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Former Apprentice winner Sian Gabbidon is ‘ready to have fun’ after split from Lord Sugar
Former Apprentice winner Sian Gabbidon has revealed she is ‘ready to have fun’ after she parted ways with Lord Alan Sugar earlier this year.
Women business-owners fear war more than men, new research finds
Women business-owners fear the war in Ukraine more than their male counterparts.
Covid gains fade for small investors
Retail investors have seen their gains since the onset of the pandemic all but wiped out in the midst of a torrid year on global markets.
August’s £800m fall in EU trade adds to the UK’s economic woes
New ONS figures reveal UK trade with the EU fell sharply again in August, even though it increased with the rest of the world.
Almost three-quarters of Brits concerned about having enough funds to manage festive shopping
Almost three-quarters of Brits are concerned about having enough funds to manage the festive shopping period, a new report from fintech platform Trust Payments has found.
Cyber attacks on UK firms fall during the summer, but remain historically high
The volume of cyber attacks on UK businesses fell by four per cent in the third quarter of 2022, but remains high by historical standards, warns Beaming, the specialist business ISP.
New research shows SMEs facing mental health crisis as cost of living bites
The cost-of-living crisis could be having an impact on the mental health of small business decision makers and their employees, according to new research.
Unfunded tax cuts will result in £60bn spending cuts says the IFS
Kwasi Kwarteng will need to find £60bn of savings by 2026 to fill the gap left by unfunded tax cuts and the costs of extra borrowing triggered by a panicked reaction on international money markets to the chancellor’s “mini-budget”, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
City regulators crack down on bankers using private messaging apps
The City watchdog is clamping down on how bankers communicate over concerns that they are using WhatsApp and other private messaging platforms to exchange information about deals, rather than regulated avenues.
Multitude of daggers from velvet sheaths are thrown at media to build personal profile
All CEO’s, Founders or Chairmen that get the concept of using their image to promote their business interests get their comms people to regularly push themselves onto TV, onto radio, into newspapers and magazines so they essentially become the personification of the business.
Embracing spiritual capitalism for economic sustainability
Businessman-turned-charity founder Ali Horriyat is on a mission to put spirituality and equality, not exploitation and profit, at the heart of modern-day capitalism.
Over one in five businesses are not confident they can survive a recession
As the UK faces continued economic turmoil and volatility, business owners’ confidence is taking a hit, with 22% of business owners lacking confidence that their business could survive a recession in the next 12 months.
Truss vs Johnson: A comparison of their speaking styles
Now that Liz Truss is Prime Minister the scrutiny of her speaking performances will be even more intense than it was during the leadership contest.
TikTok reports five-fold surge in turnover to hit $1bn across international markets
TikTok has reported a five-fold surge in turnover to $1bn (£875m) across its operations in international markets including the UK and Europe last year, as trend-setting teens and young adults continue to make the video-sharing platform the hottest social app of the moment.
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