News organisations under pressure as users won’t pay for online news
An international survey has said news organisations need to become “more inventive” in an attempt to overhaul a decline in traditional revenue sources.
London bakery asks for fewer requests after Lego cake goes viral
The owner of a London bakery took to Facebook after getting inundated with order requests when a creative cake it shared caught the attention of the internet.
Happy birthday! AIM’s ten best companies of its two-decade history
As London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) reaches its 20th birthday, Real Business decided to look back over its eventful history and select the ten businesses we believe show what success can come from listing on the exchange.
A welcome brick in the wall: University of Cambridge to recruit Lego professor
In 2014, Cambridge University advertised for a doctor of chocolate to study how and why the substance melted. Now the university is set to get a professor of Lego to develop methods for and understand the way children gain their life skills.
Are employees being hampered by strict bosses from using the potential of social media?
Some 47 per cent of UK professionals believe there is too much useless content floating around on social media, and are increasingly self-aware because of it.
Full steam ahead for Grind as it aims to raise £1.5m via Crowdcube
Coffee and cocktail company Grind has teamed up with Crowdcube to encourage amateur investors to “put their money where their mouths are – literally” in a 45-day fundraising campaign to raise £1.5m.
Inspired by Airbnb and Uber, Rise takes to the sky for shared air travel in the UK
American air travel company Rise, which delivers a private flight sharing service, has revealed plans to expand beyond the US and into Europe with a view to become as disruptive as Uber and Airbnb.
Thomas Cook sets sight on fastest-growing tourism market in the world through new venture
British travel company Thomas Cook is set to launch a joint venture with Chinese firm Fosun International in the hope of tapping into the world’s largest tourism market.