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The top ten cities for business leaders to win deals and love

September 10, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

Consistently making journeys for work on your own can be considered a lonely experience, but there’s an increasing trend of business travellers that are making the most of the situation – by taking a date along to win their heart, in addition to that big deal.

Five of the best and wackiest online customer service conversations

September 9, 2015

By Shane Schutte

Conversations with customer service representatives are usually pretty bland, or even painful if you’re trying to resolve a problem. As it turns out, this isn’t always the case – so we rounded up the best examples of when a brand turned a customer complaint into one of the most unforgettable experiences.

Blippar brings banknotes to life to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 63-year reign

September 8, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

Taking inspiration from a joke that got the company started in the first place, augmented reality firm Blippar has brought Bank of England notes to life to celebrate Queen Elizabeth becoming the longest-reigning monarch.

The 3D company trying to redefine the word hero – led by Portal game’s Chell

September 8, 2015

By Shane Schutte

A 3D printing company is reinventing the superhero by turning disruptive pioneers into action figures capable of inspiring people from all backgrounds.

5 of the UK’s most successful working class entrepreneurs

August 27, 2015

By David Craik

Scottish businesswoman Michelle Mone has been tasked by the government to revive the spirit of working class entrepreneurialism. With this in mind, we rounded up five of the most successful working class entrepreneurs.

And the most famous celebrity entrepreneur goes to

August 20, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

A survey of small business owners conducted by software firm Xero has revealed which global celebrity personalities are looked up to most – spanning television, film, music and fashion.

SWAT team turns up at house of Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts due to cyber hack

August 19, 2015

By Shane Schutte

The UK’s largest forum for parents was targeted with a DDoS attack, which took the website offline from 11 August to 12 August. As part of the hacker’s ploy, Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts also found a police squad knocking on her door one day.

The five times sponsorship failed and blew up in the faces of brands

August 12, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

For any SMEs looking at how sponsorships or innovative branding exercises can boost sales, we’ve pulled together five cases of when that marketing money was probably better left in the bank.

Lexus innovation scheme goes Back to the Future to create working hoverboard

August 5, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

Lexus has expanded beyond its usual car manufacturing roots, seemingly taking inspiration from Back to the Future Part II, with the creation of a working hoverboard as part of an innovation initiative.

IKEA becomes first company to have its very own forest

July 31, 2015

By Shane Schutte

In order to have more control over what it considers to be its most important raw material, IKEA went and bought itself a forest.

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