London continues to be a word leading business destination for international companies wishing to set up or expand their business. Last year, a Deloitte study revealed 60% of non-European companies chose London as the base for their headquarters, and 40% of the globe’s biggest companies chose London for their European headquarters over anywhere else on […]
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CA Technologies data protection offer
CA ARCserve offer full support for Windows Server 2012/Windows 8 and Linux, addressing the ever growing demand for simple, straightforward, and above all comprehensive data protection in both the virtual and physical environments. For a clear picture of what is on offer and why your business needs it, take a look at this short but […]
Mum and dad taxi service
For years there have been fun badges that attach to the inside of the car windows via suction cups that proclaim ‘Dad’s Taxi’, ‘Wallet Emptiers on Board’ etc etc. The fact is that parents spend more time ferrying their kids around than they actually realise, and a recent survey by an international company aiming to […]
Leeds Uni hold their annual business boot camp at Weetwood Hall
Leeds University has had an annual business boot camp that took two days and was held at Weetwood Hall. The boot camp was run by Spark, which is the business start up service of the university and was aimed at giving the entrepreneurial students at Leeds University an opportunity to show their skills and the […]
Government urged to reduce the fee for crossing the Severn Bridge
Many business groups have insisted that the fee charged for crossing the Severn Bridge should be reduced once the government owns it. These groups have also added that these fees should only encompass the cost of maintaining the bridge because of the drain on the economy on both the Welsh sides of the Severn and […]
Weather doesn't stop shareholders voting on the future of Nokia
Despite the icy rain that poured down in Helsinki, thousands of Nokia shareholders made it out to cast their vote about what should happen the Nokia. The crowd definitively agreed that the mobile company should be sold to Microsoft. At one point in time Nokia was a dominate force in phone manufacturing, but after today […]
Shadow Business Secretary urges chancellor to cut business rates
Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna is asking George Osborne to take a closer look at the small businesses and the high street and cut down the business rates to make sure that they can survive. It is no big secret that the high street has been on the decline for the past several years, but […]
Top employees set to jump ship as the need for them increases
According to CIPD, it is likely that many employers will start losing some of their most talented employees. This follows the positive outlook of the economy which has seen organisations start recruiting actively. The CIPD published the latest report that clearly shows that the demand for talented workers is increasing following a period of stagnation […]
Facebook revenue soars thanks to mobile users
Facebook has found a way to generate revenue from mobile phone users following the company’s huge profits for the last financial period. Facebook reported an increase in its revenues, earning over $2.02bn in the third quarter with mobile ads accounting for nearly 50% of the total revenues. The company’s shares registered a 15% increase within […]
Banks still not transparent enough over their charges according to new research
Although banks insist that they provide simple and clear charges, recent research indicates otherwise. According to a research that was done by consumer group, it was discovered that the fees charged by banks for overdrawing facilities were quite high like those imposed by payday lenders. Additionally, people had to incur high default charges if they […]