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Here are some of the top tips for spotting counterfeit currency:

Here are some of the top tips for spotting counterfeit currency:

British Pound Every note in the UK varies in size – with each note getting slightly larger as the increase in value. So if you’v..

VHS tapes selling for 46,000% higher than original price

VHS tapes selling for 46,000% higher than original price

VHS tapes, McDonald’s Happy Meal toys and Lego sets are just a few of the often forgotten items that could be a gold mine, according t..

How To Bring Business And Charities Together Through Events

How To Bring Business And Charities Together Through Events

Whether you work for a charity, agency, start-up or multinational, the impact of a well-executed event can be huge. If the room is rig..

A guide to finding office space for your startup

A guide to finding office space for your startup

Peter Ames is Head of Strategy at OfficeGenie.co.uk, a desk and office rental portal. There’s nothing like moving your business into i..

VAT after Brexit

VAT after Brexit

Nicholas Hallam chief executive of VAT consultancy Accordance considers VAT after Brexit Recently, David Cameron came under intense po..

The PCI DSS comes of age with v3.2

The PCI DSS comes of age with v3.2

By Gavin Buckton, senior security consultant at Nettitude If your organisation doesn’t store, process, or transmit payment card infor..

HERMES BOLSTERS SME SERVICE WITH SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT

HERMES BOLSTERS SME SERVICE WITH SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT

Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, is investing a six-figure sum to support the phenomenal growth of its Business Accounts. The..

Mapping the Price of a Pint

Mapping the Price of a Pint

“Location is of great importance for any trade, but in the pub industry this is perhaps most visible on the price of the pint. Accordi..

Generation Debt In The UK

Generation Debt In The UK

What we earn – and the way in which we earn it – is changing. Fast. Research from finance experts Wizzcash explores how ea..

New tool allows you to explore the entire British coastline from your sofa

New tool allows you to explore the entire British coastline from your sofa

2000 Horizons from Park Resorts gives Brits the chance to explore the entire length of our coastline from your sofa for the very first..

Terraced streets most neighbourly places to live

Terraced streets most neighbourly places to live

Traditional terraced streets are the most neighbourly places to live in Britain, new research from Anglian Home Improvements shows. Th..

Analyse your career with SWOT

Analyse your career with SWOT

Christy Traore is Dean of the Faculty of Business and Management at GSM London. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats – fou..

Communicating with the customer is the future of mobile banking

Communicating with the customer is the future of mobile banking

JF Sullivan, VP and CMO, Xura JF Sullivan Early April saw the launch of Atom Bank, the first truly mobile-only bank, heralding the da..

Insuring themselves for the future

Insuring themselves for the future

By John Lunn, Partner and Financial Services Lead, Moorhouse New technologies are forcing businesses to change and adapt at a rate not..

Take A Look At These Simple Brain-Training Tips

Take A Look At These Simple Brain-Training Tips

Did you know that a quick game of online bingo could give your noggin a boost? Or that a run around the local park could sharpen your ..

Island tourism takes off as easyJet reveal Palma de Mallorca as their first ever seasonal base 

Island tourism takes off as easyJet reveal Palma de Mallorca as their first ever seasonal base 

International tourists to the Balearics in March increase by 39.3% when compared with 2015 (National Statistics Institute) easyJet an..

If the nation backs FinTech, we need to address a few things

If the nation backs FinTech, we need to address a few things

Rich Wagner, CEO and founder of APS Rich Wagner Global investment in FinTech ventures in the first quarter of 2016 reached $5.3 bill..

Finance is the next big sector to be Uber’ed

Finance is the next big sector to be Uber’ed

By Ed Cox, Managing Director, Forward Media Internet entrepreneur Marc Andreeson famously said that ‘Software is eating the worl..

OKA Decluttering IG Introduction

OKA Decluttering IG Introduction

If you do the majority of your work at a desk, you’ll know – all too well – the productivity pitfalls of a cluttered works..

In planning for today, don’t lose sight of tomorrow – avoiding short-termism

In planning for today, don’t lose sight of tomorrow – avoiding short-termism

Esa Tihila, CEO of Basware  Traditionally, companies have had a long-term view with five-year and three-year business plans. Accountin..

Top 5 Trading Tips For Beginners’

Top 5 Trading Tips For Beginners’

GetStocks is an app which is making it easier than ever for consumers to jump into the complicated world of stocks and shares, opening..

Big data suggests Leicester’s football success could usher in economic boom

Big data suggests Leicester’s football success could usher in economic boom

In the wake of Leicester City’s Premier League title win, analysis from past sporting achievements around the UK suggest the city’s ec..

Young Leaders Forum, debating what successful leadership looks like in the digital age

Young Leaders Forum, debating what successful leadership looks like in the digital age

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Young Leaders Forum: Jamal Edwards on the past, present and future

Young Leaders Forum: Jamal Edwards on the past, present and future

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Young Leaders Forum: Paul Forkan’s Top 5 Tips

Young Leaders Forum: Paul Forkan’s Top 5 Tips

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Young Leaders Forum: Paul Forkan’s leadership thoughts

Young Leaders Forum: Paul Forkan’s leadership thoughts

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Young Leaders Forum: Top 5 Tips from Jamal Edwards MBE

Young Leaders Forum: Top 5 Tips from Jamal Edwards MBE

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Young Leaders Forum: Niamh Corbett shares her top 5 tips

Young Leaders Forum: Niamh Corbett shares her top 5 tips

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Young Leaders Forum: Niamh Corbett Q&A

Young Leaders Forum: Niamh Corbett Q&A

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Are legacy IT systems holding the construction industry back?

Are legacy IT systems holding the construction industry back?

How consolidating operational and financial processes reduces complexity and gives a strategic advantage By Nick Nesbitt is Consulting..

Tips and advice for start ups

Tips and advice for start ups

Greg Thomas and Peter Cabon, directors at Mi Ventures, discuss why Research and Development is important to start-ups, why they might ..

The Leaders’ Dilemma: The devil or the deep blue sea

The Leaders’ Dilemma: The devil or the deep blue sea

By Craig Malloy, CEO, Lifesize In order to stay afloat, I had to sink our ship. It was a daunting decision, but as the “Captain” it wa..

IoT for the Financial Sector

IoT for the Financial Sector

By Darren Watkins, Managing Director at VIRTUS Having been one of the most discussed technology trends of 2015, the Internet of Things..

Seven out of ten UK adults aged 25-44 never seek advice on dealing with debts despite depending on the bank of mum and dad

Seven out of ten UK adults aged 25-44 never seek advice on dealing with debts despite depending on the bank of mum and dad

Over half (54%) of UK adults aged 25-44 depend on borrowing money from their parents, according to a new study from 118 118 Money. The..

Revolutionising Customer Service: Three sectors that are leading the way…

Revolutionising Customer Service: Three sectors that are leading the way…

Many people consider the phrase “this is the way we’ve always done it” to be one of the most damaging, and it isn’t hard to see why. B..

The secret to academic success? Colouring in! Oxford and Cambridge residents top the list of crayon wielding adults

The secret to academic success? Colouring in! Oxford and Cambridge residents top the list of crayon wielding adults

New research from online bookseller, Book People, has identified the UK’s biggest colouring in hot spots – and it looks like it’..

Revenues jump 10 per cent at icelolly.com

Revenues jump 10 per cent at icelolly.com

A focus on putting the customer at the heart of its business and driving marketing initiatives has seen revenues jump 10 per cent at h..