Ronnie ‘The Hawk’ Hawkins, a musician and impresario who helped discover and develop The Band and numerous other musical acts that emerged out of Toronto in the 1960s and 1970s, died around mid-day on Sunday. He was 87. Read More
Liz Truss, the minister for women and equalities, has launched a task force to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by 600,000 by 2030. The group aims to improve the support available to female business owners as they scale their businesses and tackle barriers to investment, the government’s equalities office said. The task force will […]
Two thirds of British companies have been targeted by fraudsters in the past two years with cyberattacks the most common crime. A survey of big corporations found that 64 per cent of them had been affected by fraud and other economic crimes during that time — significantly above the global average and about a 10 […]
Six young entrepreneurs have just been awarded £20,000 in total as part of the Next Generation Festival. The all day event, which took place Thursday at St. Mary’s Venue, was a key aspect of The Next Generation Programme, an educational and support initiative from charity Launch It & Enterprise Nation that addresses issues of underfunding, […]
Almost three quarters of entrepreneurs have admitted to dipping into their personal savings in the last month to save their business from going under. Thats according to new research commissioned by the Parliament Street think tank. Independent research company Censuswide was commissioned to poll 500 UK-based small business owners about rising inflation fears and its […]
A British digital bank is to allow its staff to work for up to 120 days a year overseas — the latest sign of the revolution that is taking place in employment practices following the pandemic. Zopa told staff they could work remotely abroad for an extended period without any change to their pay, making […]
More than eight million households will receive more than £1,000 in additional support to help with the cost-of-living crisis as part of a £15 billion package, Rishi Sunak has announced. The chancellor confirmed that every household in Britain would receive a £400 discount on their energy bills this October. He also announced that eight million […]
The number of foreign students is set to increase by almost 50 per cent in five years, the university admissions service predicts today. It says there is renewed interest in living in the UK, since Covid restrictions lifted, with the NHS and English language a particular draw. International students are stereotypically drawn to business and […]
The head of the World Bank has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy and fertiliser jump. David Malpass told a US business event on Wednesday that it is difficult to “see how we avoid a recession”. He also said a series of coronavirus lockdowns […]
Investors were asked to vote today at Amazon’s AGM on whether the company should conduct an independent audit of warehouse workers wages and working conditions. Activist investor Tulipshare put forward the proposal following reports of high injury and employee turnover rates, serious injuries rates were reported about 80% more often amongst Amazon workers than other […]