Monthly Archives: April 2017

Trend of expanding strategic role of financial leaders increases scope for mistakes

An independent study commissioned by Dun & Bradstreet shines a light on the complexities of the modern financial leaders role – highlighting a community under intense pressure to balance traditional accounting tasks with more strategic revenue-generating activities. Of the 200 UKfinancial leaders surveyed, almost three-quarters (71 per cent) believe finance teams are under too much pressure to
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Almost a third of UK workers have had their pay cut in the last five years

British worker’s salaries are diminishing, with almost a third of employees taking a pay cut over the last five years, according to new research. The average pay cut facing workers is four per cent of their annual salary, a £1080 decrease based on an average income of £27,000, and the typical employee hasn’t had a pay
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How your market research can boost your marketing strategy

No matter whether you are starting a business or expanding an already well-established one, there is no compensation for not researching your target market. Knowing who is buying your products and how this changes over time will help you maintain an increase in sales. Your marketing strategy, as any graduate with a marketing diploma will
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Does stationery wreak havoc in your workplace

Office Genie’s online research finds that seemingly simple stationery is causing all manner of issues in Britain’s workplaces. The data calculated millions fall victim to injuries and just under a quarter of staff (24 per cent) are pinching items from under their bosses’ noses. Yet these problems may not even exist in the next ten or
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Should businesses be using clean energy? The UK public say ‘yes’

New research carried out by energy price comparison website Love Energy Savings reveals that more than 40 per cent of people believe businesses should source clean energy from renewable sources. In the survey of 1,001 consumers, 33 per cent says they would personally pay more for energy from renewable sources. But while many homes in the UK are switching
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