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Latest News:

  • TikTok sees its earnings double in 2020
  • JP Morgan buys Nutmeg to join Chase digital bank in Britain
  • Employers can put self-isolating staff on furlough
  • The UK meat sector warns of Brexit production squeeze
  • British food and drink exports to EU fall by £2bn in first quarter of 2021
  • Cryptocurrencies boom as Brits throw caution to the wind
  • Flexible working to become ‘default option’ under plan to strengthen employees’ rights
  • Landlords feel heat as ban on commercial evictions extended
  • Number of EU citizens seeking work in UK falls 36% since Brexit, study shows
  • Perspex screens should be scrapped over fears they increase Covid transmission, Government told
tiktok

TikTok sees its earnings double in 2020

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the smash-hit video app TikTok, saw its earnings double last year.

Nutmeg

JP Morgan buys Nutmeg to join Chase digital bank in Britain

JP Morgan has struck a deal worth about £700 million to buy Nutmeg, the digital wealth manager, as America’s biggest bank seeks to kickstart plans to build a consumer business in Britain.

Rishi Sunak

Employers can put self-isolating staff on furlough

Employers can claim from the furlough scheme for staff who are self-isolating.

Chicken Farmers

The UK meat sector warns of Brexit production squeeze

The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.

Cheese

British food and drink exports to EU fall by £2bn in first quarter of 2021

British food and drink exports to the EU fell by £2bn in the first three months of 2021, with sales of dairy products plummeting by 90%, according to an analysis of HMRC data.

Bitcoin trading

Cryptocurrencies boom as Brits throw caution to the wind

The number of Britons who own cryptocurrencies has risen to an estimated 2.3 million amid signs that fewer consumers believe that putting money into the nascent market is a gamble.

3 Ways to Generate Web Traffic Without AdWords and Social Media

Web traffic is the most valuable commodity in the world of e-commerce. If your website generates traffic, you’ll earn money – generally, it’s that simple.

In the age of ESG – NGOs and big oil are the new unlikely bedfellows

It is safe to say that NGOs and multi-nationals have never seen eye to eye. When it comes to international oil companies, particularly those who operate in emerging markets, the relationship between the two can easily be described as acrimonious and often outright hostile.

Australia’s Fastest Growing Digital Agency Arrives in London

When you are starting a new business it is very important for you to know exactly what to do to make it grow. This part is not easy and you always have to consider many details and other things and they all have to work in sync.

  1. TikTok sees its earnings double in 2020
  2. JP Morgan buys Nutmeg to join Chase digital bank in Britain
  3. Employers can put self-isolating staff on furlough
  4. The UK meat sector warns of Brexit production squeeze
  5. British food and drink exports to EU fall by £2bn in first quarter of 2021
  6. Cryptocurrencies boom as Brits throw caution to the wind
  7. 3 Ways to Generate Web Traffic Without AdWords and Social Media
  8. In the age of ESG – NGOs and big oil are the new unlikely bedfellows
  9. Australia’s Fastest Growing Digital Agency Arrives in London

Latest News…

tiktok

TikTok sees its earnings double in 2020

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the smash-hit video app TikTok, saw its earnings double last year.

Nutmeg

JP Morgan buys Nutmeg to join Chase digital bank in Britain

JP Morgan has struck a deal worth about £700 million to buy Nutmeg, the digital wealth manager, as America’s biggest bank seeks to kickstart plans to build a consumer business in Britain.

Rishi Sunak

Employers can put self-isolating staff on furlough

Employers can claim from the furlough scheme for staff who are self-isolating.

Chicken Farmers

The UK meat sector warns of Brexit production squeeze

The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.

Cheese

British food and drink exports to EU fall by £2bn in first quarter of 2021

British food and drink exports to the EU fell by £2bn in the first three months of 2021, with sales of dairy products plummeting by 90%, according to an analysis of HMRC data.

Bitcoin trading

Cryptocurrencies boom as Brits throw caution to the wind

The number of Britons who own cryptocurrencies has risen to an estimated 2.3 million amid signs that fewer consumers believe that putting money into the nascent market is a gamble.

flexible working

Flexible working to become ‘default option’ under plan to strengthen employees’ rights

Boris Johnson appears to be at odds with his government as he reiterates there are “significant benefits” to working from the office despite his government pressing ahead with plans to strengthen employees’ rights to stay at home if they wish.

