Business

By Steve Taggart You know the scene: post-graduation, with an air of optimism and a determination to be successful, young adults flock to London to experience the excitement, sights, and experiences that only the capital can provide. As property and rent prices soar out of control across the city, a full-time career with a competitive salary is not only the dream but an absolute necessity. Unfortunately, these positions appear to be so few and far between that many Londoners can...

By Steve Taggart  Climate change has become one of the major issues facing the world in recent years. To this end, many businesses across the globe are now making a concerted effort to ensure that their main office buildings are as environmentally friendly as possible. To celebrate National Work Life Week this month, online furniture retailer, Clever Clicker have compiled a list of five of the most green offices from around the world. So here we go.. 1. The Bullitt Centre in...

By Steve Winder, regional vice president for Epicor Software, UK and Ireland Whilst George Osbourne’s recent productivity plan focuses on boosting growth and productivity in the UK, the skills gap is an issue that needs tackling with urgency. Despite the increasing number of third-level graduates, the specific range of expertise required to fill medium skilled jobs is severely lacking. For example, car giant Bentley recently struggled to fill 160 positions due to a lack of skilled staff. There is a...

By David Vine, UK SMB MD, Concur In July it was announced that The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is set to formalise its support for SMEs and appoint a Small Business Commissioner. The announcement was met with some scepticism, as currently there are scant details about who the individual assuming this role will be, their remit and what powers they will be granted. There are concerns from some quarters that the new commissioner could end up in the...

By Priya Kapoor, 1&1 Internet Ltd - The case for .London There are 839,000 SMEs in London (employing 0-249 employees) according to figures from the 2013 “Business Population Estimates” published by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. So how can SMEs make their business stand out? The latest development set to transform the digital landscape is the emergence of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). Providing endless opportunities for the way businesses can represent their web identity, up to 1000 new domain...

By Drew Nicholson, CEO OgilvyOne dnx Sales vs. marketing In the 80s the typical hierarchy saw sales teams take the lead and Marketing Directors subjugated to exhibition stand design and brochure and signage production. At that time many organisations started to see the disconnect between sales and marketing such as unaligned objectives, dysfunctional and often antagonistic interrelationships. As a result, we saw the rise of the Sales & Marketing Director who was often a combination of the creative entrepreneur and the...

By Mark Robinson, Market Business Developer, Canon UK To support this week’s Small Business Advice Week – which helps the UK’s 4.5 million SMBs thrive with advice from both leading experts and businesses across Britain – Canon’s SMB specialist Mark Robinson shares tips on how SMBs can reap the power of social media to drive revenue. While larger organisations have the ability to absorb revenue fluctuations with previously generated profit, bank credits or investor trust, this impact can me more...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Lancaster-based hosting and web design agency, Nublue, have this month received the Living Wage Accreditation, demonstrating that they pay all of their staff above the country’s Living Wage.  The company have joined just a handful of local Living Wage businesses, and are among just a handful of technology companies in the North West to have received the accreditation. Championing the Living Wage and its benefits for both employees and their overall business model, Michael Ashworth,...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  We are making a rather heavy dent in the digital age now and there seems to be no sign of this progression slowing. Recently, we've been caught in a whirlwind of smart watches, fitness trackers, mobile payments, super drones and robots.  These new and slightly disconcerting branches of technology are not purely restricted to our personal lives though. Turns out there is a plethora of technological advancements for the workplace too. Technology today has a...