By Emma Ames
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Real Business is casting a spotlight on six women-led businesses that are focused on innovation and wellbeing. These entrepreneurs are driving forces behind disruptive and unique companies you need to know about.
By Ivan Harding
Hybrid and remote working is now a reality for many and as a result, employees’ needs have substantially changed. Not only do employees now expect an environment of open communication with their employer, personalisation, efficiency and simplicity with processes – like timesheets or requesting leave – is also a necessity.
For people managers and HR, the Will Smith situation underscores the importance of employees behaving appropriately at work events. Poor conduct could not only damage the employer’s reputation but also leave you with the hangover of a potential disciplinary situation to contend with.
By Staff writer
While the global forex market is one of the most liquid entities of its type in the world, this sector remains at the mercy of numerous challenges and misconceptions. Incredibly, the practice is even illegal in some jurisdictions, with some authorities believing them to be highly damaging and vulnerable to rigging in the worst-case scenario.
By Emma Ames
With 44% of millennials freelancing in the past year and 36% of Gen Z workers freelancing since the outbreak of COVID-19, the gig economy in the UK is growing more than ever. We’ve put together a few recommendations on platforms you could use to make your freelancer projects run smoothly.
By Staff writer
Today, all industries are so competitive, that the smallest advantage you can get on other companies from your industry, may make a great difference at the end of the year. Changing your communication system, to one using VoIP, is definitely one of these elements that will make you benefit and add to your revenues. Here is why.
By Fiona McNae
Standing in the bleak torrent of 24-hour news at the moment, you’d be forgiven for not noticing that we’re right in the middle of B Corp month. But if you’re involved in business in any way and interested in a more equitable, sustainable future, then B Corp certification is something that needs to be on your radar.
By Staff writer
A company is only as good as the sum of the qualities of its employees. No matter how great the product or the service it offers, if employees aren’t right, it will be difficult for the company to grow and thrive. Here are a few tips that will help you hire the right people for your company, in the future.
After two tumultuous years of fighting a headline dominating pandemic, it’s easy to appreciate how the climate crisis was put on the back-burner. However, as life returns to a new ‘normal’ and offices reopen, everyone is now steering the conversation to how we collectively reach net-zero goals.
By James Wood
In owning the legacy of their design, brands from Apple all the way through to Burger King don’t just create recognisable and laudable visual stories over time, they create meaningful shortcuts to emotional connection with their audiences.
