‘Two great nations divided by a common language’ is an aptly appropriate phrase to highlight how the American use of English can differ dramatically from our own. But language is not the only variance between the UK and the USA, there are also significant differences in our cultures, customs, attitudes, opinions, and even our senses of humour.
Year: 2015
Tackling late payment
With the amount owed to businesses in late payments standing at £46.1 billion the issue of managing a healthy cash flow and enforcing credit control is a significant one.
Time to start practising some Internet common sense
Ours has become a connected society and we have become used to working online. But we need to be more aware of the dangers says Colin Tankard, Managing Director of Digital Pathways.
Dragons’ Den: The final pitches
The last in the series and Duncan Bannatyne’s final episode of Dragons’ Den is upon us, and this week brought to us suits, energy drinks, and life-saving pieces of material.
One in three retiring this year haven’t heard of changes less than a month away
Almost one in three people intending to retire this year are unaware of the changes to pension rules taking effect from 6 April.
Londons’ Lord Mayor wants to reward the best businesses
The City of London Corporation has opened entries for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards, the UK’s oldest and most distinguished Corporate Community Engagement awards.
Nominations open for the Black British Business Awards
Awards enter their second year of celebrating the outstanding achievements of black British business leaders
How Promotional Marketing can help your business
Different methods of promotional marketing can be used to help improve the overall success of a company and also to raise awareness of a certain brand.
Getting To Know You: Stuart Sunderland, Founder, City Pantry
Stuart Sunderland, Founder of City Pantry, tells us what has inspired him to drive the company to impressive growth of 29 per cent a month. The service currently delivers over 5,000 meals to London offices every week, with regular orders from giants like Google, Buzzfeed and Spotify, but what would he do differently?
Google to open first UK drop in ‘garage’ to fix 200,000 SMEs web problems
Google has launched its first “digital garage”, a multi-million pound project it said would help 200,000 UK SMEs harness the internet to grow their business.
Protecting your business for the future
Over the past 30 years, working habits have been completely transformed. Technology has been the most recognisable driver of this change – equipping employees with the tools to become more effective and efficient, but bringing with it new demands and pressures that just didn’t exist two or three decades ago.
A guide to the Employment Law Changes
Next month sees the routine raft of workplace regulatory changes come into force. Here are our need-to-know summary of the key employment law changes small business owners should have on their radar and key developments on the horizon.
One in ten Brits plan Apple Watch purchase
More than one in ten Brits say they would like to buy the Apple Watch as soon as it goes on sale in the UK, research from Intelligent Environments has revealed.
Peter Jones crowns Tycoon in Schools winners at Buckingham Palace
Investor and Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones has announced the winners of the nationwide youth enterprise competition Tycoon in Schools at a Buckingham Palace awards ceremony.
Sir Philip Green sells loss-making BHS for just £1
Sir Philip Green has sold department store chain BHS to an investment vehicle called Retail Acquisitions Ltd.