Soaring fuel prices have put the haulage industry in crisis with the cost of running one lorry up £20,000 on last year, a freight boss has said. Lesley O’Brien, director of Freight Link Europe, said “pretty much everything you buy comes on the back of a truck” so customers were paying more. Her comments come […]
Freeing up staff to focus on value-adding activities, automation is of interest to many businesses. We speak to Leon Stafford, UK Country Manager, Digital Workforce, to find out more about the latest in business automation. Leon, what is the likelihood of business automation being more accepted in the coming years? The journey to mainstream acceptance […]
Online art marketplace Artfinder successfully raised £443,000 through its second Crowdcube campaign, from 590 investors, including new investment from lead investor, venture capital firm, Wellington Partners. Investors in the crowdfunding round will receive equity in the business, at a valuation of £17.5 million, up from £11m (post-money) in 2020. Artfinder has seen 140% sales growth […]
Three quarters of business owners wish they had a core business checklist before launching their business to boost their early success, according to new research. In fact, almost three quarters said that start-up success was dependent on good advice. This opinion was particularly strong amongst London business owners with 82 per cent highlighting good advice […]
A fifth of companies expect that the cost of living crisis will be worse for their business than the pandemic, a new survey has found. The biggest threats facing businesses over the next six months are rising energy costs and inflation and disruptions to the supply chain, which have been worsened by lockdowns in China, […]
The road haulage industry should be given a two-year deadline to upgrade facilities for lorry drivers, with clean showers, healthy food and spaces for female drivers, or face a new tax, ministers have been told. On Wednesday, a cross-party group of MPs called for the logistics industry to “get its house in order” by improving […]
Elon Musk, the Tesla chief executive, has asked employees to return to the office or “pretend to work somewhere else”, according to a memo sent to staff. About 30% of US office workers are still working from home, according to Nick Bloom, a Stanford economics professor and co-founder of Working from Home Research Project. Many […]
Two thirds of Britain’s small business owners say the last two years have been the most challenging since they started their venture. However, PayPal’s annual Business of Change report, this year focusing on Wellbeing & Empowerment’, revealed nearly half fear the next 12 months could prove even more difficult. Surveying small business owners nationwide, PayPal’s […]
Jubilee celebrations could be marred by workplace unrest if employers fail to deal correctly with holiday and pay issues involving their staff, a leading employment lawyer has warned. Sarah Williams, the head of employment at north west firm Taylors Solicitors, said the four-day bank holiday weekend could trigger discontent if bosses act unfairly. She has […]
Small business support platform Enterprise Nation has extended its SME finance hub to include access to support with applying for and claiming R&D Tax Credits and applying for mortgage, protection, pension and investments, in a pioneering one-stop-shop for small business finance. The new-look hub builds on the existing features offered by Capitalise, the business finance platform, […]