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ESG Prepared: Why Ignoring ESG is a Costly Business

ESG Prepared: Why Ignoring ESG is a Costly Business

By Leas Bachatene, CEO ethiXbase From COP26’s spotlight on the environment and recent extreme weather events, to the devastating human..

What is the entrepreneurial pay gap and why does it still exist?

What is the entrepreneurial pay gap and why does it still exist?

By: Emma Clayton- Business Scaling Consultant Self employment should empower women to earn more money. But studies show the gender pay..

What does 2022 hold for intelligent automation?

What does 2022 hold for intelligent automation?

By: Eric Tyree, head of AI and research at Blue Prism As we move into 2022, there is no doubt that we’ll see this trend c..

Loft Empire Instaloft announces appointment of new Managing Director

Loft Empire Instaloft announces appointment of new Managing Director

Instaloft Ltd, the UK’s largest installer of loft storage solutions, has today announced the appointment of new Managing ..

New report outlines 2022 recruitment expectations in a post-Covid world

New report outlines 2022 recruitment expectations in a post-Covid world

Online talent sourcing specialist, Talent.com, has launched a new report analysing what’s next for the UK labour market following Covi..

Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

Menlo identified 224 per cent increase in HEAT attacks in the last six months fuelling ransomware surge BRACKNELL UK – Menlo Security,..

“I’m constantly challenging myself…” Sew Confident owner Jenny Drew talks starting up, growth and top tips for success for female entrepreneurs

“I’m constantly challenging myself…” Sew Confident owner Jenny Drew talks starting up, growth and top tips for success for female entrepreneurs

Female Entrepreneur Jenny Drew – Founder and Franchisor of Sew Confident How did you get into sewing? When I was younger, I wanted to ..

How to thrive as a great leader in a connected hybrid world

How to thrive as a great leader in a connected hybrid world

Hybrid working is now a recognised part of our day to day lives, and whilst a great number of organisations may feel they’ve ‘mastered..

Evolution of Remote Workplace Tech: The Rising Demand for Communication Tools That Support Distributed Teams

Evolution of Remote Workplace Tech: The Rising Demand for Communication Tools That Support Distributed Teams

By Damian Hanson, Co-Founder & Director of CircleLoop The progressive evolution of working methods has driven change ..

Retail leaders to invest in more technology and improve employee benefits for 2022, as staff retention and customer experience become top priorities

Retail leaders to invest in more technology and improve employee benefits for 2022, as staff retention and customer experience become top priorities

31 January 2022 – LONDON – Retail leaders’ top industry challenges have changed as they plan for 2022, with remaining competitive agai..

Why are female founders still not talking about money?

Why are female founders still not talking about money?

By Business Strategist Lisa Johnson Whenever I mention the money I’m earning online, whether it be spending or investing, there is alw..

Businesses warned over cutting sick pay for isolating unvaccinated employees

Businesses warned over cutting sick pay for isolating unvaccinated employees

EMPLOYERS should think carefully before reducing sick pay for isolating unvaccinated staff, says a leading employment solicitor. ..

SMS MARKETING IN 2022: OVER HALF OF CONSUMERS READ ALL TEXT MESSAGES ON THEIR PHONE

SMS MARKETING IN 2022: OVER HALF OF CONSUMERS READ ALL TEXT MESSAGES ON THEIR PHONE

SMS marketing is set to become a major necessity for businesses as more than half of Brits have no unread messages on their phone at a..

Enriching business with advanced remote production

Enriching business with advanced remote production

As part of a broader and ongoing strategy to streamline and optimize its services and internal workflows, Emperor investigated migrati..

Why 2022 will be a big year in the campaign to end late payments

Why 2022 will be a big year in the campaign to end late payments

British businesses are facing a late payments crisis, with £23.4 billion of invoices left unpaid over the last year. But 2022 could be..

The UK is the 11th best country in the world for education and career prospects

The UK is the 11th best country in the world for education and career prospects

“Education is, of course, of paramount importance, not just for ensuring that children get the best possible chance to succeed i..

Global Companies Still Using Outdated Buying Processes, According to New Industry Report

Global Companies Still Using Outdated Buying Processes, According to New Industry Report

Study from Sourcing Industry Group and Globality, the world’s only AI-powered marketplace for B2B services, reveals nearly 95% of ente..

Building up the next generation: why businesses have a central role to play

Building up the next generation: why businesses have a central role to play

By: Karen Handley, Head of Future Careers, Virgin Media O2 We all know that over the past two years, the world of work has changed eno..

