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Year: 2015
Lloyds retail share sale confirmed ‘in next 12 months’
The government has confirmed that it will launch a share sale open to retail investors “in the next 12 months”.
UK workers left vulnerable & in the dark about new pension reforms
A startling lack of public awareness about the new pension reforms and a concern that they may exacerbate irresponsible spending, pensioner vulnerability and fraud is revealed by new Towers Watson study
Growth forecast softens as manufacturers lose momentum
The latest quarterly Manufacturing Outlook survey reveals a picture of weaker than expected growth for the sector in the second quarter of the year.
Labour hopeful Burnham courts business with claim he loves entrepreneurs
Andy Burnham is seeking to position himself as the ‘champion’ of wealth creation in a bid to challenge the view he is the unions’ candidate for the Labour leadership
Two Fingers Brewing Co global finalists competing for $1M Chivas Regal funding
UK firm, Two Fingers Brewing Co, the only beer brand that gives back to the guys that drink it by donating all their profits to Prostate Cancer UK, are in the final of The Venture, a global competition for social or nascent social enterprise businesses with a mission to create positive social or environmental changes
UK growth accelerates to 12 month high
UK economic growth raced ahead in the three months to May, reaching its strongest rate for a year, and the fast pace of growth is expected to continue.
The £ factor: Simon Cowell named celeb most want to help boost finances
Simon Cowell is the celebrity that people are most likely to take financial advice from; Sarah Ferguson is the least likely to be asked.
Getting to know you: Julian Kabab
We talk to Julian Kabab, co-founder and CEO of Flashgap, to find out what his inspirations are in business and ask if there is anything he would have done differently given the chance.
Recruitment advice from successful startups
When you’re starting a new business, you need to make sure you have the right people around you in order to make your venture a success. But if you’ve never been on the other side of the recruitment process, where do you begin?
Pure Gym to buy rival LA Fitness
Pure Gym, the UK’s largest gym operator, has bought rival workout chain, LA Fitness.
The science of successful negotiation
Ever wonder what it takes to negotiate the deal you want? Follow these tips.
Retailers’ anger grows as PayPoint shares surge
PayPoint has defended its treatment of small retailers after recording growing sales and turnover soon after reducing the commission that it pays to shop owners.
Trustpilot closes $73.5m funding round to continue global growth strategy
Online technology business generates one of the highest amounts of investment funds in Danish history.
BBC uncovers ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance scheme
Anderson Group, one of the recruitment industry’s most high-profile companies, is promoting an “aggressive” tax avoidance scheme which experts are calling “abusive”.