The US based payment card transaction company Square, has lowered their per-transaction fee to zero with the payments processing startup choosing to bill customers one monthly flat fee.
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Leading industry experts line up to mentor UKs brightest creative businesses
Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, has announced the launch of its Creative Business Mentor Network (CBMN), spearheaded by 30 of the creative industry’s most successful senior executives.
Job seekers over the age of 50 are turning to self-employment
Unemployed people over the age of 50 are starting their own businesses as latest ONS stats reveal
University partnership helping business
A partnership between two Staffordshire universities and local business groups has been commended for its contribution towards economic growth.
Finalists announced for 2012 National Business Awards
Today, the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has revealed over 150 of Britain’s leading businesses and business leaders as finalists in the prestigious awards programme.
Sir Roger Carr: Businesses are the engines for growth
In many ways, the Olympic project has provided a template for the industrial policy we sorely need, writes the CBI president
Company boards more willing to cut own pay than reduce IT budgets
Business leaders are ring-fencing IT budgets, even at the expense of their own pay. In a study carried out by Virgin Media Business with 2,000 UK companies, 89 per cent of respondents said they would safeguard IT budgets from cuts, seven per cent more than those who said they would keep board-level pay untouched.
Big data set to reduce big traffic jams as connected cities take shape
84 per cent of UK businesses want ‘smarter’ cities that are capable of helping reduce heavy traffic.
35 Million Brits Dump Their Online Trolley At The Checkout
New research reveals that 73 per cent of Brits have abandoned an online shop because of restricted or expensive delivery options.
Gravity defying labour market
research reveals that 1 in 3 firms are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon
More than half of employees face financial struggles
CIPD launches new guidance to help employers improve financial awareness and help prevent their workforces from being pre-occupied with financial worries
The rising trend for m-commerce
With almost 40 per cent of Brits now owning a smartphone, shopping on the move, known as m-commerce, is changing the way consumers purchase goods and services. This rising trend for shopping on the move is expected to further increase over the next few years, as smartphone ownership in the UK continues to rise.
Take part in longest brainstorm World Record attempt & get marketing advice thrown in free
On the 15th August, Launch Group, the London Soho based PR & marketing company will be embarking on one of their most ambitious projects ever as they stage the world’s longest ever creative session.
Pinterest is now open to the public
The third most visited social media site finally stops requiring an invite.
Deputy Prime Minister announces new jobs and investment for UK advanced engineering excellence
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today announce a series of deals by UK companies that will lead to hundreds of jobs in the engineering, aerospace and automotive sectors. He will give the keynote address at the British Business Embassy on advanced engineering excellence being held at Lancaster House today.