Entrepreneurs & New Business

The term ‘glass ceiling’ was coined by Marilyn Loden, an American writer and management consultant, in 1978 during a panel discussion about women’s aspirations. Forty years on and businesses worldwide have made great strides when it comes…

Prevailing wisdom holds that banks are officious and sluggish, while tech startups are quick and nimble. The two business models–and those who work within them–have little in common. Prevailing wisdom is wrong: in reality, the skills…

Nowadays, having more than one job is becoming more popular, with a fifth of workers in the UK considering the opportunity — especially the millennial generation. The term ‘side hustle’ was originally coined in the 1950s and is defined…

Visitors can feel the culture the moment they walk in the door to your offices. Worth £193 billion annually to the UK economy, face-to-face business remains king, so how can UK business owners make every visit to their organisation…

The way your brand is perceived by the public has never been more important. Brand awareness is one of the most significant factors that contribute to the successful running of a business. You want to make a great first impression that will…

When it comes to managing cash, things can become a lot more complicated if a business is trading internationally, so businesses considering exporting goods for the first time should take care to plan ahead. Nick Farmer, Partner and…

Bipul Sinha, Co-Founder and CEO of Rubrik, regularly invites all his 1200 employees around the globe to take part in his board meetings. But surely that’s a little too many? Here Bipul explains his motives, which all in all, boil down to an…

A study recently released by Scottish Friendly reveals that many British savers are suffering from a chronic case of ‘investophobia.’ The survey of 2,000 UK savers by one of the country’s largest financial mutuals reveals that many people…

In the UK, only four percent of businesses manage to celebrate and survive past their 10th birthday, and given the recent high street turmoil, this number is likely set to drop further. As a result, we are witnessing an increasing number of…

When Aileen Lee created the term ‘Unicorn’ to describe any privately held start-up valued at over $1 billion, she was speaking about their mythical rarity. But she could also have been talking about their mythical price tags. Below Will…