Businesses are planning to create jobs in every region of the UK this year as the recovery continues, but many are concerned that the nation's growing skills gap, which has the potential to leave many jobs unfilled, has become the number one workforce threat to the long-term health of the economy.
Arguably, Dragons' Den is all about pitching. Each pitch can take as long as necessary to seal a deal, or as quickly as possible for the Dragons to say “I'm out”. But wouldn't it help if you knew which dragon you had the most chances of impressing Merchant Money tried to answer that question by analysing the investment patterns of Dragons both past and present.
We've all heard of “China's love affair with Britain” and their increasing appetite for luxury goods. “A very important factor that makes Britain standout,” suggests professor Qing Wang of Warwick Business School, “is that it incorporates tradition and innovation seamlessly”. This was made evident when a party of delegates were taken around London ahead of UKTI's GREAT Festival of Creativity.
In possibly Europe's largest initial public offering (IPO) since 2011 and the second biggest in Spanish history, state-backed airport operator Aena will be making its debut on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
Growth in China's solar power industry is set to provide opportunities to UK businesses, mainly manufacturers, over the next five years.
"The excellence of our scientists and engineers has established the UK as a pioneer in the development of driverless vehicles through pilot projects,” Vince Cable said in 2014. Since then we've all been waiting with bated breath to hear what the automative industry will be up to next, when testing will proceed and what the government's plans truly are. And today the driverless car is not as far off as you may think.
In January 2014 there was a lot of optimism for the European business jet charter market. But by the end of the year this had gone. In its November figures, aviation data provider Wing-X showed that total European flights for the year-to-date were down by 0.6 per cent on 2013. CEO and founder of Victor Clive Jackson, however, is still enthusiastic.
From April, mothers will be allowed to share up to 50 weeks of their maternity leave and 37 weeks of their pay with their partners. However, analysis carried out by the TUC shows that two-fifths of working dads with a child under one would be ineligible, mainly because their partner is not in paid work.
Hackers, we know them well. In In 2010 the average web site was found to have over 230 serious vulnerabilities. In 2013, it was discovered that 30,000 websites were attacked each day and 2014 saw an onslaught of user credentials being stolen from popular sites such as eBay. This year has seen Coca-Cola tweeting chunks of Hitler's Mein Kampf.
The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all. However, the UK is still lagging behind. There have been numerous discussions about the potential for men to help achieve gender equality, but a First Women Summit debate asked what policies the next UK government should be prioritising in order to support women in business.
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