Tinder and NHS partner so you can give your actual heart away by becoming an organ donor December 14, 2015 Tinder users hoping to find love online can now give away their actual heart – not just metaphorically – to those in desperate need of it. Tinder is working with the NHS to promote organ donation among young people, the app's prime audience. The profiles of three celebrities will appear on the app – Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea, Olympic gold [...]
Philanthropy is at the heart of the City – and there are more ways to give than ever December 14, 2015 With only 11 days left until Christmas, streets that until recently were sparse and drab with winter gloom are now transformed. People stride around with rolls of wrapping paper, tinsel glints in shop windows, and gingerbready aromas waft down Cheapside. It’s a unique time when the City community is even closer than normal. Our minds [...]
The skills shortage and access to funding is holding back the UK’s entrepreneurs December 14, 2015 The UK's entrepreneurs are being held back by a lack of financing and the skills shortage. Over two-fifths, 42 per cent, of start-up businesses surveyed by the Institute of Directors’ 99 network said they struggled to hire people with the right skills, and 39 per cent said they had difficulty accessing financing, which was preventing the [...]
Top theatre picks this week: A Christmas Carol, Macbeth and You For Me For You December 11, 2015 A Christmas Carol, Noel Coward Theatre ★★★★☆ If pantomime’s a bit too shouty and daft for your tastes but you’re still in the market for something festive, this flamboyant production of A Christmas Carol ticks all the right boxes. Jim Broadbent plays miser Ebenezer Scrooge with a twinkle in his eye and a skip in [...]
Death of cash: What does a cashless society mean for your children? December 11, 2015 Within a generation terms like cheque book and piggy bank may sound as archaic to young people as the threepenny bit and halfpenny are now. From mobile payments to bitcoin, money is constantly evolving. Last month the UK Payments Council revealed that for the first time ever, non-cash payments had overtaken cash payments in [...]
Citymapper, Lovefilm and Betfair backer Balderton Capital invests $3m as The Tab takes on America December 10, 2015 Student tabloid The Tab has got America in its sights with a $3m (£1.98m) investment from one of Europe's largest venture capital firms Balderton Capital. Balderton has invested previously invested in fashion site Yoox, which it floated in 2009 and recently merged with Net-a-porter, LoveFilm, which it sold to Amazon in 2011, Betfair and Citymapper. The Tab said it would use [...]
Three ways Tech City can help close the gender gap in 2016 December 9, 2015 The UK tech industry is a shining example of all that is good about British business in the 21st century: lean and hungry companies full of smart, hard-working people geared up for success. But when it comes to gender equality, tech is failing to move with the times. While the number of women founding businesses [...]
Christmas ‘tis the season to… sort out your finances: Use the holidays to prepare for a more financially savvy New Year in 2016 December 9, 2015 Christmas is a time of abundance, of eating, drinking and throwing money around like there’s no tomorrow. But the combination of profligate spending and time off work can make the festive period a good time to take stock of your finances. While cautioning readers about the pitfalls of over-spending at Christmas may make me [...]
Property tech sector is battling inertia to shake up Britain’s housing industry December 8, 2015 The UK property technology sector has undeniably seen substantial growth over the past 18 months. In June last year, the property portal Zoopla listed for approximately £1bn. Since then we have seen the launch of a startup accelerator dedicated to early stage property businesses and a large amount of capital invested into young companies which [...]
How business can play its part in defeating poverty – and rebuild the public’s trust too December 8, 2015 A huge amount of study has been undertaken into the causes of poverty, and the routes out of it. Time and again, education comes out as the number one factor that can make the most difference to people’s futures over the longer term. It’s no secret that more children from poorer backgrounds struggle in school, [...]