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So you have decided to start a business. Where do you start? Is funding available for your industry? How do you get investors interested? What are they looking for? It is all easier than you think.

Public Relations has always been dominated by women, but it’s still a man’s world at the top

The portrayal of PR Experts or PR Consultants in Film and TV are normally played by women in their mid 30’s

Jim Ratcliffe’s secures future of Britain’s most successful road cycling team as Ineos buys Team Sky

Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals giant Ineos has bought Britain’s most successful road cycling team in recent years, Team Sky.

Getting To Know You – Carl Morenikeji, MD, Scaramanga

Carl Morenikeji tells us how a passion for craftsmanship led to his products being used in Hollywood movies

Former Staples chain Office Outlet in administration

The former Staples stationery chain, Office Outlet, is in administration, putting 1,200 jobs at risk.

Quit 9 To 5 Academy Review – Nick Torson teaches million dollar affiliate marketing strategy

Whether you heard about the Quit 9 To 5 Academy from some friend or you read it yourself, if you want a detailed review on what this program is and should you be investing your money in it

8 advantages of CRM Salesforce

CRM software is capable of offering great benefits for companies; In fact, anyone who has used this technology knows very well the great advantages of this cloud-based solution

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Business plan for startup
Public Relations has always been dominated by women, but it’s still a man’s world at the top
Jim Ratcliffe’s secures future of Britain’s most successful road cycling team as Ineos buys Team Sky
Getting To Know You – Carl Morenikeji, MD, Scaramanga
Former Staples chain Office Outlet in administration
Quit 9 To 5 Academy Review – Nick Torson teaches million dollar affiliate marketing strategy
8 advantages of CRM Salesforce

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Jim Ratcliffe’s secures future of Britain’s most successful road cycling team as Ineos buys Team Sky

Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals giant Ineos has bought Britain’s most successful road cycling team in recent years, Team Sky.

Former Staples chain Office Outlet in administration

The former Staples stationery chain, Office Outlet, is in administration, putting 1,200 jobs at risk.

Harry Redknapp turns jam roly poly passion into new online business

Football legend and recently-crowned King of the Jungle, Harry Redknapp, has launched an online business to bring his beloved jam roly polys to the nation.

GMB union call for enforcement to be covered by National Minimum Wage review

GMB have called for the official review into the future of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage, to be conducted by Professor Arin Dube, to cover enforcement and a role for unions to make complaints about non-payment.

London climbs world’s most expensive cities rankings

London has become a dearer place to live in the last year, causing it to climb eight places in the world’s most expensive city list, according to the latest worldwide cost of living survey.

HMRC ramps up investigations on professional service companies suspected of tax evasion

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued nearly 1,500 demands to professional service firms for more information on clients suspected of tax evasion, a law firm has found.

M&S plans big store shift towards weekly food shop

Marks and Spencer is planning a big shift towards food at its stores, the retailer has said.

JD Sports in deal to buy Footasylum for £90m

JD Sports has made an offer to purchase clothing and shoe retailer Footasylum for £90.1m.

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Business

Business plan for startup

So you have decided to start a business. Where do you start? Is funding available for your industry? How do you get investors interested? What are they looking for? It is all easier than you think.

The biggest challenges that small businesses face
Lord Sugar & Piers Morgan to go head to head at Apprentice winners new annual conference
How to choose a lawyer for your business
UK business owners believe women are underrepresented in media
International standard shows how businesses “can do health and safety better”
Why images can say more than words for your business

Profiled…

Getting To Know You – Carl Morenikeji, MD, Scaramanga

Carl Morenikeji tells us how a passion for craftsmanship led to his products being used in Hollywood movies

Getting to Know You, Darren Oliveiro-Priestnall, CEO & co-founder, Atlas City Global

Darren Oliveiro-Priestnall tells us what was his inspiration when he set up Atlas City Global to help business with data led technology.

Marketing & Social Media

Why content marketing is essential for businesses

Is website design an SMEs best investment 3

When is the right time to check if your website needs revamping?

Offline campaigns for brand marketing

Newswire

FTSE 100 outperforms European counterparts as oil and tobacco stocks gain

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Pound sinks ahead of second Brexit parliamentary vote
Ocado shares rise on reports of Marks & Spencer deal
Sterling rallies on hope UK can avoid no-deal Brexit
AG Barr to shrug off sugar tax hit with increase in profit

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Savvy navvy Crowdfunding campaign closes weeks ahead of schedule

Just over a week ago Google software engineer Jelte Liebrand and his team at savvy navvy launched their Crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.

Digital health innovator Liva Healthcare secures €8 million investment

The European digital health company, Liva Healthcare, today announced an investment of eight million euros from three German venture funds: MIG (Munich), Santo Venture Capital (Holzkirchen) and Digital Health Ventures (Berlin).

CrowdProperty secures £100m Institutional Backing

Specialist property peer-to-peer lender CrowdProperty has announced the backing of a major financial institution to lend up to £100 million of loan capital over the coming 12-24 months.

Vehicle data company Cazana.com raises over £1.5 million

Disruptive Automotive AI start-up Cazana.com has closed its crowd-fundraise at £1.56 million, nearly 160 percent of its original investment target.

World’s first hotel switching website launches crowdfunding campaign

The world’s first website dedicated to hotel switching has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £250,000.

Global startup generator and early-stage VC launches in London, Sydney & Amsterdam

After successful programs in Singapore and Stockholm, global startup generator and early-stage VC Antler has today launched in London.

By Miles the pay-by-mile car insurance provider raises £5M

By Miles, UK’s first real-time pay-per-mile car insurance provider, has raised £5m in a Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures

Blackberry buys AI firm Cylance for $1.4bn

Cylance the artificial intelligence (AI) firm has been bought by Canadian tech firm Blackberry for $1.4bn, the deal will drive forward Blackberry’s development.

Feast It raises £1.7m funding round by Coldplay member and Dragons’ Den Sarah Willingham

Feast It, the UK’s leading event catering marketplace has raised £1.7 million in an impressively oversubscribed funding round led by Jon Claydon, ex-Head of advertising agency Claydon Heeley Jones Mason, bringing its total funding to date to £2.7m.

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Legal

What can employers do to avoid sexual harassment claims?

In light of high profile cases of harassment in the workplace involving Ted Baker chief Ray Kelvin and Topshop owner Sir Philip Green, Emma Bullen from MHR provides practical advice on how employers can protect themselves from sexual harassment claims.