Suicide is that horrendous issue that we all know happens in the world, somewhere and to someone, but perhaps, fortunately for most, it’s a tragedy that doesn’t affect us directly. This year the international theme for Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’ and in our post pandemic world, it feels as though the theme couldn’t resonate more. We all have our part to play to spot the signs and take action to help those who are suffering from suicidal thoughts. Every life is precious, and each and every one of us can make a difference in the fight…
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New data from Klarna, the leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, has revealed 47% of SME leaders in London have yet to recover from the pandemic. London’s SME business leaders experienced a negative impact to their mental health from the strain of the pandemic Half of London’s SMEs say they have yet to recover from the economic fallout of Covid-19 1 in 5 SME business leaders in London are lacking confidence for their business’s prospects over the next 2 years Research comes as Klarna launches £3mn SME support package With small businesses having to close their doors to customers due…
A Zero Trust security system is an approach to the design and implementation of information security systems that assume every user, device or application accessing an IT system is untrusted and must be treated with the same level of scrutiny. The traditional approach to computer security has long been based on perimeter defences being designed based on threat intelligence about the most likely attackers targeting a network or organization. These approaches have begun to struggle when faced with new types of attacks and evolutions in the threat landscape. Perimeter-based defences, such as firewalls or signature-based antivirus software are no longer…
As the situation in Afghanistan continues to cause concern across the world, supporting Afghan refugees, and particularly any unaccompanied children, has never been more urgent according to one of the UK’s leading fostering agencies Banya. The UK Government has agreed to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees over the next few years however many organisations who already work with refugees feel the support is too little. Chido Poe, managing director of leading UK fostering agency, Banya, said: “I have been witnessing what is happening in Afghanistan from a place of deep sadness. Thousands of people are trying to flee in a desperate…
1 in 10 are kept awake by the dread of going to work, with nearly a THIRD resorting to napping while WFH A recent survey revealed that over 4 in 10 Brits don’t sleep well on an average night, but why? The study, by And So To Bed, asked 1000 Brits about their sleeping habits to reveal what is most likely to keep them awake at night, the study revealed that over HALF of the UK (55%) can’t hack the heat when attempting to sleep. This was followed by a THIRD being kept awake by anxiety (36%). 1 in 10 admitted…
While 47 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, recent analysis shows there are still roughly 1.3 million people who have not taken up the offer to get a vaccine, despite being eligible. As employers look to encourage employees to get vaccinated before returning to offices, here are some key things to bear in mind for what you can and can’t do if an employee refuses to take the jab. Can: Persuade people that the vaccines are safe and that it’s in everyone’s interests to have one so that we can get back to some sort…
Chester has been named as the city with the most budding entrepreneurs! Find out why the North is becoming the business powerhouse of the UK. Over 11 million (11.6) people were put on furlough during 2020 and did not know when they would return to full-time work. With the majority of workers across the country facing the possibility of redundancy, this encouraged people to use their work experience in other ways by creating their own businesses. The latest figures given by the government reveal that the total register size for businesses in the UK was over 4.7 million. To help…
The Tech Nation Global Talent Visa reaches a milestone of 4,000 applications Tech Nation, the UK’s scaleup experts, reveals new data on the Tech Nation Global Talent Visa, providing insights into the global talent pool working in the UK’s digital technology sector. Tech Nation has been designated by the Home Office to endorse applications for the Global Talent Visa since 2014, enabling the best and brightest talent from around the world to come and work in the UK’s digital technology sector. The Tech Nation Global Talent Visa has received over 4,000 applications from 102 countries – with a third (35%) of these…
Latest Innovation on Proprietary Accountant and SME platform Capitalise.com, a digital ‘super platform’ that allows accountants and their SME clients to access capital with a suite of credit and risk tools, has raised £10 million from Experian, QED Investors, Gauss Ventures, Hambro Perks and Post Finance. The investment will support the launch of Capital Reports, an entirely new, integrated risk management service that takes up where traditional credit reports leave off. Powered by Experian and embedded within an accounting service and SME balance sheet, Capital Reports allows accountants to protect their SME clients from unforeseen risks of their clients’ and…
Over 80% of debtors engaged pay clients directly in seven days. A new start-up fintech launched by a former credit industry professional aims to get businesses paid within seven days, resolving the long-standing issue of late payments. Debt Register has developed a purpose-built digital platform to resolve debts anything up to 10 times faster than traditional legal action, and for a fraction of the cost. Two years in the making, the new business sought a digitised solution to the growing problem of late payment which often leads to unnecessary write-offs or costly legal action (but only when the debt is…