Supporting young working people home and away
Entering the workplace after education is a terrifying prospect for most young people. But when that already difficult leap is complic..
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How Hospitality SMEs Can Transform Their Finance Department After a Pandemic
By: Wisteria Accountants (https://wisteria.co.uk/?cro=homepage-test The coronavirus pandemic has been detrimental for the hospitality ..
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The new language of the office
By: Dan Bladen, Co-Founder and CEO at Chargifi We’ve all had to learn new words and phrases to navigate our personal lives throughout ..
Business
Is Shop Local Set to Stay Post Lockdown?
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes of shoppers in the UK changed significantly as they developed a considerable sen..
Business
People and process: understanding how to increase productivity in your company
By Chiara Keating, People Director at Forecast Balancing priorities is difficult. Tasks which are both urgent and important, li..
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Westfield Health warns of dangers of being stuck on the ‘Change Curve’ as workers return to the office
Richard Holmes, Director of Wellbeing at Westfield Health When businesses look to adapt to a situation, they implement new proc..
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Office features employers should consider post- covid
By: Paul Dawson, managing director of Meridian Interiors – https://www.meridian-interiors.co.uk/ With many people return..
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Why investing now in digital tools is essential for the long-term success of small businesses
Ryan Demaray, Managing Director of SMB, SAP Concur “Unforeseen” is a word that has dominated an above-average number of headlines over..
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Future of hybrid working and its impact on workspace governance
By: Seb Matthews, Chief Strategy Officer of ProvisionPoint With multiple countries in various stages of their COVID-19 vaccinat..
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Focus on Skills: Why Apprenticeships Are the Future for Business
By: Andrew Richardson on behalf of Mobile Mini. The need for specific employable skills in the workplace is essential. Attracting and ..
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Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response – sources
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for Sept. 20 to seek voter app..
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Cineworld eyes Wall St money after rival AMC becomes meme stock
By Muvija M and Chris Peters (Reuters) -Cineworld is considering a Wall Street listing for all or part of its business in an effort to..
Finance
Toshiba returns to Q1 profit on demand for automotive chips
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it swung back to profit in the first quarter, as sales of automotive..
Technology
European stocks extend record rally on lift from insurers, M&A activity
By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday, hitting yet another record high, as strong earning..
Finance
FTSE 100 weighed down by Rio Tinto, Aviva leads gains
By Shashank Nayar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Thursday with Rio Tinto weighing the mos..
Finance
More than an added bonus: why collaboration is key to drive real CSR change
By Alex Saric, Smart Procurement Expert at Ivalua Not long ago, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was largely considered a ‘nice ..
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Zurich Insurance H1 operating profit leaps 60% as COVID impact wanes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich Insurance Group’s first-half business operating profit jumped 60% to $2.71 billion as strong und..
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Soccer-Kepa the hero as Chelsea win Super Cup 6-5 on penalties
BELFAST (Reuters) -Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to make two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat..
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Arken.legal officially implements 4-day working week following trial which improved productivity, job satisfaction and work life balance
Reduced working week has made a ‘significant difference’ to job satisfaction and family life for nine in ten staff 95% say they are ei..
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Team GB athletes set sights on entrepreneurial glory with help from GoDaddy’s ‘Life After Sport’ online hub
A study among the current Team GB squad reveals one quarter [27%] of athletes’ surveyed already run their own business, and one third ..
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Former King Executive and Peakon CFO Simone Goodman joins Forecast
PRESS RELEASE — London, UK — 10 August 2021: Forecast, the leading AI-native platform for project and resource management,..
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FLEXIBLE WORKING BILL MEANS VIDEO CALLS ARE HERE TO STAY – SO IT’S TIME TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT
Lockdown restrictions may be easing, but a return to the workplace does not mean the end of video calls, a training specialist that wo..
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HALF OF WORKERS EXPECT TO RETURN TO THE OFFICE THREE DAYS A WEEK OR LESS OR HAVE A FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENT
55% state they don’t have time to participate in workplace fundraising for charities Though public continues generous support with 69%..
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EUROPEAN WORKERS POSITIVE ABOUT POST PANDEMIC PARTIAL MOVE BACK TO OFFICE, BUT DEMAND WORKPLACE CHANGES
Employers warned to focus on more tech, better design and more variety to encourage more office attendance New report from Sharp with ..
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Open Banking is Evolving for Non-Bank Businesses. Why Should Banks Care?
By: Andries Smit, CEO of Upside Saving The benefits of open banking for non-bank businesses, such as retailers What the l..
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Digital Marketing Strategies to Get Your Business’ Website More Traffic
We know that all businesses need a good website. A website makes your business look more professional, reliable and authentic. It̵..
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Wind turbine maker Vestas cuts 2021 outlook on supply constraints and costs
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Vestas cut its 2021 outlook on Wednesday after missing second-quarter operating profit forecasts as the w..
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Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half
LONDON (Reuters) – Food delivery company Deliveroo said the value of orders on its platform more than doubled in the first half,..
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Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day
By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) – Residents mounted a round the clock watch on Tuesday to try ..
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Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 11 in a bid to encourage more peopl..
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Oil rebounds on profit-taking as market shrugs off virus impact
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 3% on Tuesday, largely driven by profit taking after more than a week̵..
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Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
By Jake Spring (Reuters) – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The U.N. clim..
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts $2 billion profit, share weakness casts shadow
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund unit on Tuesday posted a 236 billion yen ($2.14 billion)..
Finance
Carbon footprint a mystery to 9 out of 10 small businesses
National business survey finds vast majority of small businesses have yet to put targets in place to reduce their emissions – with the..
Business
First FinTech Super App for SMEs in UK & Ireland launches funding round
Paysme launches £1 million funding round on Globacap platform ∙ Paysme is a single platform that delivers FinTech services such ..
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British AI tech firm Kortical beats Google as it helps drive revenues for business
Success: Kortical has improved the success rate of machine learning implementation 10x for business David vs Goliath: Kortical is conf..
Technology
The future looks bright for UK SMEs, reveals Azets inaugural SME Barometer
87% of UK SMEs expect to be trading in a year’s time 73% of UK SMEs intend to bring back all staff from furlough Over half of UK SMEs ..
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