Why Businesses Need to Embrace Diversity
Embracing diversity can bring a great deal of benefits to a company and even lay the foundations for greater success. When a business maintains a diverse work environment, it can bring its employees together to create a culture of inclusiveness, where each individual feel valued and respected for their differences. Welcoming employees with different backgrounds and experiences can help […]
Small Business Saturday UK – Applications open for Small Biz 100
Small Business Saturday UK are once again looking to spotlight 100 small businesses leading up to its campaign in boosting support for small businesses. Small Biz 100 will feature 100 businesses, one a day, in the 100 days leading to this year’s Small Business Saturday event on 3rd December. The annual event celebrates small business success and […]
Innovate UK: New Funding Programme To Fast-track UK Innovation
Innovate UK to invest up to £15 million in cutting-edge research and development projects in any technology area. The open competition targets a whole range of technology, engineering and industrial areas. Businesses of any size can apply and ideas can come from any area, including four sector areas of: – Manufacturing and materials; Emerging and enabling technologies; Health […]
Royal Mail launches new self-service marketing tool for small businesses
Royal Mail launches ‘MailshotMaker’ – An online tool for small businesses to design and send their own mailshots to customers. Small businesses will now be able to design and send mailshots, within three working days, from as little as 49p per mailing. The service aims to help UK companies develop and manage their own marketing in-house, as well […]
Lord Sugar appointed government’s enterprise tsar
Lord Sugar has been appointed enterprise tsar as part of government’s plan to get more young people interested in starting their own business or an apprenticeship. Announced by the Skills Minister Nick Boles, the Apprentice boss will aid the government’s effort in delivering three million apprenticeships in England by 2020. Sugar will tour around the UK […]
Dell – Entrepreneurial Growth Programme for Scottish scale-ups
Scottish entrepreneurs – Check out Dell’s Entrepreneurial Growth programme for Scottish scale-ups. The Entrepreneurial Support Programme is part of Dell initiatives available to small businesses, worldwide, to accelerate their market strategy to the next level. Scotland-based scales-ups and businesses are encouraged to apply. Winning entrepreneurs will receive Dell technology, state-of-the-art laptops and hardware, training and mentorship to boost scale-ups […]
Entrepreneurs – Learn These Steps To Be More Competitive
Competition is an important aspect for business growth – A winning mentality and a competitive nature is key to business success. Competition helps a business think more innovatively, which is necessary for the growth of a business. In addition to innovation, a competitive business is forced to provide better quality service and leads to more satisfied customers, […]
Two years of an average worker’s life is spent preparing for, and attending meetings
Britain’s office workers are spending around 25% of their working week preparing for, and attending meetings, according to new report commissioned by eShare. The survey of 1,005 office workers, undertaken by TLF Research, shows the average worker attending 3.7 meetings every week, with just over an hour spent preparing for each meeting and almost an hour and a half actually […]
New EU Data Rules – How It Affects Tech Businesses and Consumer Trust
The role of new EU data rules in building trust in the digital age. We live in an online and connected society. Digital enabled technologies and innovations such the Internet of Things, health apps, wearables and data analytics are poised to unleash a wave of new goods, services and opportunities. They promise new solutions to […]
PWC – Great Innovation Challenge 2016
Opportunity to reveal your innovative business at the Great Innovation Challenge 2016. PricewaterhouseCoopers UK, in partnership with the GREAT Britain campaign, are looking to showcase the best of British innovation at the International Festival for Business 2016. Entrepreneurs and firms, of all sizes, are invited to present their business’s creativity demonstrating British innovation – This can either be a new product or […]