Monthly Archives: November 2016

UK infrastructure on the up, but now it’s all about delivery

Almost half of firms (44 per cent) believe the UK infrastructure has improved over the past five years, but only a quarter (27 per cent) think it will pick up in the next five years. Two thirds (64 per cent) suspect insufficient infrastructure will hamper the country’s international competitiveness in the coming decades, according to
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Why you need to ban meetings if you want to get anything done

Around 95 per cent of meetings are completely pointless but there’s a general consensus that meetings must, nevertheless, be had. Perhaps we’ve just never stopped to question their necessity. Our love-hate relationship with The Meeting is summarised best by that oft-muttered line that has become an office adage: ‘I had a day full of meetings, so
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Cyber attacks cost UK businesses £34 billion last year

Cyber attacks cost UK companies more than £34 billion last year according to new research from Beaming. Beaming’s survey shows that the bills for managing malware and data theft incidents amounting to £7.5 billion and £6.2 billion respectively. The report comes after Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond released the National Cyber Security Strategy on
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Cash transactions cost UK SMEs £9.4 billion each year

SMEs are losing £9.4 billion each year through cash transactions, according to new research by Sage. The research reveals that almost a quarter (24 per cent) of business builders say they have been the target of cash theft by a member of staff, 34 per cent admit to losing cash due to human error, while more
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