The financial services industry and public sector are aligned in their concerns about data and system security, with both citing a fear of harmful cyber threats emerging in 2018, according to a new study from Invotra. The research, conducted among 504 senior IT managers working across public sector and financial organisations, found that 79% of […]
With GDPR at the gates (May 2018) Lawyer monthly hears from Andrea Tricoli at Expressly on the opportunities available for monetising on the regulation, as opposed to letting it damage your business. We live in the Age of Disruption, so it never ceases to amaze me when marketers, of all people, have a knee-jerk reaction […]
The self-assessment deadline is fast-approaching: your tax return needs to be filed and tax paid by midnight on 31st January. However, if you haven’t completed a return before, you want to pay by credit card, or you haven’t kept perfect records, you’ll need to get started now. Sarah Coles, personal finance analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Some […]
Nigel Greenaway is one of the two founders of Greenaway Scott - a multi-disciplinary professional services Group, based around the law firm Greenaway Scott, which was approved as an Alternative Business Structure by the Solicitors Regulation Authority early in 2017. Established in January 2013, Greenaway Scott law firm specialises in mergers and acquisitions, equity fund-raising, […]
As anyone who is in the industry will tell you, when it comes to online trading, it is always a battle between two groups of people, the bulls and the bears. Bitcoin is no different, but both groups are so vocal in their opinions on whether it’s a bubble waiting to bust or an asset […]
Agave Partners is a cross-border investment bank specializing in the access to the Chinese market for innovative product companies in such domains as Semiconductors, Telecommunications, Data Centres, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Automotive and Avionics. With offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Chicago, Agave Partners represent US and European companies interested in developing strategic partnerships in China […]
Brett Hickey is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Star Mountain Capital LLC, a specialized asset management firm focused on investing in the largest segment of the US economy - private and established small and medium-sized businesses. Star Mountain is a thought leader which has created a niche for itself as a leading investment […]
Britain’s retailers look set to emerge, counter-intuitively, as the most exposed to lease commitments, according to analysis by Aptitude Software. Aptitude Software estimates that 90% of UK High Street retailers will struggle to comply with the impending new lease accounting standards (IFRS 16) which come into effect in January 2019. This is in part due […]
Valicom is a leader in telecom, technology and wireless management services for mid-marketand enterprise organizations. Founded in 1991, the company offers a full suite of technology expense and inventory management services, delivering visibility and control over voice, wireless and data environments. This month, CEO Today speaks with the company’s President and COO Jeff Poirior, […]
Cadence Capital Management is a boutique-style investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Mike Skillman, who joined Cadence in 1994, now serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on their investment team. Here, he tells CEO Today about the history of the company, its business strategy and overcoming the inevitable hurdles involved in delivering […]
By Cici Wang, Co-founder of VisionMe How to attract investment from China, and then make sure it stays, is a pressing ambition for many UK companies, but often goes unrealised through avoidable errors in presentation and preparation. My experience from running a company helping firms link between the two business cultures is that golden […]
Many small and medium-sized businesses in the UK operate on tight margins and have to manage every cost closely to ensure they remain in profit. For import/export companies, the greater the difference between an FX transaction and the spot inter-bank exchange rate, the more excess they are paying. A higher excess means lower profits. Below […]
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