Business, Entrepreneur, Posts, Startups, Sustainability 0
If you are in the sustainability, environmental and cleantech sector and you need to raise investment it obviously makes sense to speak to potential investors who specialise in, and have a track record of investing in this sector. Here are 12 firms you may want to check out depending on the stage of your business, […]
After a pause of a few months, the world’s leading central banks are “printing” money again to try to bolster their economies. Commonly known as quantitative easing or QE, the European Central Bank (ECB) resumed its programme just before the turn of the year. The backdrop is lukewarm growth, a looming recession in Germany, and […]
Business, Entrepreneur, Posts, Retail, Sales, Startups 0
Many businesses are failing because they are not delivering on their strapline or stated USP. Marketing materials, straplines and sales pitches are often used to get people through the door, only to then flog them a watered down version of the goods or services.For example, some businesses claim their ‘advisors’ will discuss your needs and […]
Business, Ecommerce, Posts, Retail, Sales, Tech 0
It’s well documented that too much choice – ‘overchoice’, ‘choice paralysis’, ‘paradox of choice’, whatever you want to call it – rather than help people, causes a whole host of problems including a ton of anxiety and stress. When it comes to shopping online this ‘overchoice’ is just getting worse and worse. Depending on what […]
Core blimey. Supergilr Justfly Arturo Bris, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Apple shareholders must be extremely happy with the company’s performance in the past 12 months. The stock price is up 111% since the end of 2018, not to mention the US$3 (£2.31) per share that the company has paid in dividends over the […]
Business, Entrepreneur, Posts, Startups, Tech, Web design, Wordpress 0
It’s pretty straightforward to add a Twitter feed to a Wordpress site using Themify (Note, I’m referring to Wordpress.org sites here, not Wordpress.com). If you are familiar with interfaces, Wordpress and using themes/builders, then you should have no problem.There are a number of ways you can add a Twitter feed to a Wordpress site, and […]
Business, Entrepreneur, From elsewhere, Retail
Just Eat’s £6 billion takeover: can anyone actually make big money from online takeaway? Not hot? Tetuana Shumbasova John Colley, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick Takeaway.com, the Dutch-based online food ordering giant, is shortly to be confirmed as the winner in the bidding war for British rival Just Eat in a £6 billion deal, […]
Blockchain, Business, From elsewhere, Tech
No ifs or bits. ImageFlow Gavin Brown, Manchester Metropolitan University and Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University 2020 could well be the year that the cryptocurrency dream dies. This is not to say that cryptocurrencies will die altogether – far from it. But to all the financial romantics who have cheered the rise of bitcoin and […]
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Business owners are often confused as to why investors value a business differently from each other, even for similar-sized businesses, at the same stage, in the same sector. Someone who asked me recently was referring to the TV show Dragons’ Den; however, the conundrum applies to many investment situations. As you’re probably aware, there is […]
Business, Entrepreneur, From elsewhere
Shutterstock/easy camera David Poyton, Aberystwyth University Digital platforms such as Uber and Airbnb have revolutionised the services we use. But progress rarely comes without a price and a certain amount of controversy. Recently, both companies found themselves (separately) in the highest court of the EU, with cases considering the union’s core principle of freedom of […]