Monthly Archives: October 2016

How beauty and tech are making waves together in the start-up world

Earlier this year, L’Oréal, one of the world’s largest, most powerful beauty industry corporations, announced it was teaming up with Founders Factory, an influential, London-based tech startup incubator co-founded by entrepreneurs Brent Hoberman, Henry Lane Fox and Jim Meyerle. The deal involves investing in five start-ups and co-creating two new companies from scratch every year.
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Five fun and clever office ideas to inspire your small business

Earlier this year, the New York Times published an article that revealed one of the largest companies in the world, Amazon, was giving away treehouses to its employees. Located in downtown Seattle, the truly revolutionary and iconic working space acts as a high tech greenhouse, packed with an enormous plant collection and featuring an indoor
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Customer service: Fostering the workplace for the future

The old cliché goes that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and at our business, that is absolutely the case. Being a public-facing business with an emphasis on service with a smile, it’s doubly important that our staff are switched on when it comes to customer service, and it’s our company’s
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SMEs claim nearly £1 billion in research and development tax credits

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) claimed £970 million in research and development (R&D) tax credits in the past year, up 24 per cent from £780 million in the previous year, but many firms are missing out on their full entitlement, says Moore Stephens. The firm explains that many SMEs fail to claim all the R&D tax relief available
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Website builder from Vistaprint to help with small businesses’ online presence

  The website builder allows users to choose from a range of templates that match to their industry and goals, each customised with their business name and logo before they even enter the builder. Users can then easily add, remove and reposition professional content blocks like menus, calendars and galleries. Elements such as fonts, headers, footers
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