Interviews

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Choosing Suppliers 3 min read

Outrageous rural broadband and the need for protection againstBT-style service failure

Real Business spoke with Hubert Da Costa, vice president EMEA at Cradlepoint, who unveiled the woes of rural broadband and the need for a better technology strategy after BT showed how easy it was to experience service failure.

IN

Interviews 4 min read

Business reinvention: Examine your own firm before blaming external factors

As we transition from the wake of the financial crisis into a post-Brexit reality, bosses will no doubt be looking over their shoulder as much as they are to the future. But success is rarely shaped by external influences alone that's where a heavy dose of business reinvention comes in.

IN

Interviews 2 min read

Global business confidence holds steady, but there are challenges ahead

Global business confidence is at its highest in 12 months, with confidence amongst UK businesses holding up relative to the previous quarter.

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HR & Management 6 min read

With 450m professionals, the LinkedIn company culture is based on some sound insight

Company culture is quite the buzzword, but it really can have a noticeable impact for businesses. And with 450m professional members globally, LinkedIn has access to a vast library of employee loves and hates, and has supplied Real Business with some juicy Corporate Insights.

IN

Interviews 4 min read

Develop a culture of continuous improvement and growth like Toyota

Toyota is, and has been for many years, an undisputed top-dog in the global automotive industry. Notwithstanding its well-documented recall-driven blip in the early part of this decade, the firm remains the world's largest automobile manufacturer and is well-placed to deliver insight on how to achieve continuous improvement.

IN

Interviews 4 min read

M&A activity is facing a downward spiral but foreign investors have hope for UK

After a record breaking year for M&A in 2015, Reuters figures have shown that merger activity over the first three quarters of 2016 has slowed significantly.

BU

Business Technology 3 min read

Health and fitness accelerator seeks UK’s answer to Fitbit to end £20bn physical inactivity crisis

Health body ukactive, in partnership with Tech City UK and AXA PPP, has launched health and fitness accelerator ActiveLab, which will come complete with the support of seasoned leaders from the likes of David Lloyd Leisure, Fitness First and more.

IN

Interviews 5 min read

Punching above your weight like Norwegian and Israeli businesses

For small nations looking to make a mark on the global business scene, there is a fair bit that can be learnt from Norwegian and Israeli businesses.

BU

Business Technology 7 min read

Jaguar Land Rover takes entrepreneurial route on business growth roadmap

Despite its omnipotence, Jaguar Land Rover recognised the power of SMEs and launched internal startup hub InMotion. Real Business sat down with the man that convinced the corporate firm to let him behind the wheel of the new entrepreneurial vehicle.