Opinion

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Opinion 4 min read

This clothing site has boycotted Black Friday by closing down for 1bn shopping day

Black Friday was once an American trend but it has crashed into the UK to signal the start of the Christmas shopping season, thus shoppers will run riot searching for bargains. But Paul Vale, MD of TVSC Clothing has closed up shop determined to boycott the big day (27 November) and promote a much more wholesome message.

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Opinion 3 min read

Oh dear George what an odd Autumn Statement that was

As the dust settles on the chancellor's Autumn Statement and Spending Review speech, it's fair to say that he didn't really give us business leaders much to look forward to over the festive period.

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Opinion 6 min read

How to run a business while dealing with an illness

Robin Stanton-Gleaves, CEO at managed print firm Balreed, provides from personal experience some advice and insight on how to run your business while dealing with major illness.

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Opinion 5 min read

How I turned being a woman and a mother into a competitive advantage

Exactly how you make work "work" is something many entrepreneurs will have pondered and was certainly at the forefront of my mind when I was working as a lawyer in a magic circle firm in the noughties.

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Autumn Statement 2015: Apprenticeship levy to create 3bn to raise British skills

George Osborne revealed during the Autumn Statement 2015 that he will enforce an apprenticeship levy by April 2017 as part of the Spending Review in order to create three million apprenticeships – all of which will be “high quality” as overseen by a body led by business secretary Sajid Javid.

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Opinion 5 min read

The Queens handbag: Why Britain still needs cash (even if our monarch doesnt)

It’s said that The Queen only carries cash on Sundays for the church collection basket. This was confirmed by an airport sniffer dog trained to sniff out wads of cash earlier in 2015 – her search of the Queen's bag was decidedly unrewarding. However, even though The Queen does not carry cash this is not to suggest that society is ready to part with it.

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Opinion 5 min read

Whats next for the Government Digital Service

Michael Beaven, director of digital at Methods Digital, looks at his experiences when he was part of the Government Digital Service (GDS) team and how it will need to be prepared for the next wave of transformation in government.

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Opinion 4 min read

Silicon Valley’s “sub-prime unicorns” have shown UK businesses what not to do

Having seen the UK tech sector’s paced growth for almost a decade, George Mathew, president and COO of Alteryx, warns that Britain may be in danger of too closely following America’s lead, creating "sub-prime unicorns".

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Opinion 5 min read

Why funding for your business is closer than you think

Peter Ewen, managing director at ABN AMRO Commercial Finance, charts the evolution of asset-based lending as part of a new Real Business digital guide looking at the finance option.