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Apple recently announced the long-awaited return of employees to the office. It will gradually introduce hybrid working with a pilot scheme, starting with one day in the office in the first week, slowly progressing to two, and then three.
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Teresa Boughey
30.03.2022
As the war in Ukraine rages, finance professionals on Wall Street and in Europe recently attracted outrage by suggesting that investing in arms manufacturers should be treated as ethical investing. In the fight against tyranny, they argued that such an investment “preserves peace and global stability” and defends “the values of liberal democracies”. As such, it belongs in the increasingly lucrative investment category known as ESG or environmental, social and governance.
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Marc Lepere
29.03.2022
As much as others might like to claim otherwise, no generation is quite as in tune with tech as Gen Z. Whilst those before them were born into a world with varying degrees of technological exposure, Gen Z are the first truly digital native generation.
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John Rogers
29.03.2022
Despite decades of effort, women are still severely underrepresented and undervalued in numerous professions around the globe, particularly in leadership roles. In the UK, only 43% of startups have any women in leadership. Majority-women leadership teams are even rarer, at only 15%.
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Felix Danbold
28.03.2022
Economic growth in the MENA – Middle East and North Africa – region is on the rise, with Gulf countries leading the charge. The pace of innovation in places such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia is attracting foreign investment at a rapid rate, which, combined with dedicated tech programmes and an increasingly skilled workforce, sees the region stand out on a global front.
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Justin Henry
24.03.2022
As more of our daily lives become intertwined with technology, today’s digital-first customers have come to expect instant service, tailored digital experiences and personalisation from every business they interact with online. Consumer expectations have never been higher. The result has been a step-change in martech innovation as businesses look for new ways to make an impact and stay ahead.
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Dominik Angerer
22.03.2022
Carbon emissions disclosure and ESG reporting is becoming mandatory for all businesses as part of the push for net-zero. Our investigation reveals overcharging and greenwashing at the heart of this new market.
21.03.2022
Landing on a badly translated website or product page can make many clients run away. Melanie Krause, a lover of languages, built Smylingua to be an agency that mixes software and linguistics to ensure targeted and true translations.
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Anne Taffin
21.03.2022
In 2022, we hope to see a sustained return to business as normal. However, there are still plenty of innovative ways for entrepreneurs to kickstart a business, realise a savvy commercial idea or develop a side-hustle. Here are 20 of the best business ideas for 2022.
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Jamie Walker
18.03.2022
In every business, when you are watching your CEO speak (whether it's in-person or via MS Teams or Zoom), you may be struck by a familiar feeling. How do I know if this person is ‘for real’? Was that moment ‘authentic’ or something clever that they had pre-planned for effect? Take heart - people have been wondering the same thing for hundreds of years.
17.03.2022
The rise of ecommerce is underway and impacting our highstreets – even before the rise of COVID-19. Due to the pandemic, the shift from physical shops towards online spending has accelerated by an average of five years. In 2020, 87% of UK households made purchases online and recent statistics show that 70% now prefer it. Now, ecommerce is booming, and it is a trend that is here to stay, with online retail spending in the UK expected to reach £75B by 2024.
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David Johnson
16.03.2022
The pandemic upended how we build businesses and work with each other. One of the most significant changes may turn out to be the realisation that it’s now possible for most tech companies to build remote teams with people from almost anywhere in the world.
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Tariq Rauf
15.03.2022
Historically, medicine has largely neglected female anatomy. As a result, the functioning of the female body, in part, remains a mystery in both the scientific world as well as for women themselves.
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Daria Connolly
11.03.2022
There remains a belief that the construction industry cannot or doesn’t need to make use of ecommerce – but this might not be as simple as it was before. In an increasingly digitised world, no industry is immune, and this is certainly true in construction, where we are seeing more and more businesses choosing to go online.
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Daniel Groves
10.03.2022
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