In a recent survey conducted by Currencies Direct and Tamebay we found that 88 per cent of the e-commerce businesses we spoke to already sell overseas and 45 per cent of those companies believed expanding international sales was important to the future growth of their business. With overseas trade key to most e-commerce businesses Brexit
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UK SME business travel remains resilient
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Trainline for Business, the B2B arm of Trainline has today revealed the resilience of the UK SME business travel market in the face of increased pressure for many to cut costs. As part of its newly-launched SME Business Travel Index – a comprehensive overview of the UK’s SME business travel market – Trainline for Business
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How lack of sleep and stress affects your employees’ performance
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More than three quarters (77 per cent) of Brits admit that having a bad night’s sleep negatively impacts their working day, with 27 per cent claiming that they feel exhausted on a daily basis. That’s according to the latest research from CV-Library. The study explored the attitudes of 1,300 workers around the topic of sleep
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Worst mistakes you can make during an overseas business meeting
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Did you know that in Russia, it’s seen as insecure to smile during a business meeting? Or in Hong Kong, giving gifts within business is viewed as bribery? UK online printer instantprint recently conducted a study on International Business Etiquette, collecting anecdotes from senior business people and speaking with experts in the field for their
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Women on maternity leave denied same opportunities as peers
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A quarter (24 per cent) of women on maternity leave are not offered the same training opportunities as their colleagues, affecting their readiness to return to work, according to new research from AVADO, digitally-powered professional learning provider. During maternity leave, an employee and employer can agree to have up to ten ‘keeping in touch’ (KIT)
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The unprecedented growth of cryptocurrency trading
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Those in the know have been following digital currency since inception in 2008, when Bitcoin exploded onto the scene. For the rest of us, Bitcoin gained prominence in 2016, and its unprecedented growth continued in 2017. Once again, traders and investors caught the tail end of the Bitcoin boom and are now looking to cash
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No salary talk please, we’re British! Staff reveal topics to be avoided
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British employees reveal the most awkward conversation topics in the workplace. In a survey by OfficeGenie.co.uk, workers placed religion in the top spot (42 per cent). Sex and salaries took joint second (41 per cent), followed by politics in third place (35 per cent). Nearly half of the British workforce would, if given the chance,
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Healing the relationship between businesses and freelancers
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The gig economy and its Uber drivers and Deliveroo cyclists are much talked about, but these blue collar issues are not the only significant shift in our economy; there is a white collar evolution also taking place. A growing number of UK workers are turning to freelance work for flexibility, and small business owners are
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East of England SMEs remain biggest savers despite Brexit vote
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For the second year in a row small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the East of England are saving the most money in their business savings accounts with the average balance standing at £707,000, according to new research from specialist challenger bank Hampshire Trust Bank. While SMEs in the East are once again
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The Coffice economy is booming and four out of five Brits are part of it
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New research reveals the value and work that is added to the British economy from people working out of coffee shops and the coining of a new term – the Coffice. The size of the Coffice economy is extensive, as four out of five Brits have worked from a coffee shop and do so regularly.
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