangelist, Micro Focus What does it mean to be successful as an IT leader?..

The hybrid working model; a phase or the future?

The hybrid working model; a phase or the future?

With the prospect of restrictions easing on the horizon, the focus turns to what type of working environment employees expect to retur..

Why we need more intuitive business leaders

Why we need more intuitive business leaders

By: Paul Hargreaves is a speaker, a B-Corp Ambassador, and author of The Fourth Bottom Line: Flourishing in the new era of compassiona..

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

As vacancy numbers continue to rise, new data from online talent sourcing specialist, Talent.com, has shown that a majority of employe..

Azerion set to become European digital powerhouse following strategic acquisition of Inskin Media

Azerion set to become European digital powerhouse following strategic acquisition of Inskin Media

The integration of global digital advertising company Inskin Media will improve Azerion’s technology stack and boost its advertising c..

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle raised its full-year sales target on Wednesday after the world’s largest foo..

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The meal delivery market is expected turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming month..

Adnami appoints new Publisher and Agency Sales Directors to strengthen London team

Adnami appoints new Publisher and Agency Sales Directors to strengthen London team

London, UK, 20th October, 2021: Tech company, Adnami, has announced two new hires to join its London team: Alex Barstow as Publisher S..

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-car..

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

(Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday third-quarter net loans were at similar levels to the previous quarter, as a reduction ..

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

LONDON (Reuters) – Another COVID lockdown would be completely wrong right now as Britain is learning to live with the novel coro..

How employers can better support and help their remote employees manage mental health and stress

How employers can better support and help their remote employees manage mental health and stress

Mental health has become a major workplace topic in recent years, but with a surge in anxiety caused by the COVID-19 outb..

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see wh..

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

LONDON (Reuters) – Lightsource BP said on Tuesday it was entering the Polish market with a deal to develop solar energy projects..

MetLife enhances proposition with launch of EverydayProtect

MetLife enhances proposition with launch of EverydayProtect

EverydayProtect offers flexible protection tailored to suit clients changing lifestyles Protection suited to self-employed, families ..

Virgin Media O2 supercharges small business services with first joint product offering

Virgin Media O2 supercharges small business services with first joint product offering

New proposition to offer small businesses greater value and extra benefits with the best from both brands London, UK: Virgin Media O2 ..

Banking platform launches to power SME lending across Europe

Banking platform launches to power SME lending across Europe

FIBR brings EUR 1bn of lending to help European SMEs thrive post pandemic  Amsterdam/London, 18.10.2021: FIBR, the connected digital ..

LycaHealth invests more than £140 million, as it takes on the UK health market

LycaHealth invests more than £140 million, as it takes on the UK health market

LONDON, October 2021: LycaHealth has confirmed that it is investing more than £140 million to grow its business in the UK. The figure..