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We caught up with Gordon to hear all about the importance of having an exit plan that will protect your assets. How vital having an exit strategy is?  Here's an example - I work with a lot of Private Equity investors who look at 100…

Despina Sfakinos is a Coaching Psychologist with a passion for helping people excel both personally and professionally. She has a PhD in Coaching Psychology and to date has coached over 1,000 people across a range of public and private…

It’s become harder to demonstrate empathy and compassion in the workplace, especially as more meetings are being held online. Typically men will struggle with these traits more, so they often have to work harder to develop these…

Gary Hemming, Commercial Lending Director at ABC Finance, shares some food for thought on whether you should rent or buy your business premises. There are a lot of factors to consider when deciding on whether to rent or buy your business…

Do employers consciously discriminate based on names? Of course some may, but a majority would be shocked if they were told that they do. A lot of discrimination is unconscious, but it exists, nonetheless.  The fact is that while…

Ruth Kudzi, Founder of Optimus Coach Academy, explains how business leaders can create a high-performance team. What are high performing teams? These are characterised by a group of highly skilled and motivated people working towards a…

Jawad Ashraf, CEO Terra Virtua, explains why NFTs are vital to the metaverse.  At Terra Virtua, we use virtual reality (VR) to immerse our users in personalised virtual 3D showrooms, art galleries, and “Fan Caves”, where they can collect…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said he is giving “serious thought” to building a social media platform. However, the billionaire didn’t go into detail on how his hypothetical social media platform would work or how it would look. …

On February 24th, I faced one of the biggest leadership challenges of my career. While we had feared the inevitability of Putin dispatching Russian forces into Ukraine, it was impossible to fully anticipate the impact of this war and the…

The government’s UK Business Data Survey 2020 found that 83% of small businesses (10-49 employees) handle data from other sources than their employees. The cybersecurity threat facing SMEs as a whole is significant. In a recent report by…

Did you know that about 40% of customers in the USA reported ceasing business with companies that had poor customer service? This phenomenon is similar across the globe, with customers becoming increasingly particular about the…

Shapps will warn P&O CEO Peter Hebblethwaite that new legislation will require all ferry companies operating from ports to pay their staff at least the minimum wage. Speaking to the Financial Times, an aide said that Shapps “will tell…