Will schoolboy errors in an invitation to attend the Independent Schools Show deter parents from the expensive route? November 13, 2015 Correct use of grammar is something upon which most attendees at the Independent Schools Show this weekend will place high value. It would seem, however, that the rules drilled into our nation’s youth are thrown out of the window once they grow up and enter the world of public relations. The glaring misuse of an [...]
EE boss Olaf Swantee: Hacking activity has increased since TalkTalk attack came to light November 12, 2015 It's not just ironing out the details of the coming takeover from British telecom giant BT, scheduled for March next year, that’s keeping EE chief executive Olaf Swantee busy. The mobile operator EE, – created in a 50:50 joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and Orange SA in 2010 – has had to fend off an increased [...]
GoPro shares drop to below IPO price as analysts suggest demand for firm’s cameras is in decline November 12, 2015 GoPro's share price has dropped to below its initial public offering (IPO) price, falling by over six per cent today to $23.56. The point of view camera company floated at $24 per share in June 2014, and fared well on the Nasdaq for a while – making founder Nick Woodman a billionaire. However, the stock [...]
Bank of England governor Mark Carney’s speech shows there’s more to the City than past mistakes November 12, 2015 It is perhaps a mark of how far we’ve come since 2008 that the governor of the Bank of England can suggest that the time has come for people to start showing bankers a little respect. Mark Carney may have ruled out “hugging a banker” (in the way that David Cameron might have hugged a [...]
Value comparison site B.heard targets £4.5m fundraise November 12, 2015 An ambitious startup aiming to transform the worlds of customer service and price comparison websites will kick off a funding round tomorrow following its launch last week. The website, B.heard, wants £4.5m to expand its so-called “value comparison” platform, which compares companies’ levels of service, rather than simply contrasting prices. It is backed by investment banker [...]
George Clooney: Hollywood heartthrob eclipses Scottish Business Awards 2015 night November 12, 2015 Every big event needs a big name to go along with it. But is there such a thing as too big? The guys over at the Scottish Business Awards certainly don’t seem to think so, this year adding Hollywood A-lister George Clooney to their impressive list of speaking alumni that already boasts serial entrepreneur Sir [...]
Eurostar travel disruption after London to Paris ES9050 train collides with boar on the line in France November 11, 2015 Eurostar is sending a rescue train to move the ES9050 London to Paris train, which was stopped when it hit a boar earlier this evening, to Lille. The company will provide an empty train at Lille so that the journey to Paris can be completed. The company said earlier that it was able to re-open one of its [...]
Astronaut Chris Hadfield says Moon settlement is 15 years away and Mars colonisation is possible November 11, 2015 Moon settlement will be a reality in 15 years, according to astronaut Chris Hadfield, who also said colonisation of Mars is possible. “We are on the cusp of rewriting space travel all by visualising perfection and deciding what the next thing is we need to do to make it happen,” he said in a speech [...]
Federation of Small Businesses calls on London councils and TfL to offer free festive parking November 11, 2015 Business lobby group the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on London councils and Transport for London to offer free parking for Christmas shoppers over the festive period. With Small Business Saturday on 5 December, the FSB hopes that the organisations will nix the car parking charges. Half of the FSB’s members said that the [...]
Sushisamba carnival party with special guest Grace Jones had a view to kill for November 11, 2015 People have different ways of coping with winter’s arrival. While many City slickers turn to warm coats and stay in the office for as long as possible, the folks at trendy Brazilian haunt Sushisamba migrated south for the night with an explosion of music and colour at the restaurant’s Amazonian third birthday party. Everyone who’s [...]
