Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Halloween is the perfect time of year to curl up under the blankets on the sofa and watch scary movies under the flickering glow of a creepy pumpkin lantern. But did you know that there are plenty of great business lessons that you can learn from cinema’s spookiest horror films – provided you can muster the courage to look at the screen?
You know the habits of highly effective people? These people basically do the opposite.
Guillaume Desnoes, Head of European Markets at Dashlane, examines how a carefree attitude to security from young people entering the workplace is putting firms of all sizes at considerable risk
In 1965 NASA was working on some of the most challenging engineering, physics and computing problems known to mankind – preparing to get a man to the moon.
In his latest article for Business Matters, John Ritchie, Chief Executive of digital group risk insurer, Ellipse, discusses the changing role of SME employers in nurturing employee health and financial wellbeing.
As Juan Manuel Fangio exited the chicane before the blind Tabac corner in the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, he stomped on the brake. It was a counterintuitive reaction for a racing driver exiting a corner — but one that likely saved his life.
It’s true that square foot costs are skyrocketing in London, reaching record levels this year alone along with other major markets around the world. This appears to be a huge problem for the SME community.
A recent survey suggesting free Hobnobs are really what staff want to make them happy in the office provides a great springboard for debate around workplace productivity, says Chris Moriarty, development director from the Leesman Index
Cure your rainy day blues and tempt yourself into booking a last minute deal to these five destinations for guaranteed sun.
I recently read with interest the latest research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) which shows the overall cloud adoption rate in the UK now stands at 84 percent, with almost four in five of cloud users having adopted two or more cloud services.
Recruitment can be a tricky process for any business – and trying to decide what salary bracket should be offered can make the process even more delicate.
The network effect, which describes how services and technologies become more valuable as more people use them, has driven the success of many internet companies.
Sharon Stevens-Cash, new Business Matters Magazine Columnist and Director of Derby-based digital marketing specialists Gravity, shares her top 10 tips to improve your company’s digital marketing – and consequently your firm’s bottom line.
If you run a small business and drive a vehicle during your work, then there’s good news! You may be able to claim some of the expenses you incur on that vehicle in your accounts.
Nothing stands still. You either go forward or you go back, and if you don’t have a strategy for growth in business you’re not going forward. That’s the theory at least – or as some put it, if you stop peddling the bicycle you fall off! But in over 30 years I’ve never met anyone in business without a strategy, so presumably everyone’s got the growth thing cracked, right?
