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The Chancellor’s ‘Restart’ missed the turning marked apprenticeships and wound up in the ditch

26 November 202026 November 2020 Opinion Charlie Mullins 5 Comments

The Chancellor put himself in the driving seat to ‘Restart’ the economy but the ignition failed and someone appears to have stolen the satnav.

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University Businesses should be forced to tell the truth about graduate jobs and debt

18 August 201618 August 2016 Opinion Charlie Mullins 1 Comment

It’s that time again, and like last year and the year before those who have a vested interest in getting bums on seats in lecture theatres – because universities are businesses – are out there telling lies to the latest group of bright young students. 

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Apprenticeship Levy: someone’s got to pay for the next generation

1 August 2016 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

In between political crises I’ve noticed from time to time that many people in business seem to have some very unhelpful and inconsistent views when it comes to the Apprenticeship Levy, currently due to be introduced early next year.

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LinkedIn Endorsements: Useful or a Waste of Time?

8 October 20134 October 2018 News, Opinion Andy Preston 3 Comments

LinkedIn is a great way to sell yourself and your business, but one of the things I’ve been asked about a lot recently, is the LinkedIn ‘Endorsement’ feature. Added to a few profiles for testing last year before they rolled it out fully this has been a topic that comes up recently whenever LinkedIn is mentioned.

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7 Simple Ways To Out-Perform, Out-Manoeuvre &; Out-Sell Your Competitors in 2013

6 February 2013 Columns, Sales Andy Preston 0 Comments

Here I explain 7 simple ways that enable you to get ahead of your competitors in 2013. These are a few things that you can implement now to ensure that you stay ahead of your competition:

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Don’t let shoddy imitations devalue real apprenticeships

27 November 2012 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 2 Comments

Doug Richard’s long-awaited report into apprenticeships could have been written by me, or I suspect any other employer who truly understands the benefits to businesses, individuals and the economy of quality workplace training.

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OpenAI has agreed a multibillion-dollar partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to secure massive computing power for its next generation of artificial intelligence models — a direct challenge to Nvidia’s dominant position in the global AI chip market.

OpenAI mints hundreds of overnight millionaires as staff cash out $6.6bn in share sale

Around 600 OpenAI staff have shared a $6.6bn (£4.8bn) payout in a secondary share sale, with average proceeds of $11m and the largest sellers banking $30m apiece, as the ChatGPT maker eyes a 2027 IPO at a $1tn valuation.

Eon swallows Ovo in £600m deal that crowns Germany’s biggest energy giant as Britain’s largest supplier

SME funded launches one-stop finance platform to plug funding gap for britain’s builders and manufacturers

ProcurePro lands $11m to drag construction’s $13 trillion supply chain out of the spreadsheet era

Vauxhall turns to China’s Leapmotor in bid to keep British motoring affordable

TG Jones faces bailiff threat as WH Smith successor buckles under unpaid tax bills

MOD hands Musk’s Starlink £16m as Ukraine support drives satellite spend

Bond markets sound the alarm as Labour wobbles and gilt yields climb

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