Business

The Future of the PR Industry

May 31, 2018

Beth Trier, CEO of Trier and Company, discusses starting her company and the future of the PR industry. You began your career as a journalist. What made you move to the PR industry? I began my career as Fashion Editor with the San Francisco Chronicle in the early 80s. The retail scene in San […]

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Could a 10,000 Grant Help Young People Start Their Own Business?

May 23, 2018

A British think tank believes that a £10,000 payment to people at the age of 25 could help young people expand their careers and start their own businesses. The Resolution Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for those in low to medium income families. The organization feels that amendments to the tax […]

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Elon Musk: The Art of Successfully Failing

May 21, 2018

Elon Musk is a 21st century creative visionary and one of the most successful entrepreneurs on the planet. Having founded two of the world’s most talked about and innovative companies in the world, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and ranked the 25th most powerful man in the world this year by Forbes, it’s hard to think […]

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Businesses Get the Go Ahead to Proceed on EMI Schemes

May 21, 2018

Businesses can continue to grant share options through the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme, safe in the knowledge that current tax advantages still apply, according to share incentives specialists at accountancy firm, Menzies LLP. The European Commission confirmed earlier this week (15 May 2018) that the EU State Aid approval, which is required to operate […]

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Are You GDPR Ready? CEO Today Asks the Readers

May 17, 2018

With less than 10 days until the official implementation of the General Data Protection regulation (GDPR) CEO Today has set out to hear from its readers on how prepared they are, what’s left to do and what the overall mood is ahead of the May 25th. What have you done to prepare? Rowena Perrott, general […]

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Here’s Why GDPR Is Actually a Good Thing for Your Business

May 16, 2018

“We’ve made mistakes”, isn’t the type of statement a customer wants to hear from their data controller, particularly when their personal data has been breached. However, over the years the increased number of cyber threats and breaches have made these common statements. Here Christopher Scott, programme director at The Bunker, discusses why GDPR could actually […]

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How Are Half of Small Businesses Operating in the Red?

May 15, 2018

New analysis from data selected from 250,000 SMEs has found that on average fewer than half of UK small businesses (49.9%) were operating in positive cash flow in 2017. The indicator showed that over the past year, 30-day invoices were on average paid after 40 days nationwide, but the UK’s biggest businesses (FTSE 350) delayed payment […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Top 5 Tips on How to Be an Approachable Manager

May 14, 2018

There’s a good reason why in 2016/17, there were over half a million (526,000) cases of work related stress, depression or anxiety, and It accounted for 40% of all work-related ill health. It’s an issue that cannot be overlooked, with mental health-related presenteeism costing employers up to three times the cost of mental health-related absence. […]

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How to Improve Your Campaign with Direct Mail

May 10, 2018

In the digital age, MPs have moved onto the likes of Twitter and Facebook. However, you cannot ignore the power of delivering your message to the door of your constituents. Direct mail is experiencing a recent boom, with Google and even Facebook turning to the advertising method in 2018. While social media and email marketing […]

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96% of Millennials Rule Out Building Investment Portfolio

May 9, 2018

New research by mobile investing app Dabbl has revealed a surprising lack of investment activity amongst millennials in the UK – threatening the future of innovative British business. A huge 96% of people aged 25-34 are failing to back businesses, citing the fact the process is too complicated (72%), and something reserved only for the financial elite (62%) […]

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Will Agility & Flexibility Give You an Advantage in 2018?

May 4, 2018

UK SMEs plan to achieve high growth targets this year and are intent on leveraging what they see as unique advantage of agility and flexibility to help them adapt to changing customer demands, according to the latest research from American Express. In a global study of senior executives of 3,000 SMEs, American Express and Oxford […]

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What Can $6,500 Per Minute Buy Elon Musk Instead?

May 3, 2018

The latest on Tesla’s most prominent rising star, Elon Musk, is that he and his company burn around $6,500 per minute on average. The company risks being insolvent before the end of the year, and the way Tesla is funded and spends money is like no other. Elon Musk has managed to put it off […]

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