New communication technologies: choosing the right tech for a post-COVID, hybrid world
By: Vanessa Lovatt, Chief Evangelist, Glisser, an award-winning tech platform powering unique company event experiences, anywhere. ..
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3 reasons why 96% of businesses cannot scale
By Kevin Brent, Director, BizSmart. Kevin Brent, Director, BizSmart According to the latest Government statistics, there a..
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Streamlined communication: a CEO’s superpower in a digital era of change
Ross McCaw, CEO and founder of mobile communication app OurPeople, explains how digital tools can centralise messaging in an age of hy..
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BJSS and hybrid working: A new approach for a different world
By Lara Ramsay, Head of People, BJSS Lara Ramsay, Head of People, BJSS Every so often, an event takes place in human histo..
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Navigating the complexities of a ‘hybrid’ return to work- Why ‘digital acceleration’ holds the key
By Helena Nimmo, Chief Information Officer, Endava Helena Nimmo, Chief Information Officer, Endava As companies and employ..
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EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth ..
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How businesses should approach digital transformation in the new normal
By Ash Finnegan, digital transformation officer at Conga Events of the past 18 months have proven that digital transformat..
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Savvy CEO: Growing a tech company amid the pandemic
Mark Vivian, CEO, Claremont Recent UK GOV business statistics show that between 500K – 700K new businesses are launched in the UK eve..
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HOW TO GROW YOUR BEAUTY BUSINESS’ INSTAGRAM PROFILE
By: Anna, Director social media management business Socialista Media. Beauty businesses often rely on Instagram and social media to gr..
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Investing into operating hotels – The Next Big Thing?
The UK, EU and US property investors’ investment in operating hotels has steadily increased in popularity over the past c. 10 years, o..
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Changing the world one founder at a time
New series shines a spotlight on 25 of the UK’s most innovative entrepreneurs and their ground-breaking businesses that are revolution..
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Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources
By Makiko Yamazaki and Scott Murdoch TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp is in talks with at least four global private equity firm..
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S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..
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McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues
LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..
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Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Instagram will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally, the Facebook Inc-owned app said on ..
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McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues
LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..
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UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..
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Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest
(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..
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Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes
(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..
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Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..
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UK businesses predict employees will work an average of 2.8 days a week from home in future
As the debate over whether the five-day office week will ever return, a survey has revealed that UK businesses are planning for employ..
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A fixed office is a thing of the past – preparing for the hybrid workplace of the future
Mark Benson, Chief Technology Officer at Logicalis UK The talent acquisition landscape has never been more competitive. Digital skills..
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What hybrid working means for the future of business security
By Marc Botham, VP of WorldWide Channel & Alliances, Avast The cybersecurity landscape When the Covid-19 pandemic bega..
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ALT/AVE – the RegTech start-up helping to solve the City’s hidden paper waste problem
ALT/AVE (www.altave.co.uk) is a London-based Regtech company helping to combat the underreported paper waste problem faced by financia..
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Retention of contingent workers vital in talent-scarce market
Organisations must direct resources towards engaging non-permanent workers – or risk losing valuable skills in a talent-scarce market...
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Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter
By Sohini Podder, John McCrank and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc expects retail investors to become less active..
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Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in July as shortages depressed motor vehicle ..
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Hybrid working is the new normal: How to make it work for your business
The Covid-19 pandemic flipped our world upside down, causing a significant shift in the world of work. Businesses had to respond rapid..
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How to Address the Imbalance Sheet
By: Martin Gray- managing director in the Restructuring Advisory practice at Kroll Debt Driven Stabilisation Over the past..
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British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace
LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is not currently using Afghanistan’s airspace, the airline said on Sunday as Taliban in..
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BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd is in talks to sell its petroleum business to Australia’s top independe..
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Break in case of emergency – plan early, plan now, for effective crisis comms
Kat Jackson, Associate Director, The Media Foundry Want to know the best way to make a complete drama out of a crisis? Not being prep..
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The future of working from home – and other benefits that candidates want
By Kelley Morse, VP, Talent & Business Partnering, Bullhorn The coronavirus pandemic has proven that working in an office isn’t n..
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How the pandemic has driven a rise in virtual tours
By Mark McCorrie, Made Snappy The pandemic has changed so much about the way we think about our homes – not just obvious things like a..
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GoStudent becomes Europe’s newest Ed-Tech unicorn at a €1.4B valuation
GoStudent achieves unicorn status, securing its position as the highest valued K12 Ed-Tech company in Europe €205M Series C investmen..
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Ivanti Acquires RiskSense to Revolutionize the Patch Management Market and Help Customers Proactively Combat Cyber Threats and Ransomware Attacks
RiskSense adds robust risk-based vulnerability prioritization and remediation capabilities to Ivanti Neurons for Patch Intelligence SA..
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Is your team ready to Return to the Office? UK workers report they’ve lost the art of small talk and forgotten colleagues’ names
A third of UK workers admit they’ve forgotten the password to their computer, office entrance or locker One in five workers have forgo..
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