After failing to reach a final deal with three of the show’s investors, a West Midlands company featured on Dragons’ Den will do it alone.On Thursday, Peter Neath and Ian Worton appeared on the BBC show with the Saucestream Squeezer, a gadget meant to reduce plastic waste.The two, who own […]
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New Fully Charged BUSINESS will help companies transition to EVs
Fully Charged BUSINESS, powered by DriveElectric, will be in a new format for Fully Charged LIVE 2022 The BUSINESS zone will feature workshops to help fleets make the switch to EVs and it will also be a networking hub for companies Fully Charged LIVE 2022 will include Fully Charged BUSINESS, […]
Rise in online shopping highlights the need for a fully connected delivery fleet
Now, more than ever, Britain is a nation of internet shoppers. Even before the pandemic struck, the percentage of retail sales that originated online was on an inexorable upward trajectory, but as the first national lockdown took hold, internet sales jumped[i] from 19.1% to 32.8%, peaking last January at 37.7% with […]
Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show Sale achieves £3m auction total and 78% sales rate
Classic Car Auctions (CCA) had a successful start to 2022 on behalf of their vendors at this weekend’s auction with a 78% sales rate giving £3m in total sales. The auction at The Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show, which returned to the NEC, Birmingham, for the first time […]
Businesses to benefit from extension to plug-in van and truck grants
plug-in van and truck grants extended for 2 years as government goes further and faster to decarbonise transport drivers with standard licences can continue driving electric goods vans at a higher weight limit, making it easier for businesses to make the switch comes ahead of 2030 phase-out of new petrol […]
Government backs innovative businesses with new £150 million loan scheme
Some of the UK’s most innovative businesses are set to benefit from a new series of loan competitions offering up to £150 million to support their research and development projects, the government announced today. The loans will support innovations deemed to have the strongest potential to support future economic growth […]
Tips for a January Financial Health-Check
Taking timely action to review your spending and think about how you manage your money can help you start the year with your finances on track, according to a Coventry University expert. Sally Dibb, a Professor in the university’s Centre for Business in Society, is an expert in reducing financial vulnerability and […]
Top 10 highest earning vegan influencers in the UK
Niki Webster is the most influential vegan blogger in the UK, earning a potential £1,079 per sponsored Instagram post through her account rebelrecipes. · Holly Pearce, also known as veganlovinglife, is the second most influential, earning up to £785 per sponsored post. · Holly Jade of thelittleblogofvegan has the highest number of average likes per Instagram […]
Most small business owners not planning to recruit this year, say lenders
New analysis by iwoca – one of Europe’s largest small business lenders – has found that small business owners have concerns about certain business conditions going into 2022. Survey reveals small businesses’ top concerns going into the New Year With rising inflation predicted by the Bank of England, and […]
FINANCIAL SERVICES LEADER MITESH SHETH AWARDED MBE FOR SERVICES TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Mitesh Sheth, outgoing CEO of leading independent investment consultant Redington, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours lists for services to diversity and inclusion within the financial services sector. Mitesh, who stepped back from his role as Redington CEO at the end of 2021 following […]