Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Connected Car technology has been talked about since the 1970’s. It’s been featured in many movies and television shows – think of the modified Aston Martins in recent James Bond movies, and the intelligent car “Kitt” in the Television show Night Rider. It now appears as though this technology is actually ready to hit the marketplace.
Global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has just released an infographic about Millennials coming of age in 2016 and what to look for or to expect in future from this generation.
The start of a new year is always a good time for many businesses to get their IT strategies in place. However, there has been one issue in the past couple of months that may potentially cause a lot of complications in IT departments across the US and EU; the implications for cloud compliance of the recent nullification of the EU Safe Harbour Ruling.
Women now make up 47% of the workforce in the UK. We have seen a breakthrough in female employment and are now in the direction of empowered females succeeding in their own business.
Remember the eve of the new millennium? Amidst the champagne and fireworks there was a tribe watching, united in purpose, even though most didn’t know each other. Waiting to see whether the world was going to fall apart after all, despite their efforts, as each time zone clicked from one millennium to the other.
The debate on the future of the UK’s relationship with Europe took a step forward today and British business should be pleased with its progress – but there’s more haggling to do.
Shadow IT has become an increasing problem for IT departments across the world. While most CIOs have an inkling that employees in their enterprise have managed to sneak a few personal applications past the IT department, the problem could be far more prevalent than originally thought.
In 2015 we saw a huge amount of change for brands; both technologically and culturally.
As banking consumers, we shop around for the best deal. We may have a current account with one provider, an ISA and mortgage with another; savings, loans and investments with different providers again. We know that it is prudent to review our financial management regularly. So, why are corporate banking trends behind the curve?
Andrew Moore, COO, DAV Management, explains about a creative agency, Potato that has ditched the traditional nine to five model.
Lars Ola Petters, CEO of leading purchase-to-pay provider Palette, discusses the problem of maverick spending and how organisations can gain control over purchasing
In 2013 I decided to apply for The Apprentice. Why? Because I was unsatisfied with both my role and the business practices of my then employer. In short, I wanted to start my own business, but with no idea about how or where to secure funding I jumped at the opportunity of battling it out to win a partnership with Lord Sugar and that all important £250,000 investment.
Small businesses are no longer confined to where they are located to conduct business.
The beginning of a new year typically sees an influx of business births, as people use this new opportunity to follow their ambitions and realise their dream of starting their own business. Starting a new business is obviously a complex process, especially for limited companies, and a number of considerations should be made to make sure that you’re starting off on the right foot.
The UK market research industry is worth a staggering £5 billion plus, and is the second largest in the world, behind only the USA. According to Finn Raben, Director General of ESOMAR, the size of the research industry globally could be at least 50-70 per cent larger than previously thought, worth £46bn rather than current estimates of £30bn.
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