Collapse of Vulpine begs question, is crowdfunding all it’s cracked up to be
By Staff writer
Legal expertsAmelia Villiers-Stuart and Janice Wall look at the recent demise of cycling brand Vulpine andAsk whether investors had enough information.
Tag: Opinion
Getting past the hype: Brexit, GDPR and AI business concerns
Now the government has invoked Article 50 and formally started the UK’s withdrawal from the EU single market, SMEs with business concerns are braced for impact.
How returnships can benefit your business
By Staff writer
It doesn’t matter how qualified or experienced you were beforehand, after a long break you may be asking whether you can pick up where you left off. That’s where returnships come in.
Learning from startup success in Nordic countries
By Staff writer
Oft-cited startup hubs, apart from Silicon Valley, include London and Berlin. But a new community has blossomed somewhere colder: Nordic countries Sweden, Denmark and Finland are quickly becoming “best in class”.
Considerable changes can spell disaster if staff don’t see need for it
By Staff writer
Although we may enjoy routines and feel completely at a loss if we don’t have things the way we are accustomed to, it is within our capacity to make considerable changes so that we are more efficient or more contented in our environment.
Location insights can piece the consumer puzzle together
By Staff writer
It’s time for companies to stop making assumptions about customers behaviour and interests, and start making use of location insights.
Permission-based marketing will eliminate the “creepy factor” in personalisation
By Staff writer
For the last 20 years, brands have followed consumers around the internet, surfacing spammy retargeting ads for products they already have. This kind of “personalisation” has been driven by a use of browser cookies and mobile IDs and needs to end. Instead, all hail permission-based marketing.
Law firms need to put purpose before profit
By Staff writer
Future law firms will need to put purpose before profit, offer a distinctive service and build a culture to sustain that distinctiveness.
General election 2017 could make entrepreneurs as rare as hen’s teeth
Throughout the 1970s, entrepreneurs were as rare as hen’s teeth. Then, when our country made the historic decision to elect its first female prime minister, that all changed.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Going into business with friends and family
By Staff writer
Going into business with friends and family is a popular route for many entrepreneurs and for good reason. You already know each other’s strengths, weaknesses and passions, plus the likelihood is that you came up with the business idea together so you are both hugely invested in it.