Eviction

Landlords feel heat as ban on commercial evictions extended

Fears are growing about the financial health of some of Britain’s biggest landlords after the government extended a ban on commercial evictions to next year.

Covid workplace

Number of EU citizens seeking work in UK falls 36% since Brexit, study shows

The number of EU citizens searching for work in Britain has fallen by more than a third since Brexit, according to a study that exposes the impact on UK employers as they struggle to recruit staff.

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Business

BodyHoliday

Travel expert and mum uses lockdown to launch new business providing luxury wellbeing retreats

Victoria Cranmer, a travel and mindfulness expert, founded Mindful Escapes throughout lockdown after spotting a gap in the market for well-being retreats

climate protests

UK Government must take action on safeguarding future generations and protecting climate, says British Science Association

The British Science Association is calling on the UK Government to introduce a ‘Future Generations Act’ and ‘UK Net Zero Delivery Board’

Working from home

Should I be working from home or going back to the office?

Companies have been preparing for workers to return to the office in England – but is a return to the office based 9-5 the right way of approach?

tech companies

UK tech leaders team up to fight climate crisis, drive green investment and help 100 million make greener choices

Leading UK tech companies are joining forces to accelerate progress to net zero, support tech companies in making a climate action plan and use tech to help the 100 million customers they serve live more sustainably.

Social Media

How to market your business – when you really, really HATE social media

Read any guide on the best way to market your business and you’re bound to find social media high up the list — and sometimes, the only thing on the list.

women at work

Women less affected in the workplace by Coronavirus than previously believed

Women’s working hours have fallen less then men’s during the pandemic, scotching fears that they would be worse hit, research has found.

Technology

Three quarters of SMEs struggle to innovate due to outdated technology

More than three quarters of SMEs with restrictive budgets are struggling to compete with bigger organisations due to the lack of access to innovative technology, impacting their ability to grow and enlist talent, according to new research.

Profiled…

Jennifer Bailey

Getting To Know You: Jennifer Bailey, founder, Calla Shoes

Jennifer Bailey tells us how having bunions were the driving force being starting Calla Shoes

Brad Day

Getting To Know You: Brad Day, co-founder, CloudStratex

Brad Day, the co-founder of IT services company CloudStratex tells Business Matters the inspiration was to starting the company. 

Marketing & Social Media

Social Media

How to market your business – when you really, really HATE social media

Facebook

Facebook investigated by UK and EU competition watchdogs

Social media shy? Tim Hyde, the million clicks man, shares some truths

Newswire

Brexit chaos

Customs Crunch – How this startup plans to take the friction out of brexit

Business Matters
  • EU stimulus package announced offers new confidence for investors
  • Struggling TSB set to close 100 branches and axe staff
  • FTSE 100 outperforms European counterparts as oil and tobacco stocks gain
  • Pound sinks ahead of second Brexit parliamentary vote

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tiktok

TikTok sees its earnings double in 2020

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the smash-hit video app TikTok, saw its earnings double last year.

Nutmeg

JP Morgan buys Nutmeg to join Chase digital bank in Britain

JP Morgan has struck a deal worth about £700 million to buy Nutmeg, the digital wealth manager, as America’s biggest bank seeks to kickstart plans to build a consumer business in Britain.

Addison Lee

Addison Lee set to acquire black taxi operator ComCab

Addison Lee, London’s leading private hire business, today announces an agreement to acquire black taxi provider ComCab, creating the capital’s largest private hire and taxi company with over 7000 vehicles.

Michelle Mone Neo

Michelle Mone and husband Doug Barrowman invest £18m in ‘post-Covid workplace concept’

Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have announced they are to invest £18 million in a new workspace concept to meet the post-coronavirus demand from businesses.

Angela Hartnett

Dishpatch meal kits heat up with £10m investment for expansion

A finish-at-home meal-kit service used by restaurants including Angela Hartnett’s Cafe Murano has raised £10 million for expansion.

Depop owners

Owners of second-hand clothes app Depop set for huge windfall as Etsy splashes out £1.2bn for site

The wealthy owners of London-based second-hand fashion app Depop are set for a huge cash windfall after US giant Etsy announced it is buying the site for £1.2billion to tap into the growing Generation Z market.

