How To Make Your Business Beach-Ready During The Summer Holidays
With school holidays underway and employees looking forward to a well-deserved break, businesses are faced with the challenge of negotiating their team’s summer breaks with the minimum amount of disruption. Claire Ward, HR expert and founder of HR subscription service for SMEs –The HR Hub – gives the following advice to business owners on managing […]
Legal Things To Consider When Planning To Sell Your Startup
There are different reasons why a business owner would feel the need to sell their company and move on – A new venture presents itself, loss of passion for what they started so decided to cash in or even wanting to retire early. For some, it comes down to money and the job role of being an entrepreneur, […]
Top Five Organisations Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship
For those thinking about starting a business as an alternative career path, we’ve put together a list of organisations in the UK helping young founders to start and grow their startup. These carefully selected organisations offer mentoring, funding and networking opportunities to help youth entrepreneurship flourish. Check out our pick of the top 5 organisations: 1. […]
The 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards shortlist announced
The 150 companies shortlisted for the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business awards programme has been announced. Now in its 15th year, the awards programme celebrates and rewards budding businesses in every level across all sectors. The list, released yesterday, is made up of 150 nominees drawn from 16 categories including – The Innovation Award; The Digital Business […]
Tech Tips For Setting Up Your Home Office
More of us than ever before are now choosing to work from home over a traditional 9-5 office job. The advantages are clear – you get to work in comfortable surroundings and enjoy a healthier work/life balance. But to do home working right you need to have the correct equipment and tools. So whether you’re […]
Top Tips On How To Become A Super Leader
Becoming a Super Leader requires a whole new set of skills and a new way of operating in order to guide other leaders and inspire them to deliver results through their teams. Jean Gamester, from Toastmasters International, has been training the organisation’s ‘Super Leaders to be’ for the past five years on how to lead […]
Twitter buys a London-based tech startup founded by two young graduates for $150m
Magic Pony Technology – which uses machine-learning to improve low quality images and video – has been bought by Twitter in a reported $150m deal only two years after launching. The London-based tech startup, launched in 2014, uses its software to boost low-quality video recordings via the use of patterns and textures. Rob Bishop and Zehan Wang, […]
Walt Disney announces the chosen nine tech startups for its 2016 Disney Accelerator
The Walt Disney Company has announced the tech startups chosen for its 2016 Disney Accelerator – a program helping entrepreneurs gain entry into the media and entertainment industry. Disney Accelerator is a three-month program, launched in 2014, to connect startups globally with Disney’s community hub – aims to help them develop their products and consumer experiences. Opened to […]
Identifying Your Business’s Exposure To Brexit
The uncertainty regarding Brexit continues and I have been pretty much glued to the news, watching each twist and turn of the aftermath. Being in Scotland, there is the added dimension of Scotland’s place in Europe and Nicola Sturgeon’s overture to EU leaders to try and ensure that Scotland remains within the EU. As I have […]
Growing Trend For Green Living With 9 Out Of 10 Millennials
One major global market trend that has risen to prevalence in the last few years is the changing attitude consumers have towards the environment and sustainable living. In fact, in the 2015 survey by Cone Communications it was discovered that 9 out of 10 millennials would switch brands to one associated with social or environmental […]