New research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance reveals that older small business owners will continue with hybrid and home working, whilst younger small business owners seem raring the get back to a bustling office in the next six months. At a time when the nation gears up for a return to a pre-pandemic world of […]

Watford Football Club has become the latest stadia brand to join the Lime Venue Portfolio. In a year that will see the club return to Premier League Football, the addition not only adds to the group’s South-East options, but marks yet another elite football brand for event organisers to choose from. Lime Venue Portfolio has […]

Employers are being urged to review and ramp up their support for cancer ahead of a predicted surge in cases amongst staff during the remainder of the year. RedArc is warning that there is a backlog in diagnoses due to a combination of reduced NHS capacity and fewer individuals seeing their GP during the height […]

A Midlands-based virtual assistant franchise business has seen off thousands of applicants to reach the regional finals in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA) 2021. Suzy (pictured, above) and Paul Sanders of Alchemy Virtual Assistance (VA) were picked from almost 5,000 entrepreneurs UK-wide to become one of only six finalists in the Midlands Family Business […]

Venue Lab has unveiled a partnership with Peel L&P to re-activate EventCity and join its nationwide event venue portfolio. As one of the most instantly recognisable and respected large-scale event centres in the UK, it is now available to hire for conferences, awards, gala dinners, exhibitions, brand events, concerts, product launches and filming. Located in […]

Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found they’ll typically express their gratitude 207 times a month – but 54 of those thank yous are uttered just for the sake of it. And perhaps as a result, a quarter believe the art of genuinely thanking someone else is ‘dying out’. However, an insincere thank you is still […]

This FREE virtual event gives PAs and Event Organisers an insight into the world of Academic Venues, brought to you by Academic Venue Solutions, and 5 of their members: Unique Venues Birmingham, Lancaster University, Northumbria University, Oxford Brookes and Roehampton Venues. The event will: Introduce PAs and Event Organisers to the world of Academic Venues […]

For summer 2021 Steamed Egg have given their much loved virtual game show, Yolking From Home, a heated makeover. The conversational game show for remote teams has been enjoyed by over 7000 guests and 250 companies since it’s launch in 2020. In the summer version, guests will play from a choice of Six interactive online games. […]

Danish football player Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the Denmark vs Finland game at this year’s Euros tournament. Part of the lifesaving emergency action that saved the footballers’ life included the use of a defibrillator.  Following this awful incident, business essentials service provider Direct365 has seen enquires for defibrillators triple as business owners […]

Sun-starved Brits are missing overseas travel so much that they are even relishing the prospect of queuing at airport security, getting lost on foreign roads and waiting ages for stragglers to join their transfer coach. Although the list of the 50 most-missed aspects of holidays is dominated by feelgood things – like warm evenings, amazing […]

According to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s latest Jobs Recovery Tracker, there were 192,000 new job adverts posted in the week of 21-27 June, giving a total of 1.55 million active job postings in the UK at the end of June. The data shows that the higher rate of growth in job postings driven by […]

Nestlé Coffee Partners has teamed up with top experts to help workplaces nurture productivity, as employees return to the office. The collaboration, with insight from specialists Humanyze and workplace design experts Brainybirdz, sees the release of ‘Thinking Smart About Productivity’. The dynamic report uses in-depth scientific research and insights to show the science behind productivity, […]

Manchester’s iconic 5-star city centre hotel, The Lowry Hotel, has announced a new partnership with DermAssure Aesthetic– and what’s more, you can enjoy treatments from the comfort of your own hotel bedroom. Famed for its 5-star interiors and delicious food menu, The Lowry Hotel will be the only hotel in the city to offer a […]

Wasing Park has unveiled a new covered terrace with a floating stretch tent alongside the majestic grade II listed Castle Barn at the exclusive-use events venue in Berkshire. Adorned with sheepskins, fairy lights, candles and a fire pit, this new area will give guests an alternative alfresco area that can be used all year round. […]

The CIPD is warning of the risks of potentially creating a two-tier workforce after its analysis of official data found the use of different flexible working arrangements is unequal across the UK – with some areas exposed as ‘flexible working notspots’. Using data from the ONS Labour Force Survey, the CIPD has ranked UK nations […]

The number of employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) fell rapidly during May as the economy reopened, but far more people remain furloughed than previous official data has suggested, while older workers are disproportionately likely to remain ‘parked’ on furlough for long periods, the Resolution Foundation said today. The HMRC data shows that […]

New research of working Brits has revealed as many as 76 percent say they are really enjoying getting back out there to shake hands, kiss on both cheeks and wine and dine their clients. And according to the study, the majority (32 percent) insisted that treating your client to a sirloin steak, cooked medium rare […]

LRN Corporation has announced the results of a research study developed in partnership with Tapestry Networks as a part of their joint Ethics, Culture and Compliance Forum initiative (ECCF). The ECCF convened by Tapestry Networks with the support of LRN, brings together directors and executives to explore the role of values, corporate culture, and ethical […]