Monthly Archives: March 2017

Business and finance terminology stops almost half of UK SMEs applying for finance

With a number of the UK’s five and half million SMEs facing uncertainty after last year’s Brexit vote, and official reports showing that over £26 billion is owed to small firms across the country, nearly half say they have been deterred from applying for finance simply because of the terminology used. Research by LDF, a
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The value of employee loyalty revealed

The value of employee loyalty has been valued at almost a quarter of the average UK worker’s annual salary, according to new research. Research published in the Loyalty Premium Report 2017 by rewards and incentives provider, One4all Rewards, investigated a number of costs involved in staff departures, and reveals the value of loyalty, based on
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A flexible approach to investment

Lehman Brothers failed on 15th September 2008, which was the first day we went to see a VC about raising investment for our start-up business. We had been going for 2 years, supported by angel investment and needed to start gearing up. Talk about bad timing!! But, every cloud has a silver lining and so
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Contactless spending jumps as ‘touch and go’ overtakes Chip and PIN

Data released by Barclaycard today as part of its latest Contactless Spending Index shows supermarket shoppers are increasingly turning to ‘touch and go’ as their payment method of choice when making purchases up to the value of £30. With all major supermarkets now accepting contactless following the roll-out by Sainsbury’s late last year, groceries bought
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Nerium International CMO Amber Olson Rourke Featured Honoree In Direct Selling News “Forces Under 40”

 
Nerium International is proud to announce that Chief Marketing Officer Amber Olson Rourke has been recognized as one of the top 2016 direct sales industry’s “Forces Under 40” honorees in the March 2017 print issue of Direct Selling News with full profile in today’s digital edition.
As the CMO of Nerium, Amber oversees all of the company’s branding, creative services, PR, events, digital marketing and social media, as well as product development. In addition, Amber also holds the position of President and Chair of the Nerium Ripple Foundation non-profit organization.
Amber’s strong leadership and dynamic role plays an important part in the way Nerium conducts its business, supports Nerium International’s Independent Brand Partners, introduces innovative products, expands into new markets, and gives back to the world.
“We are very proud to have Amber recognized

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