Category: In Business

Aug 21

Elon Musk Concedes X’s Uncertain Future as Glitch Erases Pre-2014 Photos and Links

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of renowned brands such as Tesla and SpaceX, recently acknowledged the potential downfall of X, the rebranded version of Twitter. This confession coincides with a glitch that led to the disappearance of pictures and links published before December 2014. In a recent post on X, Musk expressed his […]
Aug 20

New calls for Hunt to freeze business rates

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to freeze business rates again, amid warnings that a multi-billion hike in bills could dent investment and leave many small firms “on the brink”. Last autumn the chancellor announced a major support package worth £13.6 billion to help businesses still recovering from the pandemic. It included freezing business rates, […]
Aug 16

SME leaders bullish about prospects as majority expect revenues to increase in next 12 months

Business confidence is high among SME leaders in the UK, with three in five forecasting increases in revenue over the next 12 months. Small businesses have been under unprecedented strain over the past few years, with the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and ongoing economic volatility creating persistent and cumulative challenges. Yet the majority of […]
Aug 15

Want to keep good ESG data Foster its source

What’s clear from Deloitte’s Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey 2023 is that environmental and social governance (ESG) is now firmly on the corporate agenda. This year, it leapt right up the priority list, from seventh place to second. Elevating ESG, however, is tough to deliver. In practice, it is hugely dependent upon good supplier data, […]
Aug 14

Bookshop.org hits £3m profit for indie bookshops, as it pledges to increase online indie sales by 5x times in 5 years

Bookshop.org, the ethical book-buying alternative to Amazon, has now generated £3 million in profit since its launch for the 570 independent bookshops using the platform, and is setting the goal to increase online sales for indies by five times in the next five years. The news comes as a new survey from the Booksellers Association […]