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  • Lack of online offering costs Primark £1.6bn in lost lockdown sales
  • Network Rail chairman predicts 10% reduction in train need post pandemic
  • Extension of stamp duty holiday ‘could help 300,000 sales’
  • Number of UK workers on Covid furlough scheme rose to 4.7m in January
  • Airbnb predicts ‘significant’ travel rebound
  • 5,000 jobs at risk as Asda shifts its focus to online shopping
  • Aston Martin hits reverse as lock down restrictions cause £320m loss as sales collapse
  • Tory rebels and Labour ready to block 25% corporation tax rise
  • Nissan furlough hundreds of Sunderland-based staff over parts shortage
  • Vauxhall in crunch talks to save Ellesmere Port plant

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This is the best method for making consistent progress in your business

25 February 2021 Advice Dan Sullivan 0 Comments

You can’t make progress in your business if you’re not measuring it! Here’s why this concept is so important for entrepreneurs.

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Despite the risks, is Bitcoin becoming mainstream?

24 February 202125 February 2021 In Business, Opinion Business Matters 0 Comments

2020 was a record-breaking year for Bitcoin, and this year may not be any different. Despite its spectacular drop last week, the crypto frenzy is far from over. Banks, well-known business leaders and investors all seem to jump on the digital currency bandwagon.

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Number of FTSE 100 female directors rises by 50% in five years

24 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

The number of female directors at FTSE-100 firms has increased by 50% in the last five years, and women now hold more than a third of roles in the boardrooms of Britain’s top 350 companies, according to the final report of a review into female representation at the top of business.

Covid rules

Bumps expected on road back to something like post-Covid normality

23 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

The 60-plus pages of the road map out of lockdown sets out in detail the steps ministers hope to take to open the economy and society. They also lay bare the uncertainties and consequences.

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Tips on getting back into work post-COVID-19

19 February 2021 Advice Business Matters 0 Comments

We’ve often heard COVID-19 described as a health emergency, but, as the pandemic continues to rumble on, it’s becoming increasingly clear that we’re also in the grips of an economic emergency.

motivating your team

Why mindset matters for business owners (and how to develop the right one)

19 February 2021 Advice Business Matters 0 Comments

Developing a positive mindset is one of the most powerful things you can do to grow as an entrepreneur while improving all of your interactions and relationships throughout your life.

Maxine Benson

Everywoman and Facebook to drive gender diversity in tech

18 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

Everywoman, the global platform for advancing women in business, has announced a collaboration with Facebook to address the tech industry’s lack of diversity and inclusion.

Brexit

Brexit – How to survive the true disruptor

17 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

Brexit is a true disruptor that has fundamentally altered business life in the UK starting at the stroke of midnight on 31 December 2020.

Covid vaccine

Companies draft ‘no jab, no job’ contracts to require staff get vaccine but lawyers warn they could be challenged in court

17 February 202117 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

Companies have begun drafting ‘no jab, no job’ contracts to force staff to get Covid-19 vaccinations – despite lawyers warning they likely to be challenged in court.

Bank of England Gold reserves

Bank of England has added over 240 tons of gold to its custody amid pandemic

17 February 202117 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

In managing the economic uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of England (BoE) custody amassed a substantial amount of gold to promote economic stability.

business success

Half of UK SMEs feel optimistic for 2021 despite challenges ahead

15 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

Despite the challenges SMEs in the UK faced in 2020, over half of businesses are feeling optimistic about what lies ahead in 2021, new research reveals.

Risk

BLM launches new D&O fines tracker as UK SMEs hit by over £100m in fines

10 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

Insurance risk and commercial law firm, BLM has launched a new D&O Tracker which reveals that UK SMEs are increasingly in the firing line for large fines from regulatory bodies, findings that underline the increasingly important role of Directors & Officers insurance.

Banish your team’s Zoom fatigue and boost wellbeing and profits

10 February 202122 February 2021 Advice Cherry Martin 0 Comments

Read our tips on how to banish Zoom fatigue, the new disease that is affecting millions of people and businesses worldwide.

business deal

All successful entrepreneurs have mastered delegation – Here’s how they do it

9 February 2021 Advice Business Matters 0 Comments

The best entrepreneurs understand that they can’t do everything themselves, and that delegation and teamwork are the keys to business success.

cbils

SME owners have taken CBILS loans with personal guarantees upto £766k to survive Covid

9 February 2021 In Business Business Matters 0 Comments

A Freedom of Information request to the British Business Bank has revealed the high personal risk the owners and directors of smaller businesses have taken to secure funds through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

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Lack of online offering costs Primark £1.6bn in lost lockdown sales

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