Monthly Archives: October 2017

Brits lag behind Americans when it comes to embracing AI

Anticipation, scepticism and fear are holding more Brits than Americans back from embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace, according to a new study by CITE Research for SugarCRM. The research on business executives in the US and UK reveals that that Brits are lagging behind when it comes to adopting AI technologies into their
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Seven in ten contractors stressed by managing accounts

Seven in ten self-employed contractors said they are stressed out by doing their own financial accounts, a new survey reveals. The self-employed are the fastest growing section of the UK workforce, and the survey of 359 self-employed contractors found almost three quarters (72 per cent) do all their own accounting, with just 28 per cent
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Automation cannot replace the importance of trust for small businesses

In August, the government gave a progress report on the success of its Bank Referral Scheme, the assessment stated that over a nine-month period £3.8 million had been lent through the scheme to small businesses that had initially been turned down for funding by the banks. It conceded that this meant that only 2.8 per
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More than one in three SMEs are changing their strategy post-Brexit

More than a third of UK companies (35 per cent) with fewer than 250 employees are changing their business strategy as a result of Brexit, according to new research from Albion Capital, the independent investment manager. The Albion Growth Report 2017, launched today, surveyed more than 1,000 SMEs and found that of those changing strategy
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