Advice

HR & Management 6 min read

Simple solutions for SMEs to survive summer business challenges

School’s almost out, the weather has cheered up and your employees can’t wait to get away from the office. Staff engagement is at its lowest during the summer, more than any other time of year, as staff look forward to their holidays or generally resent being stuck indoors while the sun is out – there are ways to manage this, however.

HR & Management 5 min read

How reinventing spaghetti changed the way the food industry thinks about making you happy

"There is no perfect product, only perfect products." This little nugget of advice comes from the 70s – and makes far more sense after you hear the tale of Howard Moskowitz.

Business Law & Compliance 4 min read

Copyright law and how to avoid infringement as a small business

Protecting your intellectual property (IP) rights is becoming more important for business owners. In the past two decades alone, investment in protecting IP has increased from £23.8bn to £63.5bn, and shows that companies are ready to protect intangible assets from other businesses.

HR & Management 4 min read

Benjamin Franklin, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett have five-hour rule in common

Founding father Benjamin Franklin was a renown polymath, and he didn't get to that point by lazing about. In fact, he became a scientist, writer and so much more by embracing a simple rule – one which many business leaders of today have implemented into their busy schedules.

Business Law & Compliance 3 min read

What would happen to the expected EU patent system after Brexit

Britain's vote to leave the EU may have substantial impact on the new European Unitary Patent Court (UPC). In fact, the system is likely to collapse.

Business Technology 6 min read

The future of cyber security it’s smarter than the humans

It seems counter-intuitive to believe but it’s true, for even smart people make stupid mistakes – the future of cyber security is smarter than humans.

Raising Finance 2 min read

The company that slashed its valuation in half after a scandal

In just two years, health benefits broker Zenefits’ valuation shot up to $4.5bn – and it was a darling of Silicon Valley until a scandal broke loose. Now the company is trying to clean itself up by cutting its valuation by 50 per cent.

Business Technology 4 min read

The questions that need answering to establish the USPs of your company’s app

As an entrepreneur you need a mobile app that is better designed, better built and better delivered than every other app available. From the first mobile app in 2008 to the millions available today, what we browse in app stores and download to our devices are results of years of development by other app entrepreneurs, who continue to define and refine their unique selling propositions (USPs).

Interviews 5 min read

Rethinking your online digital advertising to attract new customers

While often considered a dark and mysterious place, the online world is an area which can produce tremendous returns for young and ambitious companies – it just pays to know what is working these days.