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Webvan, Boo, Pets.com. Remember them? Long-dead dotcom companies that illustrate the rags-to-riches - and back to rags - tales of the first cyber-boom.
Monday 26 October 2026
Webvan, Boo, Pets.com. Remember them? Long-dead dotcom companies that illustrate the rags-to-riches - and back to rags - tales of the first cyber-boom.
First it was petrol, then food, now beer. Breweries have decided to hike their prices for the second time this year, bringing to the market, for…
We talk to Lesley-Ann Simmonds, Managing Director of Shoes Galore Limited in New Milton about her experience of taking part in the hit BBC2 programme Dragon's…
We all think of typical sales people as being great communicators. We say that they have ‘the gift of the gab’. But what if you are…
The second annual survey from jobsite Workingmums.co.uk has found that women who ask about flexible working before they go on maternity leave are likely to get…
Research carried out within the small to medium sized enterprise market and found that the most common factor that makes small business owners consider their business…
A Government Minister has described 2012 as the most important year since 1908, it will change the financial landscape in this country forever. No, not the…
A recent survey from The Chartered Institute of Marketing, conducted by Ipsos MORI, has found that marketers are woefully ill-informed about the legality of Olympic-related marketing…
Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, has been nominated for the first VQ Hero Awards – due to be presented to winners at…
You're Fired! is a phrase heard many times from Sir Alan Sugar during The Apprentice Whilst Sir Alan calls himself Britain's most belligerent boss we found…
New research by broadband comparison site Broadband Expert has revealed that broadband speeds slow down to nearly half their average speed between 7pm and 9pm in…
Whenever I’m speaking to sales managers and directors, I find that many are frustrated that seemingly no matter what they say to their sales team, the…
UK entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on older workers to plug skills shortages in their businesses, according to figures released today.
Whilst capability is a potentially fair reason for dismissal, it is something of a “poor relative” to redundancy and conduct. The perceived length and complexity of…
Place some of the UK’s most influential businessmen and women in a room with a group ambitious and driven entrepreneurs and what do you get? Answer,…