As anyone who spends much time following the technology or business press will know, the word ‘innovative’ is one of the most common adjectives used to describe any new venture, product or service.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Why a top UK tech firm is choosing the Big Apple over The Big Smoke
For British entrepreneurs, US expansion is full of opportunity. NY is geared towards growth: with access to great talent, funding and markets.
Top Tips for the road to entrepreneurial success
The UK is a hotbed of entrepreneurship. This year, the country reached it’s highest ever ranking in the Global Entrepreneurship Index, making it not only the most entrepreneurial country in Europe, but also the fourth globally.
Jedi lessons for businesses
We all know the story of the Star Wars space opera: an epic battle of good and evil involving knights, princesses, dark forces, an amazing range of aliens and one of the most famous twists in film history.
There’s more to Google than searching the web
Say the word Google to anyone and they’ll probably give you the same response. “Well, it’s a search engine, right?” Certainly, Google is the world’s biggest tool for searching the internet and it has even become common parlance for browsing the web: “I’ll Google it”, as most of us have said at some point.
Why your workforce acts stupid and how to release their intelligence
It can be very frustrating when people don’t use their initiative at work to solve problems or to be creative. Do you sometimes feel your staff leave their brains in the car park?
Communications in the emoji era = digital marketing
Mark Wright, winner of The Apprentice 2014 & Business Matters new columnist talks emojis and digital marketing
Black Friday: how to prep your customer service teams
Black Friday is fast approaching, the day where bargain hunters across the UK try and grab themselves a great deal before heading into the festive period. According to retail analysts, this year’s Black Friday is set to be the first time UK shoppers spend £1bn in one day , providing retailers with a golden opportunity to maximise sales and profits before the sun sets on 2015.
Five tips to keep your business running smoothly
It takes a lot of time and commitment to run a business. A launching a successful startup is what every young entrepreneur dreams about. However, running a business is a more difficult part of the job.
How Reverse Mentorship can benefit your business
With age and experience comes wisdom, but all too often in the business world, hubris can come along for the ride too. Subconsciously survivorship and confirmation biases are at work; good decisions are reinforced, and poor ones fall out of the memory – which distorts their real importance.
The road to becoming a digital business
I bet that you own a smart phone and a tablet, have a Facebook or Linkedin account and probably regularly use apps like Uber, Drop Box or Skype. And so do all your colleagues and customers and most of your friends.
The business case for science race in Africa
Chairman of the UK & Mauritius-based Planet Earth Institute Dr Alvaro Sobrinho is behind Africa’s push for scientific independence. Their mandate has recently led to them guaranteeing grants for 10,000 PhD scholarships in Africa over ten years, as part of the World Bank ‘Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET)’ programme.
Digital leadership thought of the month: Engagement not content is the real king in digital marketing
Our columnist and digital expert Johnny McGinley offers us his digital leadership thought for the month on why content is not always king.
Why SME leaders should harness the creativity of their workforce
In any challenging and fast-paced organisation, it is important to remember that creativity has underpinned some of our greatest achievements. It has helped us treat diseases, find new energy sources and put a human on the moon.
Locking in Value: structuring the deal
As introduced earlier in this series of articles, the sale of a business is a process with a timeline.
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