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Jaguar F-type provides £1.5 billion contracts for UK companies

Jaguar’s all new sportscar, the F-type, designed, engineered and manufactured in the West Midlands has resulted in £1.5 billion of new contracts awarded…

The Future of Banking

New Banks launch & Tusmor's Fiona Brownsell gives full account VIDEO

Given everything that has happened since Northern Rock proved to have feet of clay, some changes in "retail" banking were expected. Who would have thought that…

The Future of Banking

The dawn of personalised and approachable Banking

As bank entrant incubators Tusmor get set to launch four new banks into the market, they declare 'the beginning of the end of huge and impersonal banking is upon us'

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Open data can promote better business & customer relations

Radu Sora believes open data can help businesses understand what their customers want, improving relationships and tailoring products.

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How Big Data can help the SME market

Anne Wilkinson from GrowthAccelerator discusses the benefits of using open data to maximise profitability in business.

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Businesses must work harder at attracting traffic to their website

North-west search engine optimization company Ranking Solutions have warned local businesses that having a successful website means promoting it effectively.

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SMEs abandon traditional marketing, embracing online & mobile

Research released by pbSmart Essentials reports that 22% of SMEs eschew traditional offline marketing completely in favour of online channels.

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Public Sector Directors now sacrifice pay and bonuses for greater good

In the public sector, modest rewards are being spread across all levels to maintain morale; on the flip-side, private sector directors continue to enjoy disproportionate…

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Women on Boards: TUC calls for positive discrimination

Responding to figures suggesting that progress in appointing women to company boards has stalled, the TUC has called on ministers to instill compulsory quotas.

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Naming and shaming FTSE350 Will it make a difference?

The business minister’s intentions to name and shame members of the FTSE 350 who refuse to sign up to the Prompt Payment Code has led to a surge in signatories.

Jaguar F-type provides £1.5 billion contracts for UK companies

Jaguar’s all new sportscar, the F-type, designed, engineered and manufactured in the West Midlands has resulted in £1.5 billion of new contracts awarded to 116 UK companies

New Banks launch & Tusmor's Fiona Brownsell gives full account VIDEO

Given everything that has happened since Northern Rock proved to have feet of clay, some changes in "retail" banking were expected. Who would have thought that the changes would be so quick and so wide ranging.

The dawn of personalised and approachable Banking

As bank entrant incubators Tusmor get set to launch four new banks into the market, they declare 'the beginning of the end of huge and impersonal banking is upon us'

Open data can promote better business & customer relations

Radu Sora believes open data can help businesses understand what their customers want, improving relationships and tailoring products.

How Big Data can help the SME market

Anne Wilkinson from GrowthAccelerator discusses the benefits of using open data to maximise profitability in business.

Businesses must work harder at attracting traffic to their website

North-west search engine optimization company Ranking Solutions have warned local businesses that having a successful website…

SMEs abandon traditional marketing, embracing online & mobile

Research released by pbSmart Essentials reports that 22% of SMEs eschew traditional offline marketing completely in favour…

Public Sector Directors now sacrifice pay and bonuses for greater good

In the public sector, modest rewards are being spread across all levels to maintain morale; on the flip-side, private sector…

Women on Boards: TUC calls for positive discrimination

Responding to figures suggesting that progress in appointing women to company boards has stalled, the TUC has called on…

Naming and shaming FTSE350 Will it make a difference?

The business minister’s intentions to name and shame members of the FTSE 350 who refuse to sign up to the Prompt Payment…

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Either drop the beginning “e” in eLearning or widely expand its definition and scope, says Elliott Masie, Chair of The Learning Consortium at The MASIE Center.
Why would any organisation want to get into banking at the moment? Asks Dr Steve McCabe from Birmingham City University’s Business School.
The British BIDs Academy will train the next generation of high street professionals, says Dr Julie Grail, Chief Executive of British BIDs.
Distance learning is not a new phenomenon... but technology is giving us many new possibilities, says David Williams, CEO and Founder of Impact International.
Chris Wade, CEO of Action for Market Towns, sets out the strategic steps that councils, community groups and businesses need to take together to deliver the long-term revitalisation of their town centres.
Dr. Laura Davidson, co-founding trustee of Mental Health Research UK, explains why exercise promotes good mental health, boosts your mood, and keeps stress at bay.
Last week, Eric Pickles announced a radical relaxation to the planning rules: from next month, offices can be converted to homes with no need for planning permission.
Cities are thought to be lacking in community feel, but in reality they are composed of many inter-woven communities on a larger scale.

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Disabled job seekers are being routinely discriminated against, with prejudice actually worsening over the last nine years.
Fire and rescue authorities across England could save up to £200 million a year if they were to make services more effective and efficient, a report has said.
"There is a very strong case for limiting the size of banks," says Thierry Philipponnat, Secretary General of Finance Watch.

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Coordination will see better care and support, fewer people falling through the cracks and a drop in patients needlessly stuck in hospitals.
NHS England is to tackle “shockingly low” dementia diagnosis rates with plans that could see 160,000 people who are unknowingly living with the condition identified and treated, Jeremy Hunt announced this week.
YouGov CEO and Data Strategy Board Chairman Stephan Shakespeare today launches the ‘Shakespeare Review’, an independent report that outlines recommendations for how public sector information (PSI) can be better used

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