With a last-minute deal to stop Greece falling out of the single currency almost certain to bring misery, and newspapers alleging that Germany wants to treat Greece as a bust company, The City Grump believes its high time that the UK left the not-so-unified EU.
In a space industry less focussed on the glamour and “fireworks” of manned missions across the universe, it’s high time to attract talent through the art of story telling – more specifically through the use of science fiction.
After being announced earlier in summer, Apple Pay, the new mobile payments channel from Apple, has officially launched in the UK. As the face of British retail looks set to change forever, business execs from across the country, and those with overseas experience, have offered Real Business their thoughts, some good and some bad, on the arrival of the new technology.
As part of the British productivity push, Eileen Burbidge, partner at London-based venture capital firm Passion Capital, has been named the government’s special envoy of British fintech.
There was plenty for businesses to be pleased about in last week’s Budget. The cut in corporation tax will be very welcome – as of course will be the levy on “big business” to support the training of apprentices for all firms.
Business secretary Sajid Javid discussed the government’s plans on Radio 4, saying that it needed to develop a system that wasn’t abused by people using the right to study as a route to settlement. Will this discourage bright prospects from working in the UK, with a knock-on effect on productivity
By Bobby Lane
Has George Obsorne pledged enough to the five million SMEs across the country Will business owners be reeling or celebrating following the announcement Bobby Lane, business advisor and partner at accountancy firm Shelley Stock Hutter (SSH), gives his view.
On the eve of chancellor George Osborne unveiling the government’s approach to improving the UK’s dire productivity level, Real Business is launching our new focus, which will examine what business leaders themselves can do to make their operations more streamlined and efficient.
Greece’s economic instability is a topic that has been teetering along the edges of our consciousness ever since the financial crisis. But beyond the attention grabbing headlines, what does Greece’s disastrous economic state mean for you and more significantly your business
After a Budget which provide those in the business world with slightly more than they were probably expecting, Real Business pulled together some of the more interesting comments from entrepreneurs and senior leaders.
