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The influence of social media on the stock market is undeniable. In many ways, it's a double-edged sword: while social media can promote stocks and make them go viral, it can also lead to their downfall when investors start shorting them or betting against them.
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Jordan Bishop
02.12.2021
Last week, Amazon announced that it will no longer accept UK-issued Visa credit cards from January 2022. The reason came down to the high fees that Visa charges for processing credit card transactions. While the change may come as a shock to many, it brought to light an issue that merchants have long been protesting.
02.12.2021
There is a huge problem brewing under the surface of the digital world – a lack of skills. The effect of the pandemic on the digital world is becoming more and more apparent within the digital marketing industry. As businesses closed their doors in the real world, they looked instead to opening new doors online.
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Morgan Mitchell
01.12.2021
The potential for online learning to open up a new world of possibilities for learners was dashed the moment the first lecture was uploaded. While it meant that the number of people able to view a lecture increased considerably, it failed to take advantage of any benefit technology could offer to the learning process itself.
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Joshua Wohle
30.11.2021
Under growing pressure to behave more sustainably and with greater social responsibility, organisations everywhere are increasingly adopting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards around the way they operate.
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Saira Gill
29.11.2021
It’s a tool for protecting future growth but, compared with raising capital, hiring people and product development, the patent process can be overlooked or perceived by UK startups as a box-ticking exercise to appease investors.
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Peter Finnie
25.11.2021
It’s virtually impossible to hire experienced female developers – or, that’s what I’d let myself believe. Just as the tech industry needs to hang its head in shame with regard to its championing of gender diversity, I’m prepared to say I too have failed miserably – but I no longer buy the excuses we all allow ourselves.
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Ofri Ben-Porat
24.11.2021
Psychedelics have always occupied an awkward position in our society, both at the forefront of our culture and simultaneously thrust into the periphery.
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19.11.2021
What makes a great leader? It’s one of those questions that can bring out a multitude of answers. Before the pandemic, a CEO’s role was primarily dedicated to making the big company decisions, from corporate strategy to investor handling that accounted for 45% of a company’s performance.
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Lucy Minton
18.11.2021
COP26—hailed the most important meeting on climate of the last five years—has come and gone, and the season leading up to it has not been without its ups and downs: from gut-wrenching revelations that governments have been lobbying to downplay the seriousness of climate breakdown to promising ambitions from some of the world's superpowers.
17.11.2021
Right now, cloud adoption is an important business imperative for many organisations. As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, businesses are now painfully aware of the need for solutions that provide flexibility, agility, and new opportunities to innovate. In particular, with remote and hybrid working models expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future, on-premises based access to data is fast becoming an issue for organisations.
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Chris Starkey
17.11.2021
In early-stage startups, finance teams can be make or break. Done right, and they’re the beating heart of the business. But often they’re overlooked and under-resourced, making them a roadblock to explosive growth.
11.11.2021
What inspires you to jump out of bed each day? Achieving new growth targets? Tracking down a new business to fund? I’m passionate about education and engaging youngsters – and not just because it’s a job requirement of working at an edtech gaming company.
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Gordie Ross
10.11.2021
For startups to secure fundraising, it’s important for them to not only monitor their environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, but provide proof that they are doing so. We spoke to Early Metrics to discover how their ratings method allows investors and consumers to be sure the startups they invest in are sustainable.
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Abby Wallace
10.11.2021
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