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Forth Point announces key partnership with Sisense to accelerate analytics adoption and ‘ease to insight’

Forth Point announces key partnership with Sisense to accelerate analytics adoption and ‘ease to insight’

Forth Point, a leading data science and engineering consultancy has announced a partnership with Sisense, an AI-driven analytics busin..

Cargill opens new Brazil pectin factory, first outside Europe

Cargill opens new Brazil pectin factory, first outside Europe

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian unit of U.S. commodities trader Cargill has finished building a new facility to ..

Electric Vehicle charging platform, Bonnet, receives a $1.3m funding for business expansion in crucial year for NetZero targets

Electric Vehicle charging platform, Bonnet, receives a $1.3m funding for business expansion in crucial year for NetZero targets

London, UK –   August 2021: Bonnet has received a £920k ($1.3m) total funding for the business; £850k in an equity financing round led..

Award-winning digital agency helps ScratchSleeves give parents peace of mind

Award-winning digital agency helps ScratchSleeves give parents peace of mind

26 August 2021 Aqueous Digital’s ‘Baby Steps to Giant Leaps in SEO’ campaign receives international acclaim at Global Digital Excellen..

WAKE UP, BUT DON’T SMELL THE COFFEE! BUSINESSES URGED TO RETHINK FOOD PREPARATION AND COFFEE FREE SPACES

WAKE UP, BUT DON’T SMELL THE COFFEE! BUSINESSES URGED TO RETHINK FOOD PREPARATION AND COFFEE FREE SPACES

As workers prepare to return to shared offices, the UK’s leading smell loss charity, AbScent, warns that employers must take loss of s..

5 key steps to make hybrid working successful

5 key steps to make hybrid working successful

By Rhys Lawson, Head of Workspace and Services Sales, Softcat As we slowly return to the workplace now that legal restrictions have en..

How Franchising your business can be a perfect solution for entrepreneurs

How Franchising your business can be a perfect solution for entrepreneurs

Mark Lello, senior partner, head of commercial services, Parker Bullen Solicitors One of the biggest problems most entrepreneurs face ..

Three tools for entrepreneurs to ‘build back better’

Three tools for entrepreneurs to ‘build back better’

By Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization The pandemic’s impact on our families, workplaces and communities is profound – a..

Starting Global: Why international business presence is the key to post Brexit success

Starting Global: Why international business presence is the key to post Brexit success

Will Marwick, CEO of IFX Payments 19th August 2021: As the clocks turned 2020 into 2021 the UK left the European Union after 47 years...

Business travel set to boom: sector sees increased demand for extended rental stays and space, survey reveals

Business travel set to boom: sector sees increased demand for extended rental stays and space, survey reveals

AltoVita report reveals the state of the flexible rentals market coming out of COVID-19 90% of industry leaders have invested in new t..

Coursera for Business Launches Leadership Academy to Deliver World-Class Management Training at Scale

Coursera for Business Launches Leadership Academy to Deliver World-Class Management Training at Scale

Helps develop strategy, change management, and human skills needed to thrive in a hybrid work environment LONDON, UK – Coursera,..

ekko Starts Equity Crowdfunding on Seedrs – Pre-Registration Now Open

ekko Starts Equity Crowdfunding on Seedrs – Pre-Registration Now Open

ekko launches crowdfunding campaign for its debit card and app to turn the tide on climate change ekko has launched its equity crowdfu..

Revelock partners with Paramount to bring automated protection to financial services in the Middle East

Revelock partners with Paramount to bring automated protection to financial services in the Middle East

Digital banking defences in the region to benefit from a proactive digital ID strategy founded in behavioural biometrics  August 2021 ..

U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low

U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while la..

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75% of the number the budget airline carr..

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant pos..

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

PARIS (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman’s Pershing Square fund has committed to acquire an additio..

6 Cost-Effective Professional Development Strategies For Overwhelmed Entrepreneurs

6 Cost-Effective Professional Development Strategies For Overwhelmed Entrepreneurs

Abbi Head – The Visuals Adviser PHOTO CREDIT: Annie Johnston Photography Learning becomes more personally meaningful as a..

World-first ground and sea transportation group launches, backed with $46 million funding

World-first ground and sea transportation group launches, backed with $46 million funding

Figure 1 Left to right: Omer Chechmer (COO and co-founder), Noam Toister (CEO and founder) and David Yitzhaki (CMO and co-..

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth ..

Squirro Launches AI Week 2021 Including Executive Masterclasses for Business Leaders to Get More from AI

Squirro Launches AI Week 2021 Including Executive Masterclasses for Business Leaders to Get More from AI

AI Week takes place from October-5 to October-8, featuring industry leaders showcasing best practices in AI implementation and a serie..

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

By Makiko Yamazaki and Scott Murdoch TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp is in talks with at least four global private equity firm..

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Instagram will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally, the Facebook Inc-owned app said on ..

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..

Get on ‘Board’ with the next generation of social media marketing

Get on ‘Board’ with the next generation of social media marketing

By Anil Malhotra, CMO and founder of Bango There are currently 3.78 billion social media users worldwide, who spend an average of two ..

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

By Sohini Podder, John McCrank and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc expects retail investors to become less active..

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in July as shortages depressed motor vehicle ..

Conversational media platform Octaive announces the appointment of PHD founder David Pattison as Chairman

Conversational media platform Octaive announces the appointment of PHD founder David Pattison as Chairman

Pioneering advertising format creates ‘active attention’ enabling brands to communicate with consumers within standard display and vid..

British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace

British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace

LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is not currently using Afghanistan’s airspace, the airline said on Sunday as Taliban in..

BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside

BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd is in talks to sell its petroleum business to Australia’s top independe..

Break in case of emergency – plan early, plan now, for effective crisis comms

Break in case of emergency – plan early, plan now, for effective crisis comms

Kat Jackson, Associate Director, The Media Foundry  Want to know the best way to make a complete drama out of a crisis? Not being prep..

The future of working from home – and other benefits that candidates want

The future of working from home – and other benefits that candidates want

 By Kelley Morse, VP, Talent & Business Partnering, Bullhorn The coronavirus pandemic has proven that working in an office isn’t n..