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Remembering The Forgotten Heroes: Armed Forces SpousesBusiness News11th November 2019Remembering The Forgotten Heroes: Armed Forces Spouses

As the nation honours the veterans of today and yesterday, two organisations are fighting for the often-forgotten armed forces spouses who face giving up their chances of a career to support their partners.

The Rules Of The Office Brew RoundNews11th November 2019The Rules Of The Office Brew Round

When it comes to office politics, there’s one thing that takes precedence above everything else: the hot drinks round. Tea and coffee cultures differ from office to office, so commercial coffee machine specialists rijo42 decided to carry out a survey to dete

What’s Stopping Startups From Starting Up?Business Advice5th November 2019What’s Stopping Startups From Starting Up?

New UK Government data revealed that 2018 was the first year since 2000 that the total number of businesses in the UK fell, down 27,000 from 5,695,000 to 5,668,000.

Always on Culture: How Anxiety Affects the WorkforceBusiness Advice4th November 2019Always on Culture: How Anxiety Affects the Workforce

In today’s working culture, there is almost an expectation that we should always be ‘logged on’. However, this mindset is having a clear impact on the UK’s workforce – the leading cause of sick days is stress and anxiety.

Is a buyout part of your exit strategy?Business Advice1st November 2019Is a buyout part of your exit strategy?

Low interest rates and the strong availability of credit through equity and debt finance is fuelling the buyout market; allowing management teams to take up the challenge of acquiring and controlling a business. Despite this, some business owners pursuing a sa

Halloween Pumps £23 Million into UK Cosmetics IndustryBusiness News31st October 2019Halloween Pumps £23 Million into UK Cosmetics Industry

The UK has fallen under Halloween’s spell, with its Halloween cosmetics market growing 36.5% between 2017-2018. Online beauty comparison site Cosmetify explored further and found that the season’s increased popularity has caused a spike in Halloween-relate

What Every Business Should Be Asking Before Swapping to LPGBusiness Advice30th October 2019What Every Business Should Be Asking Before Swapping to LPG

For decades, oil has been considered the fuel of choice for off-grid businesses. However, price volatility over the years matched with rising environmental pressures mean the likes of LPG (liquified petroleum gas), LNG (liquified natural gas) and renewables ar

5 Reasons Why SME’s Should Provide Business Life InsuranceBusiness Advice28th October 20195 Reasons Why SME’s Should Provide Business Life Insurance

Charlie Cousins, Director of Hooray Health & Protection talks to us about the Business Life Insurance market and why employers that aren’t providing it are missing out.

SMEs underserved and overcharged: A history of neglectBusiness News23rd October 2019SMEs underserved and overcharged: A history of neglect

Despite the obvious benefits SMEs contribute to the UK economy, historically they have been underserved and overcharged especially in relation to foreign exchange payments. New research by the European Central Bank found that traditional financial service prov

Quarter of SME retailers missing the bill on consumer finance boomBusiness News16th October 2019Quarter of SME retailers missing the bill on consumer finance boom

A quarter of UK retailers are not capitalising on the rise in consumers spending on finance, according to new research. The study, conducted by innovative finance solutions provider, Duologi, found that consumer finance is on the rise, with 16% of consumers no

Meet the Fitness YouTubers Cashing in more than $800K a MonthBusiness News14th October 2019Meet the Fitness YouTubers Cashing in more than $800K a Month

With the potential to earn up to $3million playing video games, it’s no surprise people are turning to digital media to make a living. So what about fitness? How much can the world’s biggest fitness personalities earn online?

The Manchester City women’s players discuss how they mix up their lifestyles off the pitchNews11th October 2019The Manchester City women’s players discuss how they mix up their lifestyles off the pitch

The panel was moderated by television presenter Jacqui Oatley, who spoke to players Ellen White, Janine Beckie and Aoife Mannion about their lives on and off the pitch, discussing the importance of having a passion away from a profession. The ultimate goal of

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