Go Prism, a Self-Serve SaaS Influencer Marketing and Insights Tool for Social Media Marketers, Launched by Open Influence

Go Prism, a Self-Serve SaaS Influencer Marketing and Insights Tool for Social Media Marketers, Launched by Open Influence

Go Prism is the Proprietary Social Intelligence Platform for Brand Safety, Influencer Discovery, Performance Benchmarking, and Competi..

Top customer service rating for independent insurance brokers

Top customer service rating for independent insurance brokers

A LEADING independent insurance brokers is celebrating after being recognised for its exceptional customer service for the third year ..

How to retain employees in the face of the Great Resignation

How to retain employees in the face of the Great Resignation

By Derek Irvine, SVP Strategy and Consulting, Workhuman The ‘Great Resignation’ continues to loom large in the minds of ..

Why Failure Is an Entrepreneur’s Best Friend

Why Failure Is an Entrepreneur’s Best Friend

By: Gabriel Ciordas, CEO at Creatopy Is it a number? Is it a feeling? Is it a specific place you want to be? The people yo..

How SMEs have fared with Brexit one year on and what to expect in 2022

How SMEs have fared with Brexit one year on and what to expect in 2022

Ian Duffy, CEO of Accelerated Payments At the start of last year, small and medium-sized businesses in the United Kingdom ..

What the heck is integrated marketing?

What the heck is integrated marketing?

Gone are the days when good marketing involved only a recognisable logo, a catchy slogan and a TV, radio or print campaign..

Efficient Back Office Applications Are Key to Productivity and Costs

Efficient Back Office Applications Are Key to Productivity and Costs

Mark Vivian, CEO at Claremont The pandemic bought about years of digital change across all sectors in a matter of months. To stay comp..

UK Banking Jobs Finish 2021 At Record Levels With NatWest And Nationwide In Pandemic Hiring Comebacks — New Report

UK Banking Jobs Finish 2021 At Record Levels With NatWest And Nationwide In Pandemic Hiring Comebacks — New Report

New banking jobs in 2021 up by 129% year-on-year in United Kingdom Hiring levels at NatWest and Nationwide surge after difficult 2020..

The Five Biggest Losers of the Pandemic

The Five Biggest Losers of the Pandemic

Research by Connectr, the leading HR tech platform for building businesses where people belong, has revealed the five groups hardest h..

Remote managers killing culture – 60% of professionals report feeling ‘disengaged’ due to lack of face time with leaders

Remote managers killing culture – 60% of professionals report feeling ‘disengaged’ due to lack of face time with leaders

2 in 3 professionals will leave their job this year if they don’t get more face time with their manager Half state that less meetings..

90% of UK businesses risk cyber-attacks and fines due to IT weaknesses

90% of UK businesses risk cyber-attacks and fines due to IT weaknesses

New data illustrates just how vulnerable Britain’s SMEs are – as IT and compliance weakness is rampant and cyberattacks are more..

German retail slump highlights COVID roadblocks to recovery

German retail slump highlights COVID roadblocks to recovery

By Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) -A big fall in German retail sales as COVID-19 curbs kept people out of shops over the usually b..

The Era Of Rapid Digital Marketing

The Era Of Rapid Digital Marketing

The digital era is well and truly here. We see the careful strokes of modernisations of digital and technological design and intent pl..

impact.com announces huge investment in workforce with raft of new hires globally

impact.com announces huge investment in workforce with raft of new hires globally

The technology company announces 48 new hires in the first month of 2022, with hundreds more to follow over the course of the year  Lo..

Dollar gains as Wall Street retreats on future Fed hikes

Dollar gains as Wall Street retreats on future Fed hikes

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday after a solid opening, while the dollar gained as inv..

New whistleblowing laws in Europe are generating additional homework for companies’ compliance efforts

New whistleblowing laws in Europe are generating additional homework for companies’ compliance efforts

By Alja Poler De Zwart (Partner, Brussels) & Mercedes Samavi (Senior Associate, London), Morrison & Foerster LLP Is your compa..

Small Business Strategies for Staying Open During the COVID Era

Small Business Strategies for Staying Open During the COVID Era

To stay afloat throughout COVID-19, most companies — both large and small — have had to change the ways they do business. Many started..

Asian shares slump as Powell warns on inflation

Asian shares slump as Powell warns on inflation

By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares fell to their lowest in more than 14 months, short-term U.S. yields rose t..

Stocks shed gains, Treasury yields jump as Fed signals rate hikes could come ‘soon’

Stocks shed gains, Treasury yields jump as Fed signals rate hikes could come ‘soon’

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated Wednesday, erasing strong gains, after the Federal Reserve signal..