New data from CV-Library finds 75.7 per cent of Brits would start an entire new career if they had the chance, with 44.5 per cent admitting that they’ve made a career move in the past that they’ve regretted. The survey, which explored the views of 1,200 UK workers, found that those aged between 35 and
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UK entrepreneurs believe a London address means success
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Research conducted by London Executive Offices (LEO) shows that business executives remain confident and enthusiastic about the London office market despite macro uncertainty, and see it as the most prestigious location for businesses of any size. LEO conducted a survey of UK wide entrepreneurs and business executives, 64 per cent of whom would choose London
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Self-employed risk losing £300 billion a year to lack of financial protection
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Ninety-three per cent of the UK’s self-employed workforce have no critical illness cover, leaving people open to financial ruin if forced to take long-term sick leave, according to new research from Scottish Widows. This is despite business owners spending an average of £9,700 and six-and-a-half months of their lives setting up their ventures. And with
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UK ‘job boom’ proves businesses are remaining confident
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Businesses across the UK proved to be resilient in the face of ongoing uncertainty last quarter, as the nation witnessed a widespread jobs boom. That’s according to the latest data from CV-Library which compared statistics from Q3 2017, with that of the same period last year. The data finds the nation as a whole witnessed
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New report uncovers ‘post code lottery’ of small business productivity
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Sage and Nesta have published a data-rich report highlighting a concerning productivity gap, with the most productive part of the UK (City of London) a huge 26 times more productive than the least (West Somerset). For the first time, the report, produced in conjunction with Nesta, the innovation foundation, looks at a huge range of
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Office workers wasting time helping less tech-savvy colleagues
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A survey of 2,000 British office workers, commissioned by memory and storage experts Crucial, finds Brits work with an average of four colleagues in their office that are less tech-savvy than them. These colleagues always seem to encounter IT problems at work, distracting 62 per cent of the UK workforce and costing businesses lost time
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Brits lag behind Americans when it comes to embracing AI
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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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SAS launches analytics ‘one-stop shop’ for GDPR
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With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect on May 25, 2018, global companies must take steps to understand how personally identifiable information (PII) is stored and used within their organisations. Millions of records are exposed each year due to thousands of data breaches that occur around the world. Further, a recent
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Why co-working is booming – But not just for millennials and start-ups
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A survey recently conducted by The Clubhouse reveals that a whopping 60 per cent of their members are above the age of 40. The findings signify that seasoned and more experienced entrepreneurs are taking a leaf out of the millennial generation’s book by opting for co-working and flexible meeting solutions. The Clubhouse founder and CEO,
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Apprentices the solution to the UK’s skills gap
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Apprentices are the solution to addressing the UK’s skills gap, say 82 per cent of UK SMEs in results obtained from the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey that questions over 900 UK and RoI SME owners and senior management across a range of sectors and regions. ‘Skills shortages have made headline news recently
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