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WiFi and productivity: How it is redefining the workplace

March 30, 2017

By Staff writer

In the last ten years, there is no doubt that WiFi is redefining the workplace; employees can remain connected to the internet all day, without being tied down to a hardware device such as a computer that can’t be moved from a desk.

Article 50 has been triggered mutually beneficial or utter cluster**ck?

March 29, 2017

By Shane Schutte

A letter to European council president Donald Tusk announced that Article 50 has been triggered, starting a two-year countdown until Britain leaves the EU. But while MPs congratulate prime minister Theresa May on her wording, we wondered what UK industry leaders had to say.

Investing in digital connectivity will turbocharge Britain’s SMEs

March 28, 2017

By Staff writer

Simon Burckhardt, managing director of Vonage and founder of the Home Business 100, outlines how investing in digital connectivity will impact the UK’s small businesses.

From Beijing to Barking: Re-discovering the Silk Roads

March 28, 2017

By Staff writer

For thousands of years, global trade was built on the flow of goods along the infamous Silk Roads and it still holds numerous exporting opportunities for UK businesses today.

Maybe we should all recruit like the Evening Standard and hire a George Osborne

March 27, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

One of the best attributes of an entrepreneur is being able to look at something from an alternative angle. It’s safe to say that we entrepreneurs have been thinking outside the box long before management and business consultants had even come up with the phrase.

Does it matter that our ex-chancellor ran into the arms of wealthy new bosses” Yes, it does

March 24, 2017

By The City Grump

Ex-chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has besmirched his former title, The City Grump explained in his latest column.

Brexit Budget won’t boost business confidence Philip Hammond isn’t fooling anyone

March 23, 2017

By Staff writer

The Spring Budget was the chancellor’s opportunity to instil boost business confidence and get them spending, hiring and investing. Unfortunately, the result was underwhelming.

The perfect chatbot should keep customers talking

March 21, 2017

By Staff writer

In a convenience-driven society, the chatbot is absolutely essential for keeping customers engaged and satisfied with your brand.

How businesses can remain personalised in an age of privacy

March 21, 2017

By Staff writer

Access to increasing levels of customer data has been a real game changer for businesses in recent years, but will it be possible to remain more personalised in an age of privacy?

Fighting back against the fate of the business rate

March 16, 2017

By Steve Holford

There has been huge outcry around government changes to the business rate that kicks in next month, which chancellor Philip Hammond tried to soften in his Spring Budget.

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