Monthly Archives: March 2017

Launching a start-up: Key lessons learnt along the way

As any entrepreneur will know, launching a start-up is a total rollercoaster, but it’s also unparalleled to anything else. For me, it’s been the greatest challenge and steepest learning curve I’ve ever gone through, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. Here are a few of the lessons I have learned along the way.
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Why flexible working doesn’t have to be a business no-no

Today’s office workers want the freedom to work from wherever and whenever they want. In our recent survey that we conducted with over 1,000 employees into the future of benefits, we found that 45 per cent considered flexible working to be an essential benefit and 46 per cent said they would like to have flexible working as
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UK companies failing to educate their employees about cyber security

A recent survey by Ultima has once again highlighted the urgent need for UK business to take cyber security more seriously. The survey finds that 65 per cent of companies don’t have any security solutions deployed onto their mobile devices, and 68 per cent of companies do not have an awareness programme aimed at employees of all
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Economist intelligence reveals snapshot of LGBT people in the workplace

Today, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) unveils a snapshot of its latest research around the status of LGBT people in the business world. The report, entitled Pride and Prejudice: Agents of change, is being released in conjunction with The Economist Events’ second annual Pride & Prejudice Summit, a global 24-hour event being held on March
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What things are controllable in today’s business landscape?

The business landscape in which we compete today is volatile, increasingly competitive and, certainly over the long term, unpredictable. It may seem on the surface to be a hostile landscape for anyone who wishes to start or build a business by purposeful design as there are so many shifting variables. However, there is ample evidence
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