Visiting a company’s website, only to discover it possesses no social media channels, can be frustrating and bewildering in this day and age. And for firms looking for global growth, the trend of digital export is one that should be grasped with two hands.
There are plenty of things most of us are glad have been consigned to the history books, but it appears some company owners still have their feet firmly in the past when it comes to getting a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
Watching British long-distance runner Mo Farah romp to victory in Olympics 10,000m final, after falling earlier in the race, got me thinking: should we all be ready for setbacks and know how to respond accordingly
By Rich Wagner
The on-demand workforce – a term that has emerged in recent years to define independent contractors for disruptive digital services such as Uber and Deliveroo – is predicted to more than double to over six million by 2020.
By Jan Cavelle
Scanning the web today, my eye caught the details of a research project claiming lazy people are more intelligent.
Speaking as a partner at Mangrove Capital Partners, I personally believe the Brexit could be more of an opportunity than a problem for small businesses in the UK.
There’s been plenty of press about the decision by CESG (Communications-Electronics Security Group, a group within the UK Government Communications Headquarters) advise against the use of long-established security guideline suggesting that users change their passwords on a regular basis.
In 1975 when I was two years old “IP” meant something different from intellectual property – but that’s when the powers-that-be started saying “wouldn’t it be great if a patent covered the whole of Europe ” Over 40 years later, on the cusp of that dream becoming a reality, the Europe-wide patent has been killed by the Brexit decision.
High street banks must have known it was coming, but a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put some firm dates for technical innovation in place – and some banks may be led kicking and screaming into a brave new world.
When the Bank of England and governor Mark Carney cut interest rates to an all-time low of 0.25 per cent it was an admission that a storm is here – and it might be here to stay.
