Wahanda CEO on the talent acquisition headache for ambitious entrepreneurs
Lopo Champalimaud, CEO of Wahanda, provides tips for entrepreneurs on how to attract talent, how to integrate both new skills and old skills as you scale, and the things to watch out for when recruiting new starters.
The firm providing freelancing opportunities for uni students that need to wrack up work experience
Businesses, especially those at the smaller end of the spectrum, are increasingly concerned about identifying and recruiting talent. It’s to solve this problem that a group of students from Portsmouth launched Gradlancer, an online service that connects motivated students with reputable employers looking for freelancers.
Any firm with the opportunity to employ an older worker should grasp it with both hands
Albert Einstein famously once said, "the only source of knowledge is experience" and while I’d have a bit of trouble getting my head around some of Einstein’s mathematic equations, that’s a statement every Tom, Dick and Harry will understand and know it’s true.
Cognitive decline for elderly does not spell doom for making financial choices
Many have suggested that growing older will slow the mind and the ability to make decisions. However, when it comes to making financial decisions, experience, knowledge, and expertise can compensate for the challenges that age-related deterioration present in finance, according to research from Columbia Business School.
The partially sighted IT expert whose vision has created a 1m company
Setting up and running a small business is tough enough, but for those with a disability it comes with extra challenges – as Real Business found out.
Life begins at 50: The man who waited until his sixth decade to start his own business
How old is too old to start your own business Nigel Swycher was 53 when he launched Aistemos, a company that handles risk and valuation in intellectual property (IP).
FTSE 100 CEOs are younger and more international than global counterparts
Heidrick & Struggles has released a report highlighting the diversity of the UK's top firms, as well as its position as a global business hub.
Charlie Mullins: Age ain’t nothing but a number when it comes to older workers
Robert De Niro has delivered some of the most iconic lines in film history over the years, but his latest blockbuster may have just topped them all.
Lost a key contract or failed to hit target Blame your seller’s block!
Seller's Block can stop even the best salesperson from clinching a deal.
Manchester United recruits tech firm to build Old Trafford fan experience lab
The latest partnership involving Manchester United Football Club has been unveiled, one which will see HCL Technologies create a United Xperience Lab to discover “revolutionary ways” for the team to use tech to crate a “unified fan experience”.
Tinder breaks up with CEO to put co-founder Sean Rad back at the helm
Despite former eBay executive Chris Payne becoming CEO of Tinder in March, replacing co-founder Sean Rad, the company has swiped left on Payne only a few months into the job to reinstate Rad from his position as president.
Young candidates facing workplace wake up call due to lack of competition at school
Competition helps to build the soft skills required to succeed at work. However, research from Find a Future found that competition is lacking when it comes to school agendas.
