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Telecoms mega-mergers: innovative or stifling?

Telecoms mega-mergers: innovative or stifling?

By Sara Rasmussen, COO of Telness Tech Mergers aren’t new – yet, in recent months telecoms mega-mergers have been hitting the he..

Recruitment in a Candidate Tight Market 

Recruitment in a Candidate Tight Market 

    By Tray Durrant, Executive Director of London-based, Executive Support Recruiter Bain and Gray, outlines the latest market ..

Why employers rocked by the Great Resignation must keep working mothers on board 

Why employers rocked by the Great Resignation must keep working mothers on board 

    By Helen Tinnelly, founder of the training and development company Propelelo   Covid-19 has changed th..

Is it time for SMEs to go fully cashless?

Is it time for SMEs to go fully cashless?

  By Simon England, Managing Director, Equals Money   As a result of the pandemic, the prospect of a cashless society seems more ..

Giving women the power to make money and take control of their destiny

Giving women the power to make money and take control of their destiny

  By Philippa White, Founder & CEO of The International Exchange (TIE), a comfort zone disruptor.  Passionate about growth an..

Having a Will is always Important but Why is it so Much More Important When a Child is Vulnerable or has a Disability? 

Having a Will is always Important but Why is it so Much More Important When a Child is Vulnerable or has a Disability? 

By Christine Thornley, Head of Tax, Trusts and Estates at Irwin Mitchell    Making a Will often gets put on the ‘to do’ list and,..

Guidance for transfer of nil-rate Inheritance Tax allowance 

Guidance for transfer of nil-rate Inheritance Tax allowance 

      By Laura Colville, Senior Associate at Irwin Mitchell    It has been a long-established position that couple..

How financial planning starts with a new approach to budgeting and forecasting

How financial planning starts with a new approach to budgeting and forecasting

    By Mark Bodger, Director at ICit Business Intelligence   We live in extremely volatile times. But unpredictability has trad..

Overcoming challenges faced in business: from one woman to another

Overcoming challenges faced in business: from one woman to another

By Sarah Platt, Founder and Finance Partner at Firehaus   Even today, female founders and entrepreneurs have more hurdles to jump over..

EU split on Russia oil sanctions

EU split on Russia oil sanctions

By Sabine Siebold and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign ministers disagreed on Monday on w..

Home Prices Are Setting Records While Mortgage Rates Plunge – Is It Time To Refinance?

Home Prices Are Setting Records While Mortgage Rates Plunge – Is It Time To Refinance?

2022 was supposed to be the year that the property market returned to normal. After more than eighteen months of home prices rapidly r..

Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise

Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to publish its plan next week on how to boost domestic energy supplies to try..

Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

By Yesim Dikmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Six years ago Ukrainian singer Jamala conquered Europe with a song about Soviet leader Jose..

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-rising inflation in check but, wi..

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

By Anna Koper and Krisztina Than PRZEMYSL, Poland/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Th..

Forecast-based financing for SMEs

Forecast-based financing for SMEs

By Tomas Formanek, CEO and Founder of Inventoro   SMEs represent roughly 99% of all companies in the EU and employ a..

Female Founders Still Struggle to Get Funded: Time To Rip Up The Old Rulebook

Female Founders Still Struggle to Get Funded: Time To Rip Up The Old Rulebook

By Rulebooks, Sam White, founder of Freedom Services Recent reports have shown that women in business in the UK is on the rise. Almos..

The importance of women in tech

The importance of women in tech

    By Nabila Salem, company president, Revolent It’s almost surreal that in 2022, we still find ourselves in a position wh..

Building a Successful Enterprise App (and the pitfalls for getting it wrong)

Building a Successful Enterprise App (and the pitfalls for getting it wrong)

By Stefan Spendrup, Vice-President of Sales Northern and Western Europe at SOTI  First it was a fax machine, then a website, now an ap..

Top auction houses cancel Russian art sales in London

Top auction houses cancel Russian art sales in London

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams have cancelled sales of Russian a..

Tripling the Size of my Business in the Pandemic — The Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned

Tripling the Size of my Business in the Pandemic — The Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned

  By Jane Hunt, PR expert, public speaker, and co-founder of JBH – The Digital PR Agency Our journey to sp..

What it’s Like for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries

What it’s Like for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries

By Donna Rosa, Founder and Chief Entrepreneurship Officer, EFour Enterprises LLC If you think entrepreneurship is hard, t..

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce an additional $800 million in security a..

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a statu..

Should You Invest in NFTs, or Their Future Practical Uses in Tech?

Should You Invest in NFTs, or Their Future Practical Uses in Tech?

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) took the successful essence of blockchain, its immutable public ledger, and ran with it. The opportunities ..

Boosting gender equality in tech: the importance of mentorship to enhance diversity

Boosting gender equality in tech: the importance of mentorship to enhance diversity

By Robin Stimac, Chief Product Officer (CPO) of next gen document generation platform Templafy, With International Women’s Day having..

“How green are your investments?” – Why ESG data integration is key for financial services firms

“How green are your investments?” – Why ESG data integration is key for financial services firms

By Martijn Groot, VP Marketing and Strategy, Alveo Until recently, investing according to ESG criteria was the remit of specialist com..

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

By Anna Koper and Olimpiu Gheorghiu PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrain..

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

By Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets and Omer Berberoglu LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Three European prime ministers rode a train..

Gary McGaghey Explains How CFOs Can Strengthen Decision-Making Processes and Reimagine the Finance Model

Gary McGaghey Explains How CFOs Can Strengthen Decision-Making Processes and Reimagine the Finance Model

Two strategic moves for finance leaders to reap the results they need. Finance teams have reduced their costs by nearly 30% over the p..

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as a comb..

impact.com acquires Pressboard, providing publishers with a best-in-class platform for branded content as digital advertising is deprioritised

impact.com acquires Pressboard, providing publishers with a best-in-class platform for branded content as digital advertising is deprioritised

Acquisition equips publishers with robust tools that help address consumers’ changing attitudes towards traditional advertising, resul..

How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Lawyer?

How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Lawyer?

From navigating a divorce or facing criminal charges, to drawing up contracts and dealing with an injury, there are endless aspects of..

How Fortyhill Financial Solutions Recognised Mailock as an Industry Standard

How Fortyhill Financial Solutions Recognised Mailock as an Industry Standard

62% of financial services organisations predict a rise in email threats within the next year. With the pandemic driving services onlin..

Preventing poor ESG practices from costing you investors

Preventing poor ESG practices from costing you investors

By Leas Bachatene, CEO ethiXbase The 2020s have catalysed the momentum towards Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practice and e..

Looking for a Happier Career? Start by Identifying your Happiness Recipe

Looking for a Happier Career? Start by Identifying your Happiness Recipe

By Becky Morrison, Lawyer turned Happiness Coach and best-selling Author of The Happiness Recipe I did everything I though..

Solve a Problem You Know and Live

Solve a Problem You Know and Live

By Tim Davies, Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of DUELFUEL  The “dream” of setting up a successful business must surely have crossed mos..