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Small Business Britain Netwalks

‘Netwalking’ scheme to support small UK firms

SMALL Business Britain and British Telecom are launching a series of small business networking walks to boost local connections, opportunities, resilience, and mental health. The...
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Will 2023 be a golden year…?

By STAVROS LAMBOURIS GOLD is a traditional safe haven, and many investors bank on it to protect their portfolios in a volatile market. The price has...
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A ton of ‘badmin’ — it’s a net loss

“BADMIN” — bad administration — is stunting UK business productivity and performance, according to research from HR software company Personio. The study found that 44...
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Regulation and unity vital for food sustainability

By VIOLETA GEVORKJAN THE WORLD is facing a sustainability crisis, climate change, and biodiversity loss — and the need for action is pressing. Climate change and...
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AI: here to improve customer service, honest…

CUSTOMER service has evolved to allow automated systems to assist with traditional human interactions — and AI may hold the key to best-in-class service. AI...
First Republic Bank

Banks, the Fed, and a short-term absence of fear

By GEORGE LAGARIAS ANOTHER week, another regional bank failure. First Republic, a 37-year-old San Francisco institution became the third US regional bank — and fourth...
Humphrey Yang

Are you under the ‘Finfluence’?

HUMPHREY Yang has been named the most popular finance influencer. Research conducted by online trading firm Investingoal gathered data on 50 finance influencers — also...
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Always look on the bright side of (later) life

By REBECCA HODGES AS THE first shoots and blossoms of Spring arrive, the rhetoric is that the worst of the cost-of-living crisis is behind us,...
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AI and the legal profession: Where do we stand?

By PEARL MOSES AI AFFECTS — and will continue to affect — law firms’ traditional methods of working. It’s a good fit for the industry, which...
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Get bias out of recruitment, and women into the C-suite

BUSINESSES are setting targets to increase female representation at senior level, but unconscious discrimination continues at all levels. This results in under-representation, pay gaps,...