As of this month, Nectar Business is ofering SMEs even more ways to earn points. More than 400 big name brands including Viking Direct, PC World, Apple Store for Business, Orange and Amazon are involved in the initiative, which will allow you to collect points online as you shop.
It's a fairly draconian line: Apple routinely rejects iPhone applications that contain nudity. But one iPhone app has slipped through the net.
Harpin may have passed on his Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year trophy at the Awards on Tuesday night but the Homeserve founder will sure be a hard act to follow. He had the crowd in the palm of his hand with tales of the E&Y Monte Carlo heats and his plans to get young people into business.
Last year was tough for building contractor Alumet. Founder and MD Gary Summers was forced to make 30 redundacies, take the factory down to a four-day week and slash margins on projects across the board. But there was a silver lining: the cash-rich company claimed a wedge of revenue back for settling invoices on time.
All industries, even soft fruits, are ripe for change. Here’s how Scottish farmer- entrepreneur Lochy Porter used product innovation and international licensing to take Angus Soft Fruits to the top.
Jason Roberts had the uncanny experience of watching himself on TV last night. "I thought, 'Who's that guy'," he jokes. But when both Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis put their offers on the table, it was riveting viewing - and deja vu - for the tech entrepreneur.
How does an artisan crisp company become an international brand to rival Walkers Sensations and Pringles" Burts Crisps managing director Nick Hurst explains how he's taken a sizeable bite out of the crisp export market.
Fru Hazlitt, former CEO of GCap Media, businesswoman extraordinaire and self-styled "intrapreneur" is in the running for the top job at ITV. Will we see a woman at the helm?
Ah, to move in A-list circles. Kate Middleton, girlfriend of heir-to-the-throne Prince William has been making the most of her social status by collaring Virgin boss Richard Branson for business advice – over a cocktail and a canape.
Following the TechCrunch furore last week, Real Business went straight to its favourite digital marketing genius, Guy Levine, for his views on the porn for page impressions debate. His verdict: all's fair in keywords and meta tagging.
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