Surlender Pendress, the co-founder of The Love Writing Co, is thrilled to have been chosen by Theo Paphitis, one of the original Dragons from Dragons’ Den, to be part of his #SBS (Small Business Sunday) promotion. TV Dragon, Theo started the national weekly Twitter campaign, #SBS (standing for Small Business Sunday), over ten years ago and Surlender wanted her company to be a part of this social media community that supports small business owners. Serial entrepreneur Theo invites small business owners to tweet him @theopaphitis between 5pm and 7.30pm on Twitter each Sunday and describe their business in a single…
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When the unexpected news of Bill and Melinda Gates’ impending divorce broke last week, the share price of Microsoft barely flickered. The press was surprised, but did it really care? Aside from a few sensationalist headlines about where their separation might rank in the pantheon of ‘expensive’ divorces, and a fleeting fascination with the ratio of bathrooms to bedrooms in their Seattle home (I know, reportedly 2.5 to 1), the world moved on. Perhaps the Gates’ sober public image helped, as did their carefully choreographed announcement: the couple released identical tweets at the same time announcing their separation. Their statement…
A growing Wolverhampton company is celebrating after their young team passed their exams with absolutely flying colours. Newstead Clark Financial Services say two of the team are the youngest they’ve known to be completing London Institute of Banking and Finance qualifications in mortgage advice and practice as well as equity release. The family run business based on Wolverhampton Business Park was founded by Rob Clark in 2008, who has more than 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry. The company specialises in delivering financial services and advice including mortgages, pensions and investments. Both Rob’s son James Clark and his school…
An award-winning finance company has doubled in size over the last 12 months and has exciting plans for the future. Signature Financial Services who are based at the Lymedale Business Park in Newcastle have taken on four new mortgage brokers and two client managers since July last year, with another broker starting next month. It takes the team to 13, with plans to recruit another two mortgage brokers, a client manager as well as an operations manager in the coming weeks. The company founded in 2009, specialise in all forms of property finance; including residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, buy to…
Liam Chivers – Founder of OP Talent, responsible for managing YouTube Stars including KSI, Joe Weller and Ali-A, talks to SMEToday As OPI talent grew, could you tell me some of the struggles you faced and how you overcame them? “At the beginning, it was the credibility factor. In the industry, particularly marketers with budgets saw YouTubers as kids in bedrooms; no professionalism, very risky to spend money on. “I really took it upon myself to break that myth down and educate the industry. YouTube needed a professional face, someone dedicated to them to knock down doors and present them…
As the UK marks Diabetes Week 2021 nutritional therapist Caroline Peyton has some tips to support those living with Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which makes up 90 per cent of those who have the condition. Across the UK there are an estimated 4.7 million people living with diabetes and those with Type 2 make up the majority. It’s often known as a ‘lifestyle’ disease and it cannot be cured. Qualified nutritional therapist Caroline Peyton, who runs clinics in Swindon, The Cotswolds and online, said: “Through changes to lifestyle it is possible to put T2D into remission, keep blood glucose levels a…
Businesses need to prepare for international remote working The concept of digital nomads — people who use telecommunications technologies to work remotely from anywhere in the world — isn’t anything new. However, for those choosing to adopt this lifestyle, a recent visa trend has made the process much easier. When combined with the right communications technology, the rise of digital nomad visas has the potential to enable long-term remote working. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founder of business communications services provider Crystaline, explains how businesses can ensure their employees are able to take advantage of this unique opportunity. The pandemic…
As the seemingly never-ending lockdown continues to put Britain’s network connectivity to the test and confines millions of office workers to remote working from spare bedrooms, kitchen tables or converted corners, many parts of Britain have been found wanting. There are more than 4,000 ‘not spots’ in the UK that experience crippling-poor broadband connections. Unsurprisingly many of these hard to reach areas are located in rural locations. Addressing this shortfall is vital if businesses in these spots are to survive. Locked down and locked out Lockdown is a topic we all wish we could escape. But getting away from it…
There can’t be many people left who still deny that the activities of mankind are having a profound and troubling effect on our planet. Scientists call this geological age the Anthropocene; an age in which human activity is the dominant influence on our environment and climate. The UK was the first country in the world to announce that it will be net zero by 2050, and to enshrine this into law. We are all now having to play an element of catch-up upon realising what that actually means and, of course, at what cost. With some estimations for infrastructure investment…