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We need to talk about Brexit

We need to talk about Brexit

By Tal Orly, CEO and founder of Cogress Tal Orly The UK housing market has been bruised by both economic and political cha..

Why more companies are asking new employees to commence employment BEFORE Christmas.

Why more companies are asking new employees to commence employment BEFORE Christmas.

By Shaun Simmons, Managing Director, Cordant Technical Recruitment  There is a natural tendency at this time of year for companies to ..

Tech start-ups bid for over £25m at SETsquared’s Accelerating Growth showcase 

Tech start-ups bid for over £25m at SETsquared’s Accelerating Growth showcase 

High-growth tech entrepreneurs pitched for a share of more than £25m backing when they took part in SETsquared’s annual Accelerating G..

LzLabs teams up with SMA Solutions

LzLabs teams up with SMA Solutions

Collaboration enhances seamless legacy mainframe migration to open platforms and the Cloud LzLabs announced today that it is collabora..

Silicon Valley Analytics Firm FICO Achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status

Silicon Valley Analytics Firm FICO Achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status

Silicon Valley analytics software firm FICO announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Financial Services Competen..

A picture is worth 1,000 words – or 54% more leads according to Kyero.com

A picture is worth 1,000 words – or 54% more leads according to Kyero.com

Top notch presentation generates 54% more leads Use a professional photograph to capture a property’s unique charm Use images t..

Fractional property isn’t quite as safe as houses!

Fractional property isn’t quite as safe as houses!

‘Fractional’ property sales that are really timeshare sales are illegal (Spanish supreme court) Requiring clients to sign..

Is the risk worth the reward?

Is the risk worth the reward?

By Carl Ghinn, Managing Director of Fixmart Ltd Every business in every sector that tenders for work has to weigh up the potential ris..

M&A deals: what tech startups need to know

M&A deals: what tech startups need to know

By-lined to Christina Wojcik, vice president of legal services at Seal Software Christina Wojcik, vice president of legal services at ..

Maximising Profits in 2017: 5 Top Tips for Developers from Investorist

Maximising Profits in 2017: 5 Top Tips for Developers from Investorist

Assemble a list of motivated, product-specific selling agents Building networks is essential in hot buyer markets such as the UAE, C..

How to Handle Cyber Security during Mergers and Acquisitions

How to Handle Cyber Security during Mergers and Acquisitions

By: Jonathan Sander, VP of product strategy for Lieberman Software Commencing a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deal, is like buyin..

Host Analytics Fall16 Release Improves User Productivity and Support

Host Analytics Fall16 Release Improves User Productivity and Support

Host Analytics recently introduced the Fall16 release of its enterprise performance management offering. The newest release includes e..

Over a third of UK people think Thomas Whitmore from Independence Day will be joined by Donald Trump in Disney’s Hall of Presidents

Over a third of UK people think Thomas Whitmore from Independence Day will be joined by Donald Trump in Disney’s Hall of Presidents

With Donald Trump’s victory in the US election, he will be the first reality television star to be created for the Hall of Presidents ..

SETsquared company’s maths system adds up to pitch-perfect palace success

SETsquared company’s maths system adds up to pitch-perfect palace success

SETsquared start-up DoodleMaths, a successful numeracy learning system for children, showcased its unique tech business at a high-prof..

Tips for Moving Office: How to Use Packing Boxes Efficiently

Tips for Moving Office: How to Use Packing Boxes Efficiently

Thinking about moving office? Changing the location of your work place can be stressful for both employers and employees. If you are l..

Navigating the post-Brexit debt landscape: opportunities for corporate funding

Navigating the post-Brexit debt landscape: opportunities for corporate funding

The UK’s vote to leave the EU rocked the world’s financial system: stock markets plummeted, currencies tumbled and business confidence..

Apple hostshigh-tech start-ups from world’s number one university business incubator

Apple hostshigh-tech start-ups from world’s number one university business incubator

Apple has been helping leading university business incubator, SETsquared, to showcase some of the most promising upcoming tech start-u..

Using agility to resist economic instability and level the playing field

Using agility to resist economic instability and level the playing field

By Gavin Fell, General Manager Exact Cloud Solutions in the UK In the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis, there is no question that..

