Chelsea FC’s partnership with IT outsourcer Wipro comes a day after a remarkably similar deal was announced between HCL Technologies and English Premier League club Manchester United.
Facebook has been very vocal about its commitment to the business community, but rival social network Twitter has now expanded its Twitter Ads service to serve over 200 countries and territories in a bid to grab SMEs.
By David Craik
According to Companies House data, analysed by O2 Business, August 28th was the day 4,794 new businesses were created in 2014 – more than any other day in 2014.
Facebook has achieved a new milestone, this time smashing records to notch up one billion users in a single day, according to Mark Zuckerberg.
Businesses across the UK require 134,000 new tech specialists annually, and digital apprenticeships have been hailed as the “key weapon” to unlock rapid business growth in all industries.
Businesses running Facebook pages to reach customers will now find communications enhanced. The social network is introducing the ability to send private messages to consumers for a more direct response and will reward strong support.
Visual tech business Virtual Walkthrough has been appointed by luxury property developer Life Residential to develop digital tours for a minimum of 180 homes over the next year.
Whether you’re an early-stage business builder or established entrepreneur looking to take the business to the next level, governance forms an important part of daily operations – but is something to be done expediently and conclusively by leveraging new techniques. Real Business meets those who have implemented vital time-saving strategies to create a new technology-led way of addressing key factors such as accounting and ordering.
British consumers are increasingly more impressed by speed and simplicity over design when it comes to online shopping, and Thomson, House of Fraser and Tesco have been ranked as the brands with the fastest online retail experience, while Sainsbury’s trails.
When Metro Bank became the first new high street bank in 100 years in 2010, it reflected that an arguably stagnant sector was getting a much-needed wake up call. More and more names have since entered the industry, but which are succeeding and what’s on the horizon for the newcomers
