Over-50s back to work? Get over ageism, then…
By STEVE BUTLER
THE UK government is on a drive to get over-50s back into the job market.
This has been prompted by the Great Resignation,...
Top stock searches: Google and ye shall find
Controversial oil giants Shell and BP top the search list
SHELL is Europe’s most Googled stock, while BP holds top spot for Britain.
The oil giants...
A founder’s story, and some Pott’d history
Lockdown was indisputably dull, but as FRANKIE THOROGOOD recounts, the boredom led to an exciting business idea...
THE INSPIRATION for Pott’d came during a Groundhog...
ONS insolvency figures get tongues wagging
THE LATEST data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have prompted comment from all corners.
Jeremy Whiteson, partner in Fladgate’s restructuring and insolvency practice,...
Guess who’s coming to dinner…?
By HAL WILLIAMS
FIRST ChatGPT came for your literature, now AI’s coming to dinner — but it promises to behave itself.
Bear Robotics is launching Servi,...
Well, oil be: booming BP backtracks on climate ambitions
JUST days after Shell announced the highest earnings of its 115-year history, fellow fossil fuel giant BP has admitted doubling its own annual profits.
Last...
Oil giant’s massive profits — and legal woes
SHELL has seen record annual profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The oil giant’s profits hit £32.2bn last year: double the previous year’s tally, and...
Ready to write? This bot has got you…
AI writing tool ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. What exactly is it? What’s its potential, for good or ill? BV editor HAL...
Scope 4 emissions: Are they relevant to your business?
By LAURA BOWLER and SHANE HUGHES
SUSTAINABILITY and emissions reporting has become an expected business practice.
The newly formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) recently published...
Bridging the education comms gap
By SIMON HORTON
EDUCATION institutions need competent communication systems to thrive.
As schools, colleges and universities expand their hybrid learning packages, there has been a 90...
Tech Nation winds-down after grant funding is cut
AFTER a decade as a government-backed organisation in the UK scale-up ecosystem, Tech Nation will cease operations and seeks to transfer its assets.
The decision...
Seers seek signs for tech sector future
TEN EXPERTS from tech consultancy Opencast have a guess at what we might see in 2023.
Co-founder Mike O’Brien kicks off: “More focus on resilience...