Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
I’m supposed to say I’m disappointed that the Supreme Court has ruled against Pimlico Plumbers, by ruling that plumber, Gary Smith, was a worker, rather than the self-employed contractor we all knew he was when he was carrying out work for my company.
There’s a narrative in creative business that there’s nowhere in the UK that could ever match London. It’s a narrative that helps maintain London’s power, but it’s one that is ultimately false, damaging, and restrictive.
Michele Metcalfe, Head of Wales and West Midlands Regional Business at Vodafone UK, explains how the West Midlands can attract and retain digital talent.
The government should increase the VAT threshold to stimulate small business growth and encourage innovation, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has today said
Contrary to popular belief, becoming an entrepreneur is relatively easy. The hard part is making your business thrive once it’s off the ground – and this is the phase that often requires founders to think about investment.
True, mobile payments have not become omnipresent yet, but they most likely will in the next few years. According to some reports, the use of mobile payments is predicted to grow 80 per cent until 2020. Should we trust the data, then we have to prepare ourselves for mobile payments, which will soon become ubiquitous.
As a small business owner, you have to decide which opportunities are worth pursuing and which might be a waste of your time.
Recruiting the next generation of directors is a prominent consideration for all sports entities. However, for sports organisations where crucial governance positions are unpaid, this function takes on even greater importance.
You take out your smartphone and log onto Amazon to make a credit card payment, transfer some money into your ISA savings account and, as a small business owner, check your current cashflow
We all know about the effects of absenteeism – like forgotten Tupperware containers and broken coffee machines, it’s a natural part of office life.
Channel 4’s ‘Back’ provides a lesson to all family business shareholders of what can go wrong if the majority shareholder dies without making it clear who should take up the reins of the business.
Not long ago, businesses have started to place greater importance on their web presence, and for good reason
If the UK is to overcome its skills problem, the Government has to do something about the ‘square peg, round hole’ solution it is persisting with.
Business crime solicitor warns against over-dependence on blockchain in the battle against financial crime.
Businesses are rapidly working at getting ready for the change in the data landscape under the General Data Protection regulations (GDPR) on 25 May. Unfortunately, this has brought out the worst in business, the ambulance chasers.
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