Green initiatives cut self-storage business Space Station’s energy costs by 75%

Green initiatives cut self-storage business Space Station’s energy costs by 75%

London ­based Space Station has successfully reduced its energy costs by 75% through a £550,000 investment in new green initiatives. ..

Small businesses and scams: What you need to know

Small businesses and scams: What you need to know

By Greg Thomas, Director at Mi Ventures Fraud affects 1 in 4 small businesses every year, and in 2015, fraud losses to SMEs were estim..

Should You Exhibit at a Business Event AGAIN?

Should You Exhibit at a Business Event AGAIN?

Unless you have previously experienced a wave of new business from exhibitions and trade shows, then deciding to take a booth yet agai..

The New Client-Adviser Experience in the Age of the Customer

The New Client-Adviser Experience in the Age of the Customer

By Gavin Mee, Senior Area Vice President for UK Enterprise at Salesforce If you think about the way we, as consumers, interact with br..

Lack of collaboration and skills shortage is limiting organisations’ ability to meet IFRS 9 requirements

Lack of collaboration and skills shortage is limiting organisations’ ability to meet IFRS 9 requirements

Lack of collaboration between teams working on IFRS 9 requirements and skills gap are cited as the biggest challenges to implementing..

Be the digital eyes and ears of your business – from anywhere in the world!

Be the digital eyes and ears of your business – from anywhere in the world!

By Raj Sond, General Manager at First Data Holidays; a chance to catch up with family and friends, visit new places and most of all to..

ID fraud is on the rise: can financial services do more to protect their customers?

ID fraud is on the rise: can financial services do more to protect their customers?

By Steve Parsons, vice president of international product development at Affinion A fraud incident takes place every 15 seconds in the..

British start up reveals the secret to solving the problem of identity fraud

British start up reveals the secret to solving the problem of identity fraud

The way organisations digitally identify their customers and users is broken, but a British start-up has revealed a way of tackling th..

Primayer case study: Relieving the pressure on water companies and opening global markets

Primayer case study: Relieving the pressure on water companies and opening global markets

Pressure Points In the UK more than 3.3 billion litres of water are lost through leaking pipes every day. That’s equivalent to 20 per ..

Why the Cloud is crucial for the CFO

Why the Cloud is crucial for the CFO

John Abel, Head of Technology and Cloud for UK, Ireland and Israel John Abel There has never been more pressure on the CFO to boost p..

Keeping an eye on company purse strings – where do businesses go wrong?

Keeping an eye on company purse strings – where do businesses go wrong?

Powwownow’s Finance Director, Andrew Johnson, takes a look at the areas where businesses are mistakenly ploughing funds in to and the ..

Service & The CFO: Why Context Is Worth 80 IQ Points

Service & The CFO: Why Context Is Worth 80 IQ Points

Rick Gustafson is Chief Financial Officer for field service management specialist, ServiceMax. How the ability to measure field servic..

Car sharing industry revs up with Wembley Park residents in the driving seat

Car sharing industry revs up with Wembley Park residents in the driving seat

Average car is parked 96.5% of the time (RAC) Europe boasts largest car share service per capita (World Economic Forum) Car sharing t..

Fear Of Failure Holding Back British Entrepreneurs, New Research Finds

Fear Of Failure Holding Back British Entrepreneurs, New Research Finds

New research from website building platform Weebly finds more than two thirds of British entrepreneurs think fear of failure prevents..

HCSS Education bolsters consultant team with education expertise

HCSS Education bolsters consultant team with education expertise

A leading education finance company has hired two new senior consultants to provide valuable expertise as it continues to expand its o..

Financial advice for starting your own business

Financial advice for starting your own business

Andrew Dark is the owner and co-founder of Custom Planet, a company that produces customised clothing and promotional products for bus..

Incentive FM wins contract with global insurance services company

Incentive FM wins contract with global insurance services company

Incentive FM, the UK’s leading independent facilities company, has been awarded a 12 month rolling contract to provide total facilitie..

Why compliance is the opposite of engagement

Why compliance is the opposite of engagement

By Chris Barrington, managing director at employee communications agency, blue goose – www.bluegoose.co.uk Chris Barrington The..

 1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms

 1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms

20% of workers believe there is a gender divide when it comes to uniforms in the workplace 45 to 55 year olds felt the most affected ..