Disruptive femtech Elvie firm announces £58m Series C funding round
Investment will focus on continuing to improve women’s lives through smarter technology LONDON – 27 July 2021 – Elvie, the..
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Continued growth for UK construction despite dip in project starts
Glenigan’s July Construction Review shows industry recovery maintains momentum, despite supply shortages setback Main contracts award..
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THREE-QUARTERS OF EMPLOYEES ARE CONTACTED BY WORK WHEN ON HOLIDAY
Almost three-quarters of Brits are being contacted by their boss or colleagues while on annual leave, according to new research which ..
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The changing world of work heralds a new employee base – what does this mean for businesses?
By: Henrik Smedberg, Head of Intelligent Spend Management UKI, SAP As businesses pivot their attention towards a post-Cov..
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Misty Reich, founder of 35 Thousand, luxury skincare for women on the go
Misty Reich is a business advisor, coach and former Fortune 500 Global HR executive. Four years ago she left her corporate career to b..
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The benefits of adopting a new approach to hybrid working
By: Andrew Jones, CEO, Agility in Mind Whether we are of school age or many years beyond, September will always feel like a moment i..
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Why the FemTech sector might be the sustainability saviour we have been waiting for
By Kristy Chong, CEO & Founder Modibodi ® FemTech: The Beginnings Initially, the term FemTech was coined to describe the powerfu..
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Lockdown has inspired the next wave of female entrepreneurs – but they need the right skills to succeed
By Saranjit Sangar, EMEA CEO Covid has resulted in a surge in entrepreneurship. According to the Centre for Entrepreneurs, the number ..
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The importance of authenticity: How do fake reviews erode consumer trust?
By Marcel Hollerbach, Chief Innovation Officer at Productsup Recently, the UK government announced its intention to make fake reviews ..
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Eco-FSI- Sustainable Digitisation Is the Future of Financial Services
By: Walter Heck, CTO of HeleCloud The tech industry is on track to reach $5 trillion by the end of 2021. That would indicate a 4.2% gr..
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Unified communications, a lifeline in crisis and a lifestyle in the new normal
Heather Zhang, Country Business Leader for UK & Ireland, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise In the spring of 2020, when life as we knew it ..
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Tips for marketing your ecommerce start-up
Looking for a way to take your ecommerce marketing strategy to the next level? In today’s post, Andrew Dark, Director and Co-Own..
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5 Considerations When Trying to Grow Your Business During a Pandemic
By Frederic de Ryckman de Betz – CEO of Attic Self Storage People are your greatest asset and your greatest challenge Keeping pe..
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Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era
By Christophe Pecoraro, Managing Director at PFS Europe It is no exaggeration to say that the past 12 months have turned the retail en..
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FINANCE BROKERS BANK ON RED FLAG ALERT TO HELP BEAT FRAUD
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has partnered with disruptive data analysts Red Flag Alert in a bid to ..
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ServiceNow announces multimillion euro investment in EU services, providing customers even greater trust, choice, and control over their data
ServiceNow’s EU-centric service delivery offering will provide customers more flexibility to meet compliance obligations through its f..
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Qantas idles 2,500 more staff as COVID-19 cuts domestic flights
(Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd is temporarily idling about 2,500 employees without pay for at least two months in a bid to cope ..
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McDonald’s makes masks mandatory for all customers, staff
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp on Monday confirmed that all its customers and staff will need to start wearing masks again in..
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European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares picked up in early trading on Monday after a recovery in Asian equities overnight, with risk ..
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Zoom reaches $85 million settlement over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a ..
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How to network – when you don’t like people
Not a people person? Prefer animals to folks? Does the prospect of networking leave you cold? You’re not alone. A study by Harvard aca..
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FITCH VENTURES LEADS $6M INVESTMENT INTO DIGINEX
Series A round will support the growth of global impact technology business Thursday 29 July 2021, London/Hong Kong. Diginex, the di..
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67% of UK employees will keep wearing masks at work, CIPHR research shows
81% of businesses whose staff worked at home during the pandemic have now reopened in some capacity 53% of workers have been asked to ..
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New report calls on investors to address the welfare risks in aquaculture
Profits at risk if investors ignore welfare issues around fish mortality and wild-caught fish in aquaculture LONDON, 29 July 2021. A n..
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Nearly 100 new UK businesses created every hour in first quarter of 2021
Record number of new businesses incorporated in an opening quarter More than 2,300 companies were created every day between start of t..
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Compassionate Leadership will be the ‘make or break’ for teams on return to the workplace
29 July 2021 Successful reintegration into the workplace after a time of rapid, unexpected change, depends on managers leading with co..
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Klarna launches £3m Support Package and Accelerator Program to support SME recovery
Klarna today launches a £3m Small Business Support Package to help 100 retail SMEs get back on their feet As new research reveals 46% ..
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Raoul Boström joins Onvi as Chief Product Officer and Brian Smith is promoted to Chief Revenue Officer
Onvi announces the appointment of Raoul Boström as its first Chief Product Officer. With over 12 years of commercial and product exper..
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International Friendship Day: Our love for our work besties is revealed
International Friendship Day is on July 30th and after months of friendships suffering from distance, there’s no better time to celebr..
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HEA acquires carbon management, sustainability and certification business.
29 July 2021 Holt Energy Advisors Ltd (“HEA”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired, via a subsidiary company, the “..
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ServiceNow Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Subscription revenues of $1,330 million in Q2 2021, representing 31% year‑over‑year growth, 27% adjusted for constant currency Current..
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You don’t need magic to anticipate your customers’ needs, just the right tech
By James Frampton, Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA, SugarCRM Knowing what your customers need before they do. Isn’t tha..
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Communicating in the new normal
By Caroline Walsh, Director of Solent Business School at Solent University, Southampton We are all aware of the recent surge in busine..
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How the business of gaming will evolve in the post-pandemic world
By Steve Sobel, Global Industry Leader – Communications, Media & Entertainment at Databricks The pandemic has seen unprecede..
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Be ready for tomorrow’s challenges today, with innovations in cloud backup and recovery
By John Pickford, CTO, Synapse360 Setting the scene Businesses must take a more strategic approach to cloud backup and recovery and be..
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How much does dress code matter in our post pandemic workplace? We asked a load of industry professionals to find out.
By Ruth Cornish, co-founder and director of HRi ‘Freedom day’ has come and gone, we are all trying to live with our new normal and a h..
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Improving financial wellbeing in the workplace
By Minck Hermans, CEO borofree The past year has seen the UK’s workforce face vast amounts of uncertainty around the future of their e..
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