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A hybrid future for small businesses

A hybrid future for small businesses

By: Phil Perry, Head of UK & Ireland at Zoom With the pressures of the pandemic, small businesses sought new ways to stay connecte..

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a “call to get jabs in arms” on Wednesday as Britain ..

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

By Ludwig Burger and Emma Thomasson FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Financial markets fell sharply on Tuesday after the head of..

Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’

Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’

For some, being promoted can actually lead to ‘managerial blues’, finds new research from NEOMA Business School. The research was con..

APSCo’s Ann Swain Recognised in SIA List of Top Recruitment Professionals

APSCo’s Ann Swain Recognised in SIA List of Top Recruitment Professionals

Ann Swain, Founder and Global CEO of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), has once again been recognised as one..

Bristol experiences significant surge in hiring activity as vacancies continue to rise

Bristol experiences significant surge in hiring activity as vacancies continue to rise

Firms in Bristol have published over 100,000 new jobs in 2021, more than twice the total recorded in 2020. That’s according to new res..

New AxialHealth Vpass to democratise Covid testing across the world

New AxialHealth Vpass to democratise Covid testing across the world

AxialHealth launches Vpass, an app to track and trace for Covid test Available for personal use and for businesses looking to ensure ..

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Software consultancy Scott Logic announces three senior hires ahead of next growth phase

Software consultancy Scott Logic announces three senior hires ahead of next growth phase

New leadership team members form part of a wider strategic restructuring to allow greater focus on achieving business goals 25 November 2021 – Softwa..

IT jobs spikes, but applicants vanish as skills shortage grips the sector

IT jobs spikes, but applicants vanish as skills shortage grips the sector

The UK’s tech skills gap is continuing to grow, with the number of candidates in IT dropping. That’s according to the latest real-time..

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down – source

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down – source

By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey will step down from his role and a successor has been l..

Having popcorn makes you enjoy the film less, new research reveals

Having popcorn makes you enjoy the film less, new research reveals

The presence of food during an enjoyable activity makes you enjoy it less according to new research from Rotterdam School of Managemen..

MORE THAN 2 IN 5 BRITS MISSED A DELIVERY TO HOME OR WORK WITHIN THE LAST YEAR

MORE THAN 2 IN 5 BRITS MISSED A DELIVERY TO HOME OR WORK WITHIN THE LAST YEAR

Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical cha..

A glimpse into 2022: How can contact centres plan ahead?

A glimpse into 2022: How can contact centres plan ahead?

The year 2021 was one of adjustment. New challenges emerged and contact centres learned many lessons. Dave Hoekstra at Calabrio reflec..

The Music Moves Europe Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed

The Music Moves Europe Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed

The European music prize for emerging artists representing the sound of today and tomorrow The nominees of the Music Moves Europe Awa..

HULT Private Capital Welcomes UK Infrastructure Bank Plans

HULT Private Capital Welcomes UK Infrastructure Bank Plans

HULT Private Capital Welcomes UK Infrastructure Bank Plans The UK government unveiled plans for its national infrastructure bank earli..

HULT Private Capital Happy With UK Government Target Of 300,000 New Homes, As London’s Demand Doubles

HULT Private Capital Happy With UK Government Target Of 300,000 New Homes, As London’s Demand Doubles

HULT Private Capital, a London Based Private Equity, and Real Estate fund, is welcoming a new report by the Cambridge University Centr..

AMS partners with Plant-for-the-Planet to bring back a trillion trees

AMS partners with Plant-for-the-Planet to bring back a trillion trees

As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) comes to a close, global total workforce solutions provider, AMS (formerl..

OPPORTUNI Tackle Corruption in Public Procurement

OPPORTUNI Tackle Corruption in Public Procurement

Teesside, November 26, 2021 – To tackle corruption in public procurement, OPPORTUNI have acquired Bidstats, the world’s no.1 trusted p..

Atradius: Black Friday seeks to lure shoppers back to the high street

Atradius: Black Friday seeks to lure shoppers back to the high street

Retailers are using Black Friday as a tactic to lure shoppers back to the high street before Christmas, sector experts at trade credit..

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

(Adds dropped word in paragraph 4) By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain looks to be on track for record sales over the Blac..

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

By Anisha Sircar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares ended a four-day losing streak on Wednesday with shares of Telecom It..

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Charles will formally open a new 1 billion pound ($1.3 billion) AstraZeneca resea..

Forming the First Green Team in UK Renewable Energy

Forming the First Green Team in UK Renewable Energy

The Little Green Energy Company (TLGEC) is excited to be pioneering the UK’s first collaboration between charge point management softw..

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed wi..

Why systems and processes will help take your business from start-up to scale-up

Why systems and processes will help take your business from start-up to scale-up

By: Rob Stone – Founder & Director, Instaloft Getting a new business off the ground is an intensive and time-consuming endea..

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Pigment accelerates growth to power the world’s next unicorns and become the most used business planning tool with $73M Series B

Pigment accelerates growth to power the world’s next unicorns and become the most used business planning tool with $73M Series B

The round was led by Silicon Valley’s Greenoaks with participation from all series A investors In 20 months, Pigment have landed clients such as Deli..

GFORCES CELEBRATES THREE YEARS OF NETDIRECTOR® AUTO-E ECOMMERCE PLATFORM SUCCESS

GFORCES CELEBRATES THREE YEARS OF NETDIRECTOR® AUTO-E ECOMMERCE PLATFORM SUCCESS

GForces marks three years of its innovative NetDirector® Auto-e software platform The platform supports 1,772 franchised dealers toda..

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

By Francois Murphy and Paul Carrel VIENNA/BERLIN (Reuters) -Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full..

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) – British home improvement retailer Kingfisher forecast full year profit towards the higher end of its previous..

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales rose by 0.8% last month, a bigger rise than expected, official data showed on Friday. A ..

The Data Centre Dilemma – Data Centre Power & Sustainability: A new report from Data Centre Pricing looks at the challenge of becoming carbon neutral

The Data Centre Dilemma – Data Centre Power & Sustainability: A new report from Data Centre Pricing looks at the challenge of becoming carbon neutral

Datacentrepricing (DCP), the providers of Data Centre research worldwide, has published a new report highlighting the implications of ..

Exclusive-U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

Exclusive-U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has asked some of the w..

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

By Jesse Winter ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia (Reuters) – The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts..

Soccer-Edouard and Ferland Mendy slam media mix-ups with accused Benjamin

Soccer-Edouard and Ferland Mendy slam media mix-ups with accused Benjamin

(Reuters) – Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy and Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy have complained about media outlets using their ..

European countries embrace HR and payroll outsourcing but UK playing catch up

European countries embrace HR and payroll outsourcing but UK playing catch up

Manchester, UK – HR and payroll outsourcing is on the rise across Europe according to research conducted by SD Worx, a leading Europea..

The importance of mental well-being when working from home

The importance of mental well-being when working from home

Kim Mooney, CBT therapist and personal coach at MYNDUP Many people have been required to work from home due to the widespread emergenc..

Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows

Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows

By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Conor Humphries ATHENRY, Ireland (Reuters) – Scientists are combing Ireland’s west coast for seawe..