By Kate Bennett
Kate Bennett, national director for Wales at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, believes inequality is acting as a “huge dead weight” on the economy, as well as holding back fairness – and suggests a way to solve the problem.
In a speech to a UK and Israel business dinner in London, Sajid Javid looked to solidify trade relations between the countries by saying, just like millions of Israelis, his mother too is waiting for him to get a “proper job”.
A new study by Barclays and Cambridge University has found that women are less likely to be bullish about the prosperity of their businesses, despite female-run companies being found to be posting higher pre-tax profits on average.
Having already allocated capital to businesses including Graze, Kano and Gojimo, JamJar has made mifold its latest portfolio company through a deal worth £1.15m.
As nominations open for the 2015 Growing Business Awards, Real Business is on the lookout for businesses which could ultimately join an illustrious class including many of today’s market-leading businesses in the UK.
By Becky Clark
From the laws of gravity to the laptop, British ingenuity has shaped our world. Britain has had a strong and proud history of championing new ideas and inventions.
Since getting back on track after a rocky 2014, Urban Outfitters has started to focus more on its digital presence. This has also included changing the way they hire employees.
Back in the world of technology for our final “I’m voting as…” feature, Andrew Yates is firmly against redistribution of wealth and believes more tax cuts are needed to encourage further entrepreneurial endeavour.
A few weeks back I attended a technology partners update session and was handed an intelligent power plug; one I could control from my iPhone and that would allow me to turn things on and off from anywhere on the planet. I became a fully paid up member of the Internet of Things (IoT) club.
Speaking to Real Business at the site of Croydon’s new business incubator, the shadow business secretary warned that more needs to be done to provide affordable business space. His comments came after new research showed small businesses were becoming increasingly put off from being based in central London.
