Monthly Archives: January 2017

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Britain’s sedentary workers cost the UK economy billions

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Alarming figures reveal that 63 per cent of British workers have strolled into 2017 either overweight or obese; despite around 35 per cent holding a new year’s resolution to lose weight last year. However, disappointingly less than 10 per cent actually stuck to these promises. With so many living such an unhealthy lifestyle, it has proven to have
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Expected rates of lending for SMEs to increase as confidence grows

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Lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the top 10 UK cities dropped by over £2 billion in one year, according to the SME Growth Watch Report 2016, from Hampshire Trust Bank. However, early indicators in 2016 reveal an uplift in lending to SMEs and confidence that they can secure finance. The research,
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How to keep your customers happy this Blue Monday

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Research conducted by telephone answering service CALLCARE has discovered the most frustrating bugbears that people experience when speaking to a customer service adviser over Blue Monday. Blue Monday, which in 2017 falls on January 16th, is reported to be the most depressing day of the year. Although many dismiss the idea as ‘pseudoscience’, tighter budgets,
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