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

Growth Planning

Brexit begins: Don’t slow down your business growth

While the UK economy appears in good shape, many business leaders may be worried about the uncertainty ahead. Spring Partnerships' Stephen Archer explains how businesses can aim for growth during challenging times ahead.

Alternative Finance for Business

The world’s first crowdfunded hospital set to open in Aleppo

Hope Hospital is the first of its kind to be funded by people from all over the world, and is set to open tomorrow to treat the children of Aleppo.

Technology

1 in 3 entry level roles can be done by robots, but can automation create more jobs?

Automation and the rise of AI may be the two biggest unstoppable forces of our time. But will these developments threaten our livelihood, or are will they present opportunities just waiting to be tapped?

Growth Planning

How having a junior board can kickstart your diversity initiatives

Jacob Bailey Group's Shaun Bailey believes a diverse junior board can help businesses achieve its wider goals, from idea creation to knowledge sharing.

Growth Planning

Why managers should use inherent biases to make better decisions

Researchers believe that rather than trying to think rationally, managers and business strategists should use their own biases to come to better decisions.

Growth Planning

Growing in the age of uncertainty: Starting and scaling up in Europe post-Brexit

GrowthBusiness cuts through reams of research to bring you the highlights of growing your business in the age of uncertainty.

Human Resources

Women over 70: what should employers consider?

The proportion of women working into their 70s has doubled in the last four years, according to official figures. Peninsula head of advisory Kate Palmer outlines how employers can support older workers.

Entrepreneurs

Why is it lonely at the top?

We've all heard it before; it's lonely at the top. In this article, Haines Watts' Karen McLellan addresses business owner isolation.

Entrepreneurs

10 millennial entrepreneurs shaking up their industries

Here's a look at some millennials disrupting traditional industries around the world, from healthcare to education, and how they got started.

Legislation and Regulation

Salary sacrifices: a change is coming

In light of the new salary sacrifice rules which will be introduced next month, Vaneeta Khurana, National Head of Employment Tax at international accountancy and advisory firm, Mazars shares her thoughts on what the new draft Finance Bill will mean for employees and employers.

Legislation and Regulation

Minimum wage increases: What employers need to know

With the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates set to rise in April, Raphael Prais, employment lawyer at LHS Solicitors, outlines the increases employers need to be aware of, and the potential consequences should they fail to adhere to the new legislation.

Human Resources

London has the second most sexist job ads in the UK

New research reveals that London's job ads contain more "masculine" words than neutral or "feminine".

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