Business

PRINCE2 is world-renowned for being the best project management framework out there right now. 2017 will bring the first proper update to PRINCE2 for nearly a decade. This follows lots of feedback from project management personnel all over the world. The main aim of this update is to bring PRINCE2 into the world we live in today. A lot has changed in the working world since 2009 (the last update), and project management is different to how it was back...

A multi-million pound programme designed to open up a wealth of employment opportunities for young disabled Londoners has been announced today. The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, pledged its commitment to narrowing the employment gap for young disabled people in the capital with a new £3.3million fund for organisations tackling the issue. Over the next three years, the Bridge to Work Programme will provide money for projects which offer employability support for young disabled people, and...

There’s no doubting the massive growth of online craft sites like Etsy and Threadless. Developed in 2005 as an online marketplace for co-founder Rob Kalin’s unique wood-encased computers, Etsy is the leading community forum for artisan crafters, and registered thousands of sellers within months. It now rivals the likes of eBay and Amazon marketplaces as the platform for artisanal producers, having given plenty of small businesses their start. The custom t-shirt company Threadless prints and sells over a million t-shirts...

UK airlines may be forced to relocate their headquarters and sell off shares to EU nationals if they want to continue flying routes within continental Europe, the Guardian has revealed. Prominent 'Remain' campaigner Michael O'Leary warned that flights between the UK and Europe might be significantly affected if the government opts for a hard divorce, which looks to be the likely course based on recent revelations. Executives from easyJet along with the British Airways owner IAG, Ryanair and the Tui Group...

Customer service will become a thing of the past by 2020 after new data revealed that 85 per cent of customer engagement interactions will be managed without people. Talking at the Systems in the City Conference (SITCC) held at the London Stock Exchange, Microsoft's Richard Peers suggested that "automated intelligence" will overtake people allowing firms to "engage with customers in a natural way, conversationally and in context". Hmmm....  I wonder how many mobile phones have been destroyed because of automated call centres?...

Social Media Marketing is a growing trend in the ecommerce industry which promises to boost your product’s visibility in the virtual world using different social media applications. One of the many platforms proven to help business enthusiasts is Instagram. With over 600 million active users per month, marketing your brand in Instagram will surely give you a head-on in advertising your products. If you are new to online promotion and wishes to ace Instagram Marketing, we have listed down tips...

In today’s world, effective brand marketing and brand imaging are two of the many key components to creating a successful business. These practice will ensure that the business and your management of its practices will always have a positive impact within the company and with your clientele. Why is marketing so important? Without the correct and proper exposure your business or product might not be visible to the public. Having a simple but essential marketing plan is vital to your...

When we think about the lifespan of a business, we less commonly think about the end of the cycle. Nevertheless, it is a critical phase: business life spans have shortened dramatically in the last 100 years. In this rapidly changing environment, being able to recognise and bring a business's life span to an end is in fact a key business skill and not a terminal failure. ONS data tells us that in 2015 there were almost 2.7million active businesses operating...

The Office for National Statistics reveals 440% increase in number of people on zero-hours contracts since 2010. People across the UK are living in totally unstable situations, where they don't know if they will be able to pay the rent at the end of the month. No guarantee of paid work is living people on a knife edge. GMB union today commented on new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing the number of people on zero hours...