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Co-op stops offering new business loans
26/05/2013
Co-op stops offering new business loans
Foreign holidays beckon as UK holidaymakers head for the sun
26/05/2013
Last summer’s washout and the unpredictable UK weather is encouraging British holidaymakers to seek sunshine abroad, according to the latest annual Barclays Travel Forum sentiment survey.
Phone battery issues costing businesses
26/05/2013
New online research reveals how the UK population is turning the everyday frustration of the empty phone battery to their advantage. These ‘Mob-lies’ are using their dead battery as an excuse for everything from being late through to why they’ve forgotten important birthdays.
Do Young People Lack The Work Ethic To Succeed In Manufacturing?
25/05/2013
Young People Lack The Work Ethic To Succeed In Manufacturing
Global Pitch Competition For Women-Led Ventures
25/05/2013
Global Pitch Competition For Women-Led Ventures
UK’s major DIY retailers failing online customers
25/05/2013
Spring cleaning is here and for many of us it’s time to get out the paintbrush and carpet cleaner. However, the major UK DIY retailers are not capitalising on the opportunities presented by the internet in improving the customer experience, and might actually be making things worse, according to online customer helpdesk Sirportly.
Who in your company is most likely to share sensitive data?
25/05/2013
When it comes to office life, it would appear that secrets are not always for keeping. At a time when EU data-protection legislation is under review and companies are urged to protect the customer and employee data they hold, new research from storage and information management company Iron Mountain shows that one third of UK office workers (36 per cent) regularly share confidential company information with colleagues, and more than a quarter are passing on secrets about other staff.
Are entrepreneurs the barrier to their own success?
24/05/2013
As the nation becomes gripped once more by the budding entrepreneurs on the new series of the Apprentice, Cranfield University School of Management has called for entrepreneurs need to stop meddling and start managing.
Lara Morgan to appear on The Apprentice: You’re Fired
24/05/2013
No-nonsense entrepreneur, Lara Morgan, appears next week on The Apprentice: You’re Fired panel, to discuss the week’s hospitality procurement task.
Can cities be green and still generate growth and jobs?
24/05/2013
Cities can generate growth and jobs while becoming greener – this is the message of the OECD’s new Green Growth in Cities report. Drawing on case studies of Paris, Chicago, Kitakyushu and Stockholm, the report identifies green policies that can respond to urban growth priorities and suggests how to implement and finance them.