Uber eats

Uber Eats breaks all records generating almost $5B in revenue in 2020

Food delivery services experienced a significant uptick in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic forcing people indoors.

Munchfit

MunchFit fuels up with £1.2M through equity crowdfunder

MunchFit, healthy food provider to luxury gym Equinox and elite studio Barry’s Bootcamp has closed £1.2m through a recent crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube, after attracting substantial investor interest.

Anne Boden

Goldman Sachs invests £50M in Anne Boden founded Starling Bank

Starling Bank, the UK digital bank which is the fastest-growing bank for SMEs in Europe has received £50 million as an extension to the bank’s oversubscribed £272 million Series D funding round last month.

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Legal

Amex

Amex fined for sending four million unlawful emails

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined American Express Services Europe Limited (Amex) £90,000 for sending more than four million marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.

Kwasi Kwarteng

New powers to tackle unfit directors of dissolved companies

The Insolvency Service is to be given powers to investigate directors of companies that have been dissolved, closing a legal loophole and acting as a strong deterrent against the misuse of the dissolution process.

Colin the Caterpillar

Colin v Cuthbert – PR as a tool in legal battles

Marks & Spencer has this month filed a claim against Aldi claiming Aldi’s Cuthbert has violated its intellectual property in Colin.

Facebook privacy

‘Scraping’ the barrel? The risks of publicly available data

The social media giants have found themselves in the news again, and not for positive reasons.

power of attorney

Business LPAs – How to safeguard against a future incapacitated partner, director or shareholder

The loss of mental capacity of a director, partner or shareholder could be devastating for a business unless there are the necessary safeguards in place.  

GDPR

‘Pro-growth’ data reforms bring opportunities and risks

On 1 January 2021, following the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK’s data protection laws were changed. Out went the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, and in came the UK’s very own version of the GDPR.

Man outside building

Avoiding Unfair Dismissal Claims – Everything You Need to Know

It’s a legal right of the employees not to be dismissed unfairly. If not handled correctly, such a claim can cause headaches for both employer & employee.

busy office

Know your contractor – all you need to know about IR35 and Off-payroll rules

IR35, intermediaries’ legislation, off-payroll rules, agency rules.  So much jargon! And so many ways in which a contractor/consultant can engage with your business.

businessmen

My data protection predictions for 2021 

In my last column, I looked back at 2020 from an information law perspective. It’s safe to say that no-one would have predicted a year like 2020. And so it’s with some trepidation that I look forward to what we might expect in the year to come. 

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Made in Britain

InfoShare

Made in Britain: Data technology firm, InfoShare

Pamela Cook talks to Business Matters about why her data-tech company, InfoShare, looks to identify and help vulnerable people through data.

DabbaDrop

Made in Britain: Vegan takeaway company, DabbaDrop

Anshu Ahuja talks to Business Matters about her vegan takeaway firm, DabbaDrop, and her golden rules for success.

Matty Street TeamKarting

Made in Britain: Go-karting company, TeamKarting

Matty Street talks to us about how his karting company, TeamKarting, has been his saviour and how they survived the pandemic.

Beco Foods

Made in Britain: Sustainable pet foods brand, Beco

George Bramble, founder of pet food brand Beco, explains why sustainability and the environment is at the very heart of his business.

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Opinion

Grenfell Tower cladding

Construction companies face insurance cover drying up post-Grenfell – with SMEs the hardest hit

Hospitality firms urgently need urgent clarity from Sunak over £2.5bn of unpaid rent

Employment Tribunal judge might as well have invited workers to ‘go sick and send bosses your beer tab’

Technology

FaceTime

Apple FaceTime to expand to Android users

IT

How the world can meet growing data demand

How To Improve Your Home Theatre Experience

Utilities

Energy savings

Business Energy Claims recovers £25,000 for UK chocolatier

An energy broker has been forced to repay over £25,000 to a chocolatier after a significant amount of undisclosed fees were discovered in its contracts.

Motoring & Travel Reviews

Cornwall

Cornish Secrets on the advantages of a self-catering holiday in Cornwall

Self-catering can be a bit marmite; many people who love their all-inclusive packages think it sounds just a bit too much like hard work but a self-catering holiday cottage in Cornwall is anything but.

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