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Calling all men we need your help to balance career and family

The majority of women would consider taking shared parental leave and are keen to balance career and family, but believe the culture in their current firm make pursuing a career as a mother unrealistic. As such, Executive Coaching MD Geraldine Gallacher explains why men can help both genders achieve a better work-life balance.

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That’s a wrap: Amazon Local to close before Christmas – what happened

Amazon Local, the Groupon-like division of the online retailer, which works with merchants to sell daily deals to nearby restaurants, spas and so on, is to be closed on 18 December.

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Charlie Mullins: Now ranked sixth best country for doing business, UK must tackle productivity

Being humiliated at major sporting events is nothing new to the England faithful, and you'd have thought we'd be immune to the inevitable disappointment by now, but watching the Kiwis lift the Webb Ellis Cup at Twickenham has to be a new low.

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Cycle to Work: Don’t be afraid of winter

It may be getting a little darker, the roads may be a little busier and the weather may be changing, but if you think your employees won’t use a Cycle to Work scheme this winter, you should think again. The Cycle to Work scheme is a year-round affair, and demand is not going down.

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Growing city populations present new opportunities for citizens, planners and the economy

Something historical happened at the beginning of 2015 – for the first time in human history, the number of people living in cities was larger than the number of people living in rural areas. This watershed event in urbanisation comes at the same time as a shift in perception, where cities are being viewed as a catalyst for a sustainable lifestyle rather than a challenge.

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Small and growing firms should be more malleable when it comes to flexible working

Is flexible working allowed at your company According to Anne Cantelo, the founder and MD of Onyx Media and Communications, a Soho-based PR agency, more SMEs should allow employees to work flexibly.

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The importance of scaleups for the UK economy

Scaleups represent the biggest untapped opportunity in the UK right now.

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Small business owners, guess what you need to learn more about business

Here’s a question that every SME owner should ask: am I good at what I do or am I good at business You might be brilliant at web design, cake making or your might manufacture a great widget, for instance, but are your business skills as good

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Regaining that human touch: How SMEs can do it better

If the customer is always right, why do so many businesses get it wrong It comes down to the fact that many have lost the human touch, according to Anne Marie Forsyth, CEO of the professional body for customer service, CCA Global.