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With an ever increasing number of people choosing to form business relationships online via sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter it has never been more important to stand out from the crowd and make a lasting impression with a memorable headshot image.
Small businesses may be losing out on the most talented employees due to concerns among jobseekers around pay and benefits, according to a new survey.
Channel 4 Education, in partnership with Barclays, is launching ‘The Stake’ – a competition that provides young people in the UK to use their business and enterprising skills to win a slice of £100,000 prize pot to support community or business ideas that will make a difference.
Business turnover across five key sectors peaked during the third quarter of 2011 for the first time since the start of the financial crisis four years ago, according to the latest study tracking the performance of 3,500 businesses by Bibby Financial Services.
Ineffective management could be costing UK businesses over £19billion per year in lost working hours, according to a new survey published today by the Chartered Management Institute.
The British Property Federation has urged ministers to quickly press ahead with planning changes that would make it easier to convert vacant offices in to new homes.
The British Library have announced a special evening event at the start of Global entrepreneurship Week which will give businesses the opportunity to question some of the most successful and influential people in British business today.
Throughout Global Entrepreneurship Week the British Library’s Business & IP Centre will feature an all-star cast of business experts and seasoned entrepreneurs who will be available to offer advice to any aspiring business.
With 1,100 British businesses collapsing every day and banks still not altogether lending, surely the key opportunity for business growth is The Cloud. Does the Cloud really have a silver lining, or could it rain all over the people it professes to help?
The creators of an innovative cuddly toy which helps children improve their behaviour have been selected by the public as the final contestants in a competition with £50,000 worth of business support up for grabs.
As part of Global Enterprise Week, the children’s party company, Kids Bee Happy is giving away a free Franchise to someone that wants to start their own business but who has previously been held back by lack of resources, or other obstacles in life.
Over 65 per cent of new businesses are going global within their first year of trading according to a survey carried out by small business support company, Enterprise Nation and international trading platform, Alibaba.com
Santander Business Banking is recruiting an additional 250 local business managers and doubling its team of telephone business advisers to 200, as it looks to increase its support for smaller businesses.
The top 25 management books in the UK have been announced at the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) national conference in London.
Facebook has become a staple part of marketers diets. Many brands thrive on the thrill of boosting their likes and, in theory, their popularity, with social media hungry consumers.
However, the recent platform changes have really mixed it up and brands are going to have to work much harder to be seen on individuals’ facebook newsfeeds.
