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Praseeda was Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2016 to 2018.

Human Resources

Work from home: How to create a successful flexible working culture

On national work from home day (19 May 2017), LogMeIn's Stephen Duignan explains how small businesses can nurture a successful remote working culture though four top tips.

Venture Capital Funding

Why an MBO is good for your pocket as well as your legacy

Management buy-outs (MBOs) are on the decline, but they could be a growing company's saving grace. Livingbridge's Benoit Broch writes.

Technology

5 ways to prepare for an IT outage

To coincide with Business Continuity Week, QuoStar advises SMEs on what to consider to both prevent and recover from an IT outage.

Human Resources

Are men in ‘female’ jobs facing an ‘authority penalty’?

Customers perceive male managers as less authoritative in jobs associated with women, according to new research.

Banking

Why banks need to reinvent themselves through a data revolution

Standard Chartered’s group chief information officer, Dr Michael Gorriz, explains how banks can change with the times, starting with joining the data revolution.

Entrepreneurs

CircleLoop: Dragging telecoms into the 21st century via cloud

CircleLoop is a disruptive business telephony product that is single-handedly dragging the telecoms sector to serve modern, mobile and lean start-ups.

Entrepreneurs

Berlin is the new start-up capital of Europe, but can you set up there?

Berlin may be the new start-up capital of Europe, but in a post-Brexit scenario, what can British entrepreneurs do if they want to set up a base in Berlin?

Technology

UK tech firms forge partnership to help start-ups build mobile apps

UK tech firms Appointedd and AppInstitute are partnering to help businesses streamline online services through their own branded mobile app.

Technology

How industry 4.0 can make the impossible possible

In a world of short lead times, on-demand production, and mass customisation, industry 4.0 represents an opportunity for manufacturers to compete on a global stage – regardless of their size. Proto Labs' Stephen Dyson writes.

Legislation and Regulation

Lessons on IP from KitKat’s “four-finger” trade mark battle

Nestlé has lost its appeal to trademark the shape of the four-fingered KitKat bar in the UK. Here's what business can learn from this long-standing court battle.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Why poor service could cost you a third of your customers

Nearly a third of consumers in the UK say they would ditch a business or brand that failed to provide good customer service over the phone, according to a new study.

Human Resources

Research: ‘Anonymous’ company secretaries set to take on bigger roles

New research reveals just 15 per cent of UK employees know who the company secretary is in their firm, which will need to change as compliance take centre stage.

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