The high street is dead – long live online shopping!
Online retailing took highest share of retail spend on record in last quarter (BRC-KPMG) £1 in every £4 of non-food spending now cons..
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Uncertainty ‘Driving Job Security And Financial Security Worries’
Rising uncertainty is driving worries about job and financial security and damaging employees’ performance at work, research for MetLi..
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Thames Water Reduces Bad Debt 11% in a Year with FICO System
UK’s largest water services provider wins FICO Decisions Award for Debt Management Highlights: Thames Water reduced bad debt fr..
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Over three-quarters of new UK payment firms have passported services
Over 75% of new payment firms authorised in the UK since 2009 have used the EU passporting regime to export their services across the ..
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Trump’s travel ban: Investors seek opportunities in spooked markets
By Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group President Trump’s Muslim travel ban has spooked markets, but savvy investors won’t lo..
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The best and brightest cities of 2017 – who’s ready for Brexit?
Trade and investment top the priority list (Properties of the World) North/South divide showing strongly for goods and services (Cent..
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China: Rebalancing continues but near term headwinds
By Jade Fu, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management Questions persist around the validity of official data releases and ..
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Folio Caters To The Rental Rise At Coral Court
By 2025, the number of people in the Private Rental Sector is set to rise by 1.8 million according to RICS[1], as homeownership levels..
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Praxity Global Alliance reports record combined global revenues of its participant firms
Growth underlines Praxity’s leading position in the accounting sector. FY16 global revenues up nearly 8% to US$4.75 billion Sharp gro..
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Top Tips on Finalising an Export Deal
Alex Dalton, Managing Director of woodworking machinery specialists Daltons Wadkin, shares his top tips on finalising an export deal. ..
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Vision required for Mobility in Europe
By Nassar Hussain, Managing Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa at SOTI Employees are demanding a different experience and requ..
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Are you clued up on the FTSE 100?
95% of Brits have heard of the five biggest British companies One in five think Tesco is Britain’s biggest company Brits find identif..
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How upcoming entrepreneur workshops could ‘transform’ your life
Many people have started businesses but very few actually get to build them into big successful companies. There are many pitfalls, wi..
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Market Outlook for 2017
By David Absolon, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management The year has started on a positive note, which has not just ..
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Record Volumes Ensure Successful Year ForiForce
iForce, the fastest growing supply chain business in the UK, has enjoyed its most successful year to date after processing a record nu..
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Huddersfield – A ‘Fresher’ Investment for 2017
Healthy development pipeline and strong demand from domestic and international students to be defining factors for PBSA success in 20..
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The hidden dragon – What do Chinese New Year and Golden Week mean for financial markets?
Commodity and stock market volatility expected in the run up to Golden Week (easyMarkets) Shipping industry and oil prices to be impa..
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Small Business Owners Are Highly Optimistic About 2017
More Than Half Planning to Hire, Seek Capital and Drive Growth Majorities Looking Ahead Favorably at New Political Landscape and the J..
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Synechron continues to shine with expected record revenue growth of 28% amounting to $405m in the financial year 2016-17
• Digital, business consulting and technology services provider sets revenue target of $500m in next 12 months and $1bn by 2020 • Cele..
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Smart365 to unite advisers and technology for better financial decisions
Smartr365, a new technology platform designed to enable financial advisers to serve their clients quicker and more efficiently than ev..
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Xactly Introduces Commission Expense Forecasting Solution for Finance
Visibility into Compensation Spending Lets Finance Leaders Improve Forecasting Accuracy Xactly (NYSE: XTLY), a leading provider of clo..
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Liverpool’s New Chinatown perfectly positioned for property investment this Chinese New Year
Just 3% of potential tapped from Chinese property investors (CBRE) New Chinatown tipped to be particularly attractive to Chinese buye..
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Ultimate growth for SME finance company
Four new recruits to leadership team as the business sets its sights on a strong 2017 Ultimate Finance Group, a leading independent pr..
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Cordant Projects to develop Eleven Moxy Hotels across UK
Cordant Projects, part of the Cordant Group, has secured a significant contract to play a key role in the development of eleven stylis..
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2017 CFO Outlook: Top Priorities as New Year Gets Underway
By John O’Rourke, Vice President, Host Analytics What’s on the mind of CFOs as 2017 gets underway? Just as you’re curious, we were to..
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Accountants risk missing post-Brexit opportunities
UK accountants are at risk of their pro-Europe stance hindering business growth, as just 13 per cent state leaving the EU will result ..
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Protect your organisation from fraud
Although it’s impossible to achieve 100% protection from financial fraud, Will Jordan from PS Financials, explains how the following m..
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Two-thirds of consumers would prefer to deal with a single provider for insurance products
Insurance services represent an opportunity for banks to improve customer experience and increase customer loyalty Consumers have an ..
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Local government business support getting worse, report shows, as 70% of UK firms say it’s not good enough
Number of firms unhappy with current support up 10% in a year Political concerns now the biggest issue for 30% of businesses – ..
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Why the New Year is the best time to start your dream tech business
The New Year is one of the best times to take the plunge and start your own business and never has there been more support to ensure y..
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The CFO of the future: smarter systems, better decisions
Mark Nittler, VP enterprise strategy at Workday, looks at the evolving role of the CFO and the future impact of digitisation When it c..
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Overcoming obstacles: 4common challenges for new SMEs
Business success is never smooth sailing and as the owner of a new, small or medium sized enterprise (SME), you will inevitably find y..
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The Night Before Year-End
By: John O’Rourke, Vice President, Host Analytics ‘Twas the night before year-end, when all through the company The accountants..
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‘Video Marketing: Why you Cannot Argue with the Statistics’
If the goal of your marketing efforts is to grab the attention of your audience, and create a long lasting impression, then you really..
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Automotive businesses will fall behind development without agile approach
Black Pepper is today warning automotive businesses there is a serious risk of falling behind in the autonomous technology race if the..
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This lady is running a family business with her father and brother. Here’s what she has learnt this year
By Claire Spillane, Finance Director, Westermans International This year, a special merit Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to ..
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Office upgrade: 4signs you are ready to move offices
There comes a time for every business owner when they are faced with the decision to move office. Executing an office move requires a ..
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