Why we’re backing Britain’s resilient and optimistic small businesses September 8, 2016 In the run up to June’s referendum vote, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) became a focal point for both Leave and Remain camps, with each side claiming the support of small business owners for their different visions of Britain’s future. This focus on SMEs was unsurprising – these businesses are the nuts and bolts of British [...]
Best market for prime central London renters since the financial crisis September 8, 2016 Renters in prime central London locations, such as Marylebone and Mayfair, are enjoying the best market since the financial crisis. The number of new rental properties on the market in the three months to July 2016 increased 38.9 per cent year-on-year, according to Knight Frank's prime central London rental index. Read more: Prime central London house prices [...]
Don’t make Southern Rail a scapegoat for the ideological war between Whitehall and the trade unions September 8, 2016 Southern Rail is raking in tens of millions of pounds in profit from its disastrous management of a crucial commuter line while careering head first into a row with unions and nabbing a £20m taxpayer bailout due to the ensuing problems – at least if you believe the company’s critics. The reality of the situation [...]
Why more firms – from ad agencies to video game companies – are considering EMBAs September 8, 2016 Since Henley Business School started its MBA for Music and Creative Industries in 2011, the number of industry-specific courses being launched has shown little sign of letting up. Most recently, Hertfordshire-based Ashridge Executive Education announced it would offer an EMBA for the Creative Industries for the first time this year. A key group the part-time [...]
From networking to a grounding in the basics, an EMBA could help you make the jump into finance September 8, 2016 There is no guarantee that an Executive MBA will be a ticket into banking. That said, approximately 30 per cent of graduates from Cass and Cambridge Judge Business School go on to take a job in financial services, and top investment banks are still recruiting directly out of business schools. The key, according to a [...]
Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell tells City A.M.: “My past is dealing with child murderers, I don’t have a problem saying no in board meetings” September 8, 2016 As Mike Ashley stood sweating under the lights of TV cameras in Sports Direct’s warehouse yesterday, he urged journalists to allow investors some room. Everyone wore high-visibility jackets, but the shareholders were relatively hard to see. The company’s founder had no real intention of listening to investors, though; he was just keen to manage the [...]
Britain’s Andy Murray crashes out of US Open after shock defeat to world No7 Kei Nishikori September 8, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray suffered a shock defeat to Kei Nishikori of Japan in the US Open quarter-finals as his hopes of winning back-to-back grand slams came to an abrupt end at Flushing Meadows. The gruelling tussle went the distance but second seed Murray eventually succumbed 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in a clash which lasted [...]
Now you can play Pokemon Go on the Apple Watch September 7, 2016 Apple Watch just got a killer app – Pokemon Go, the hit game of the year, will now be available on the smartwatch. John Hanke of Niantic Labs, the maker of the game, said the smartphone app has now been downloaded 500m times around the world and players walked an astonishing 4.6bn kilometers… so far. That's only set to increase. [...]
The Apple Watch 2 is here (and it’s waterproof) September 7, 2016 Apple has unveiled a second version of its smartwatch – the Apple Watch Series 2. Crucially, the new version will be waterproof for swimming up to 50m deep. On stage at an event boss Tim Cook also unveiled the iPhone 7, he claimed the original Apple Watch is now the second best selling watch brand in the world [...]