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Business Technology 2 min read

The definitive business advent calendar: 19 December The $19bn failure

As we look to Christmas, sometimes there's no telling what's in store for us when it comes to gifts. Indeed, life itself always has a few surprises up its sleeve for us, so imagine the surprise a pair of entrepreneurs had when the company that rejected their job applications later bought their firm for $19bn...

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International Trade 3 min read

The definitive business advent calendar: 18 December Bite into this 95.4bn sector

Father Christmas will have visited by this time next week and as we draw closer to the 25 December, our countdown continues to now reveal just how successful one sector is with tasty turnover of £95.4bn.

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Business Technology 5 min read

The B2B leader pushing boundaries by sharing ideas and harvesting feedback

As the adoption of card payments continues to grow, NetPay has been there to support the transition. And with the company named 2015's business-to-business champion, MD Carl Churchill spoke with Real Business about how facing firms is done with innovation, ideas and feedback.

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Business Technology 3 min read

The 10 big brands leading the charge on social media – and even they’re not perfect

The ten big brands that are leading the way for social media marketing have been revealed by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK, however, the report has found that there's still room for improvement – that's your time to shine, SME leaders.

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Business Technology 4 min read

The 10 most engaging 2015 Christmas adverts from British retailers

The ten most engaging Christmas ads from the country's high street retailers have been revealed by emotion measurement platform Realeyes, which found that Brits have fallen out of love with disconnected John Lewis – despite the hype.

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Interviews 3 min read

Love Home Swap begins acquisition agenda with buyout of Dutch rival HomeForExchange

Love Home Swap CEO Debbie Wosskow, who is also the chair of SEUK, has shown off her sharing economy savvy to acquire Holland-based rival HomeForExchange.

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Business Technology 3 min read

The definitive business advent calendar: 12 December How soon would you quit a new job

As our Christmas countdown continues, we've got a surprise about someone from a very well-known, fruity firm, who left the company's core before it had grown to its full potential...

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Any other business 7 min read

How Gousto will challenge Tesco and make fresh food delivery fashionable with 9m pot

Gousto, the fresh ingredient delivery service named in our Everline Future 50 2014, has secured a £9m investment from a new arm of the Business Growth Fund. Real Business caught up with CEO Timo Schmidt about the pot, how the business will apply pressure to Tesco and why he believes the sector can be as commonplace as buying clothes online.

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Business Technology 6 min read

30 Digital Champions: The growing coffee shop chain set in police boxes and a barge

As we continue our search for the nation's digital champions, we've discovered The Counter – a savvy small coffee chain that's tripled the size of its business in just 15 months through innovative thinking that includes setting up in police boxes.

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Business Technology 3 min read

The 11 UK cities where your business risks losses by snubbing cashless consumers

Small UK retailers are running the risk of Christmas sales crumbling this festive season by ignoring card payment trends, says EE, which has listed the 11 cities across the country where consumers have the highest dependency on cards – and London isn't the leader.