Top Fifty Most Inspirational Women In European Tech Revealed
Inspiring Fifty has revealed its top fifty most inspirational women in European technology for 2016. The highlighted top fifty female leaders were chosen from across the sector – including influencers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, academics and policy makers. Inspiring Fifty is a not-for-profit organisation, identifying and showcasing women in leadership positions within the technology sector. This year’s […]
Dealing with PR disaster – Bad Publicity is Never Welcome
Bad publicity is never welcome and the way companies respond to it could be the making or breaking of the business. Believing that a company is immune from bad publicity is a sure-fire way of being completely unprepared when it inevitably strikes in some form or another. If there is a clear plan in place […]
#Happy International Women’s Day – #IWD2016
Happy International Women’s Day – Celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. In support of the International Women’s Day 2016, we are joining the rest of the world in celebrating the achievements of women and highlighting their support: Gerry So – Director at […]
Top 5 Tips For Great Business Networking – PrintUK
Top 5 tips for great business networking – PrintUK Everybody knows that networking is a vital part of the modern business world. They say that who you know is often more important than what you know. Networking is the subtle art of growing that list of people you can say you know, and, just as importantly, […]
Government plans to make the tax system easy to use for small companies
Government has today published plans to make the tax system easy to use for small businesses. The Office for Tax Simplification believes the current tax system is unequal and vows to overhaul it to make it work better for smaller businesses. The turnaround is backed by a recent online survey showing micro-businesses, with less than 10 employees, […]
Millennials – Share your thoughts about the upcoming EU Referendum
Millennials -Share your thoughts with us about the upcoming EU Referendum on 23rd June. We would like to know what you all think about David Cameron’s EU deal. We carried out a Twitter poll recently to get an idea of how the millennial generation might vote regarding Brexit – The result shows that 67% would […]
Intellectual Property Protection – Watch animated short video
So many creative inventions popping up ever so often and mostly ending up on a lot of crowdfunding platforms – But how do you protect your idea once it goes live. Getting the right type of intellectual property protection helps you stop others from stealing or even copying your invention, designs or what you produce. […]
Finalists announced for the first Northern Power Women Awards
The finalists of the first Northern Power Women Awards 2016 have been announced. Winners of the new awards programme, celebrating both men and women supporting gender diversity, will be revealed on 3rd March at Manchester Hilton Hotel, Deansgate. Shortlisted candidates are chosen from different business sectors, including an eco-friendly cleaning company and young tech entrepreneurs saving student’s money. The awards […]
Startups: How To Spend The Seed Money You Get On An Incubator
Rishi Chowdhury of IncuBus Ventures offers advice on how startups can spend the seed money they get from an incubator programme. There tend to be a few models for incubators – No fee, no funding (usually government-backed in some way), Service fee with zero funding but 0% equity taken (best if you’re looking to raise serious […]
Kofi Annan Foundation and One Young World: Countering Violent Extremism
The Kofi Annan Foundation and One Young World are searching for 10 young leaders who have taken action countering violent extremism. Jointly powered by the Kofi Annan Foundation, the European Commission and One Young World, the initiative aims to empower young people to prevent and counter extremism through peer-to-peer engagement and learning. The programme will give 10 young people the opportunity to raise awareness […]