London firm Funding Circle raises $150m in one of biggest VC deals in UK history
Funding Circle, a London-based P2P business lending firm, has secured a $150m (£100m) investment to mark one of the biggest venture capital deals in British history.
46% of ideas are pilfered by crafty colleagues looking to enhance their chances of a pay rise
New research has revealed that managers are taking credit for over half their workforce’s ideas. Not a single supervisor, middle-manager or low-ranking executive said they had never plagiarised ideas to bolster their own reputation or ego.
The methods employed by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to hire best talent during the interview process
That a London PA conned her employer out of £17,000 after failing to disclose a previous workplace fraud, has raised the question of whether employers are far too trusting during the recruitment process. But four CEOs have claimed their interview methods has led to "hiring success".
It’s all in the blend: Why business leaders need to mix up the personal development process
Business leaders need to stay abreast of digital learning opportunities, in particular the benefits offered from the increasingly popular technique of "blended learning".
If the iPhone was a company it’d be bigger than Yahoo and Google
All eyes are on Apple as it starts shipping the Apple Watch on 24 April, and expectations are high. To recap just how much it has to live up to, and gauge how it'll fare against the company's other offerings, Real Business revisits some stats from the Q1 results and last year's earnings.
Supreme Court ruling suggests fraudulent activity by directors cannot be attributed to firms
The recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of Jetivia SA v Bilta confirmed that where a company is a victim of a fraud or dishonest act committed by its directors, the directors are not able to attribute their unlawful conduct to the company.
Having sex more often will increase your earning opportunities
A study of British employees has found that people who have sex two or three times a week can earn more than those who are less sexually active.
Why the UK’s newest crowdfunding firm is aiming investors at emerging markets
Emerging Crowd is Britain's newest crowdfunding business – albeit one that will allow investors to pump capital into enterprises in emerging markets such as Africa in a savvy move to unlock ROI at a faster pace.
General election 2015: Edison MD Fraser Thorne – I’m voting as…
Moving into the world of global investment, the latest business leader to feature in our "I'm voting as…" series is Fraser Thorne – someone who has his eyes set on further international expansion.
What businesses can learn from Twitter and Facebook’s responses to user feedback
Twitter and Facebook have both announced recent changes – Twitter to its policy in dealing with online abuse, and Facebook to its NewsFeed. Unpicking why these changes have been made shows where businesses should be focusing their attention when looking to make improvements.
Spending power of over 65s being overlooked by leisure sector
British hospitality and leisure firms missed out on billions of pounds of extra revenues last year by failing to cater for big spending pensioners.