Below, Michael Kent, Founder of Azimo, reminds CEO Today that as the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, a decision fuelled by anti-migrant sentiment, migrant entrepreneurs make an essential contribution to our economy. Companies set up by migrants are responsible for creating 14% of British jobs and migrants are three times more likely […]
Third party risk management is an increasing issue as your business grows. Below Ewen O’Brien, EMEA Director at BitSight Technologies, explains how CEOs should effectively scale their third party management programmes. Today’s hyperconnected business environments deliver a host of advantages for companies who want to cut costs and provide slicker, faster customer experiences. You want […]
Franchising is more than just fast food outlets. Sure, they contribute a lot to the overall sector, but the common misconception is that franchising is quite a narrow industry only focusing on certain sectors. Below, CEO Today hears on this subject from Pip Wilkins, CEO of the British Franchise Association, who explains why the future […]
Companies with overseas investors or seeking overseas investment and which, therefore, need to present their opportunity on a multi-lingual basis should consider adopting a transcreation rather than a translation strategy for the shareholders communication and external facing financial documents. This is how Managing Director at Asian Absolute, Julie Giguere puts it, as she explains to […]
Assetz Capital investors claim that the Bank of England’s increased interest rate will have no impact on the economy in the near future, according to new data from the Q3 Investor Barometer. The peer-to-peer business lender surveys its 29,000-strong investor community every quarter to determine their thoughts and predictions for the health of the UK […]
From programming and AI to data and analysis, nanodegrees are often the simple solution to short-term development and learning; especially when part time degrees or longer-term learning is not an option. Below Brian Hickey at Udacity offers some insight into this increasingly used educational model. The UK economy is facing significant cross-industry talent shortages, and […]
In recent news it was announced Paul Allen, Co-Founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a disease that had already divided the Microsoft partnership many years ago. Below CEO Today looks at five of the greatest co-founding partnerships that made history and are now divided by means of death or […]
Innovation is not a word that should be used frivolously. However, in recent years it has become a throwaway term that is frequently applied in reference to a product, act, or outcome. Few people use innovation to describe a continuous cycle or collective – a culture. In my experience, innovation as a culture is a […]
Leadership, especially in an incredibly fast-paced digital world where there are disruptions coming from every direction, is tough. Whether you are a long-established CEO or COO grappling with the changes digital technology is bringing to your industry, or a newly appointed Chief Data or Digital Officer getting to grips with joining the C-Suite, it takes […]
Dr David West is the Founder and Medical Director of Veincentre, the UK’s first nationwide, doctor-led business which focuses solely on the safe and effective removal of varicose veins—a condition affecting one in three adults around the world. The company was founded in 2003 by Dr West and his wife Deborah, who runs the day-to-day administration. Originally […]
Emelita Robbins is the CEO of Jersey Hospice Care, the island's only hospice and the largest independent charitable provider of healthcare services in the Channel Islands. The charity has a strategic leadership role in the delivery of end-of-life care across Jersey and provides education to all healthcare providers in this area. Jersey Hospice Care supports […]
Meetings are amongst the most frustrating elements of modern business. They can take too long, are often unfocused, and do not always achieve what they set out to. This is mostly because the entire meeting process has hardly changed in decades and is lacking in the digitisation that has transformed other areas of business. Camilla […]
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