Samantha Swords, a woman of many talents, has been travelling the globe to raise awareness for Western martial arts and giving lightsaber lessons along the way. But while the sword may be her ultimate passion, she unveiled to Real Business the various Hollywood blockbusters her sculpting, blacksmithing and sword-fighting skills had been part of.
Yorkshire unicorn Anaplan unveils that broadband issues in Britain, particularly in rural areas, could potentially have a wider impact beyond its UK team.
After Go Ape founders Rebecca and Tristram Mayhew claimed the accolade for Rural Business of the Year at the 2016 Amazon Growing Business Awards, we caught up with the latter to find out how the company achieved success and what lies ahead.
One firm told Real Business that although it has no problems in terms of connectivity, it had to pay extortionate Internet prices to get to that position.
By Matt Powell
With business broadband connectivity being a major problem for many across the UK, we asked the FSB for some insight into the space.
We took a look at one of the reasons Hull is a great place to work in the UK: its broadband connections, according to the Centre for Digital Innovation and KCOM.
Evolve or die. Grow or stagnate. However you phrase it, there’s no denying the world of business is one built on movement and progress. Yet companies in rural or remote areas of the UK have found efforts to expand stymied. It’s not through failings or limitations, but because of being unable to access a utility that is now recognised as a necessity, not a luxury.
It’s always immediately obvious to me whether the candidate across the table from me is serious about working for my company, by the response I get when at the end of the interview I ask: “Do you have any questions for us ”.
By Jan Cavelle
We are recruiting again this month and hearing some of the tales of woe, I have been reminded of how many people have absolutely no idea how to be interviewed.
It’s a case of “now you see me, now you don’t” at British businesses amid the rise of a new trend dubbed “ghosting”, which has employees depart their employment without a word to bosses or colleagues – never to be seen again… Who you gonna call
