Monthly Archives: May 2017

On Friday 12th May, a global coordinated ransomware Wana Decrypt0r 2.0 attack began, affecting thousands of large and small private and public sector businesses and putting dealing with cyber attacks in the spotlight. The vast majority of media coverage on the attack has so far been centred around the impact it has had on the
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Cut the jargon: The ingredients needed for a successful sale

by Owen Gough • May 16, 2017 • 0 Comments

It’s often been said that honesty is the best policy, and in the case of a sale in the mergers and acquisitions market, this has never been truer. According to business valuation expert, Company Valuation Services, business owners considering a sale should keep things concise and simple in order to stand the biggest chance of
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Why businesses must take marketing seriously from the outset

by Ben Lobel • May 16, 2017 • 0 Comments

At times there is a danger that businesses, especially smaller ones with less resources, see marketing and communications as a ‘nice to have’ – a periphery option that they can afford to negate when budgets are tight. The reality of this assumption is very far removed from the truth; it is crucial to take marketing
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More than a quarter of UK SMEs rely on gig economy workers

by Owen Gough • May 16, 2017 • 0 Comments

Results from the latest Zurich SME Risk Index reveal that more than a quarter (26 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK have employed at least one gig economy worker – a worker with one or more short term contracts or doing freelance work – in the last 12 months. The findings come
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