1975-founded Addison Lee has launched a booking service for third parties – such as restaurants and airlines – to integrate into websites and apps, which appears to be in a renewed attempt to stay competitive against new on-demand services like Uber.
Lambeth Council and peer-to-peer business lender Funding Circle have forged a Local Business Lending Partnership, which will see the government body embrace fintech to finance local companies.
National Left-Handers Day takes place on 13 August and it's been revealed that 12 per cent of the working population is left-handed, which results in many of them facing issues in the workplace.
Phil Hall set up PHA Media ten years ago with his wife after a 30-year journalism career, which included editing News of the World. The couple sat down with Real Business to discuss how a journalistic approach has brought them success and how to navigate working alongside your significant other.
Following the sale of its business in May, which has resulted in a Q1 revenue increase, New Look has revealed an operational strategy that includes a focus on standalone menswear stores and expansion across China.
Having set up the business alongside Simon Kain in 2007, serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman has pledged his continued leadership at Zoopla for the “next few years” – and will soon be rewarded with an increased remuneration and new “value creation plan”.
The thinking behind offering the perk of unlimited time off is that it will motivate employees, according to an EY study. Other reports have noted, however, that the concept can backfire on employers.
