BT plans to create 1,000 new apprenticeships and graduate jobs for young people across the UK in 2015 and 2016, and prime minister David Cameron has welcomed the recruitment drive and attempt to close the skills gap.
The Everline Future 50 2015 took place on 4 March, crowning the 50 of the UK’s best and brightest businesses that have disrupted various sectors from augmented reality to cycling to finance to food. With so much innovation in one room, Real Business has combed through social media to recap the online chatter that resulted in #everlinefuture50 trending on Twitter.
Recent trends show the town centre landscape is set to change dramatically over the next 12 months. With this in mind, high street stakeholders are being urged to think differently if they want to secure their place in the future.
Investment, international demand and development in London’s West End reached record heights in 2014, enabling businesses in the area to contribute £51.25bn to the UK’s economy.
New BlackBerry Leap smartphone, which comes equipped with a battery that lasts “25 hours of heavy use”, claims to be designed for young mobile professionals and companies who value security and privacy.
As UK commentators look to Germany in an effort to understand the country’s economic performance, increasingly, their attention is turning to the role played by the German “Mittelstand”, a group of highly effective mid-market businesses that drive the economy.
Consumer demand for phablets – smartphones with a 5.5-inch screen or larger – is being driven by a hunger for multimedia content, and businesses have an opportunity to capitalise on the trend.
During the GREAT Festival of Creativity, entrepreneurs such as Kelly Hoppen, Jo Malone, Angela Hartnett and Rupert Sanderson are leading the charge in terms of demonstrating the best of British creativity. Spanning from film, healthcare, tech and tourism, many partnerships have been forged between the UK and China.
Mike Ashley has garnered a fair amount of disapproval from Sports Direct shareholders. They rejected his share incentive scheme in 2012 due to tax reasons, voted against his £73m bonus package and accused the company of “disregarding” shareholder concerns, not to mention rejected previous proposals due to related performance targets. But it’s not the last of Ashley v shareholders – there’s a clash going on again.
Mobile World Congress has started, and mobile messaging services provider Acision has introduced a new service for businesses which will allow them to reach employees in real-time through digital interactive communications and training.
