The dark side of collaboration: If one lies, the rest are likely to follow
Researchers from the University of Nottingham created a die-rolling game to examine the effects of collaboration, and found unsettling results: collaboration can provide fertile ground for corruption.
Investment funding has fuelled eMoov’s growth – and it’s hungry for more
Online estate agency eMoov.co.uk is looking to give five per cent of equity in return for the £1m of investment funding it is hoping for – valuing the firm at £20m.
Britain is India’s largest G20 investor and employer
The CBI claimed the UK has remained India's largest G20 investor between 2000 and 2015, despite foreign direct investment (FDI) falling behind countries such as the US, Japan and the Netherlands.
Clicking away the bottleneck: A change is needed in the way retail delivery presents itself
Click and collect will be the death of retail. At least, that’s the prevailing view aired in a recent article on the BBC news website.
Barclays scraps trainee age restrictions as Bolder Apprentices scheme seeks older workers
A new programme from Barclays called Bolder Apprentices will allow people aged between 24 and 65 start a new career or return to work in a number of divisions throughout the company by learning the ropes as a trainee.
Moving from products to services
Adding new services to an existing product portfolio can help boost sales.
Barriers between school pupils and businesses set to be dismantled by new careers scheme
With thousands of English schools starting a new term today, the British Chambers of Commerce has unveiled a fresh plan aimed at improving communication between schools and business.
Banks slammed for withdrawing SME overdrafts without warning
SMEs owners have revealed that one of their main gripes against banks is the withdrawal of millions of pounds worth of overdrafts.
UK economy enjoys Summer bloom and looks forward to Christmas
The UK economy has picked up pace in the last three months, helped by strong retail demand.
Utilising a military background to build a fast-growing company
From an enterprise run out of his own home for more than a year, John Loveday's Spearhead Compliance Training is generating some serious attention and is evidence of what can be done after a career in the armed forces comes to an end.
Dismal weather on bank holiday weekend drives footfall in UK’s shopping centres
The last weekend of summer brought bleak weather along with it, but the washout over the three-day bank holiday period resulted in a surge of British consumers heading to shopping centres and retail parks.