The UK has a data deficit: MBA students can stay ahead of the curve October 20, 2016 Regardless of your sector or particular line of work, your career will be affected by the increasing technological complexity of the modern world, and particularly the vast (and rising) amounts of data that fuel every industry today. As being able to understand and analyse data becomes ever more important in non-specialist roles, MBA programmes – [...]
How one buccaneering family dominated the UK scampi market October 20, 2016 "At the tender age of 32, I got involved in buying assets from the receivership of what was the Whitby Shellfish Company”, says Graham Whittle, founder of Whitby Seafoods. From relatively humble beginnings, in just over thirty years, the business has gone from one that was sinking to the biggest producer of scampi in the UK, [...]
City AM talk with Bink cofounders Lee Clarke and Greg Gormley about resuscitating the loyalty marketing industry October 17, 2016 The road to a cashless society has been a fairly smooth one so far – the ubiquity of contactless payments and online shopping have made it so. But where cash may have once made your wallet bulge, often the weight has been replaced with a deck of loyalty cards. Before we’re quite done eradicating cash, [...]
Avoid a staff gaffe: Take on top talent the easy way October 13, 2016 In spite of the most pessimistic predictions about UK business post-Brexit, our unemployment rate continues to fall far quicker than the rest of the EU, with some 31.77m people in work at last count – 559,000 more than a year earlier. The warnings of businesses cutting their workforce back have so far been proven wrong and [...]
Avoid a staff gaffe: Take on top talent the easy way October 13, 2016 In spite of the most pessimistic predictions about UK business post-Brexit, our unemployment rate continues to fall far quicker than the rest of the EU, with some 31.77m people in work at last count – 559,000 more than a year earlier. The warnings of businesses cutting their workforce back have so far been proven wrong [...]
Out of home advertising: Kinetic’s Stuart Taylor talks with City A.M. October 10, 2016 WHILE travelling to Kinetic’s office in Bloomsbury, it hit home just how prevalent out of home advertising is. There are 30 screens as you stroll down the escalator towards the underground at Bank, each beaming a different message. Sat on the train, averting eye contact, your eyes are drawn to the adverts next to the [...]
Studying for your MBA in the USA October 6, 2016 For those considering an MBA course, it may seem natural to stay in your country of origin – but for those with a globalist outlook, a love of travel, or a simple desire to get away from the City, there’s no better place to study than the birthplace of the MBA: the USA. Studying for an [...]
SME finance: Which is best and how can you ensure success? October 6, 2016 British small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) may be ambitious, but without financing, ambition is nothing more than a pipe dream. Whether it’s new equipment, a cash injection for a project, or simply extra working capital, businesses need money to ensure they can continue to grow. Clearly, there are different types of finance for different [...]
Data bargaining chips: Consumers know more about their personal data than you think October 3, 2016 We are in the midst of a personal data gold rush, driven by the dominance of advertising as the primary source of revenue for most online publishers. Whether purchasing something or simply browsing, every action we make creates a digital footprint, and every step we takes creates a plethora of valuable information about how we live. [...]
British SMEs should focus their attention to America post-Brexit September 29, 2016 Ambitious British small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are taking advantage of the post-Brexit climate by exporting more than ever, according to research from Enterprise Nation. One in five SMEs are now exporting, and out of those who started to do so in the last six months, 91 per cent expect to grow in the next [...]
