George Osborne takes on tax dodgers and corrupt funds
The chancellor has inked an agreement with Spain, France, Italy and Germany to share information on the “ultimate owners of companies” – shedding light on financial wrongdoing.
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Got an opinion on who the nations leading business women are
There is one final opportunity for nominations to be made ahead of the 2016 First Women Awards, a decade-old initiative which has shed a light on ladies who have gone on to become gamechangers in their respective fields.
Dearth of UK companies in list of most reputable businesses
While brands such as Lego, IKEA, Rolex and Bosch featured highly in the UK RepTrak list of the 150 most reputable companies, only four British firms secured a score of “excellent”.
Oxford University-founded Onfido secures $25m to scale anti-fraud service globally
UK-headquartered identity verification service Onfido, which boasts over 1,000 clients, has raised a $25m Series B investment to meet increased demand in the US and other international markets.
Bosses Have Admitted To Not Putting Customers At The Heart Of Business
Trust in – and loyalty to – a brand is determined by every interaction a customer has with a company. So why then do firms fail to focus on consumers
Would having more female traders reduce market crashes Apparently so
Increasing the proportion of female traders makes the market more volatile, but at the same time can reduce the occurrence of the most extreme crashes.
Jaguar Land Rover speeds into tech with launch of mobile startup InMotion
Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover has launched InMotion, a new startup arm of the business that will use tech to develop mobile services designed to solve issues faced in the transport industry.
Former Just Eat CEO invests six-figure sum in local service marketplace
Klaus Nyengaard, former CEO at Just Eat, has backed local marketplace StarOfService with a “decent six-figure sum” to support the company’s global growth ambitions.
Revenue of Uber and other ride-sharing services accelerating to double by 2020
Seemingly Uber’s controversies aren’t enough to slow it down, as the on-demand car service and other ride-sharing platforms are set to see global revenues double to $6.5bn by 2020.
A scientific look at how allocating time can help grow a company
For many entrepreneurs, time is a key constraint to growing a business. But in order to help entrepreneurs relieve their time bottleneck, assistant professor Onesun Yoo from UCL School of Management scientifically revisited the popular mantra of “invest time now to save time later”.