Richard Branson rallies SMEs as funding woes prevent British business idea development
Half of UK adults claim a lack of funding is preventing them from getting business ideas up and running, according to Virgin Startup.
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Digital to power half of 16bn UK advertising spend in 2015
Digital will account for 50 per cent of the UK’s advertising spend this year, according to a new advertising forecast from Strategy Analytics.
Everything is awesome for Lego, now the most powerful brand in the world
The Lego Movie seems to have perfectly captured the toy’s cross-generational appeal. A childhood love of building own worlds and the lingering nostalgia felt among parents has boosted Lego into becoming the world’s most powerful brand.
Do movie studio share prices have a post-Oscar pop or drop
Whether an award has a helping hand in increasing revenues is a question we often ask. Of course, you prove the skills of your team and it gives you the opportunity to shout about your quality and standards, not to mention a boost in reputation. But what about the movie industry Would an Oscar win actually have an impact on the share prices of movie studios
SME growth more likely to happen with effective time management
Effective time management could be the key to SME growth, as study finds punctuality makes it 20 per cent more likely that companies will achieve increased growth margins than those with poor timekeeping and organisation.
The top 10 fastest-growing manufacturing sectors in the UK
Driven by the manufacturing of motor vehicles, transport equipment and food, the value of total UK manufacturer’s product sales increased to £355bn from £342bn in 2012. But which sectors do we attribute this growth to
New evolution of cybercrime: Hackers attempting to attack 100 banks head-on
Kaspersky Lab, INTERPOL, Europol and authorities from different countries have combined efforts to uncover the criminal plot behind an unprecedented cyber robbery. Up to $1bn was stolen in approximately two years from financial institutions worldwide. The experts report that responsibility for the robbery rests with a multinational gang of cybercriminals from Russia, Ukraine and other parts of Europe, as well as from China.
McDonalds UK CFO gets bump up to national MD
Paul Pomroy has taken over as managing director of McDonald’s UK, having first joined the business in 1996 as a real estate analyst.
David Cameron describes Virgin Medias Project Lightning as economic plan vote of confidence
Virgin Media is to pump £3bn into internet infrastructure in what is being called the single largest investment in the space for more than a decade.
Northern companies feel the wrath of the skills gap
In 2014 it was suggested that by 2017 some 745,000 new “digital workers” would be needed. The challenge now is to ensure that talent supply meets demand in order to stimulate future economic growth. The problem is that businesses are finding it hard to recruit the right candidates for the job.