Employers should increase the number of older people in the UK workforce by one million over the next five years to combat age bias, the government’s Business Champion for Older Workers, Andy Briggs says. To address the widening skills gap, tackle age bias in work and enable people to stay in work longer, every UK
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Atradius reveals the worlds top emerging markets
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Leading economists from trade credit insurer Atradius have released their assessment of the world’s top emerging markets of 2017. The new economic report reveals that India, Indonesia, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Peru, Chile and Bulgaria are some of the global leading emerging market economies (EMEs) to watch. According to Atradius, these economies have been boosted by
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Financial fears and budget holidays shake up UK travel market in 2017
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Digital marketing company, Rakuten Marketing, unveils the findings of its 2017 survey of the British travel market and reveals that nearly half (41 per cent) of us will spend less than £500 on our trips abroad this year. The survey of 1,000 consumers in January identifies that while 43 per cent of Brits admit that they haven’t
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Red Saturday to begin Valentine’s day spending rush in the UK
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Tomorrow will see the start of the Valentines Day spending rush, with romantic Brits using this weekend to organise restaurant bookings, flowers and gifts. In fact, more than a million eager Valentines will be heading to the shops tomorrow, spending more than £28m this Saturday alone. Dubbed ‘Red Saturday’, analysis from the relationship experts at
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Competition for jobs is rife, as candidate applications rise in January
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Candidate applications were up by a staggering 55 per cent in January, suggesting that competition for jobs is rife this New Year. This is according to CV-Library, which compared its job market data from January 2017 with December 2016. The data shows that key sectors across the UK saw an impressive rise in application rates last
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Microbusiness optimism trails behind larger SMEs
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Less than half (45 per cent) of microbusiness owners with fewer than five employees expect their company to grow over the next two years compared to almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of larger scale SMEs, according to a new report commissioned by Albion Ventures. The fourth Albion Growth Report, which is based on interviews with 1,000 SMEs
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BT invites SMEs to help secure the nations economic security
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BT launches a competition to find innovative new ideas from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aimed at protecting the UK’s critical infrastructure and keeping public sector and business data secure. BT SME Award 2017: Securing the Nation will give SMEs the chance to showcase their new technology and product ideas within three award categories: Cyber Security;
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What is the true cost to SMEs of business loans
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In light of recent news that small businesses are turning to alternative lenders for their finance, Fleximize has launched a new tool to help UK SMEs get the fairest deal on their business finance loans. The company’s rate comparison tool allows businesses to instantly compare business loans quotes that are based on a range of different
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How wearable technology can boost worker performance
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The LinkedIn Corporation and Stanford University’s Mind & Body Lab, together with Spire, today unveils the results of the first and only known study of wearable tech in a corporate setting for stress management. The results of the 30-day study shows that workers who wore a Spire tracker — a small, pebble-sized device that clips to
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UK insolvency levels set to increase five per cent over 2017
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UK business insolvency will rise by +5 per cent in the next 12 months as the economic slowdown, rising input prices and increased late payment risks begin to take their toll, according to Euler Hermes. This is in sharp contrast with the rest of the continent, where insolvencies will fall by -4 per cent in Western Europe and
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