The best way to be healthy is to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables as part of a proper diet and to exercise regularly. However, many of us are looking for an easier solution; a silver bullet that can improve all aspects of our health. That’s why studies, such as […]
Made in Britain: Immersive wedding brand ‘CherryTop Weddings’
Alex Ridd of CherryTop talks to us about his business and how it is looking to change the events industry for good. What is the background to your business? It’s an interesting one. Rewind the clock back to February 2020 and I was working in the school travel industry, of […]
eBay set to allow NFT sales as it taps into the growing market for digital collectibles
EBay is tapping into the growing NFT market by allowing the sale of digital collectibles on its site. NFTs, virtual assets that exist on a blockchain ledger, have exploded in popularity this year, as enthusiasts spend enormous sums of money on artwork and other items that exist only online, with […]
Wales’ high growth business support programme appoints new Operations Manager
Business Wales’ Accelerated Growth Programme has appointed Siwan Rees as its new Operations Manager. Siwan, 37, joins the Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP) from the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator, where she was responsible for supporting businesses across Wales to start, scale and succeed. In her new role, she will be responsible for […]
City of London suffers £2.3 trillion loss of trade due to Brexit in a single month
The City of London suffered a loss of £2.3 trillion in a single month in its lucrative derivatives trading market, with Wall Street trading platforms the ones that benefitted. U.S. swap-execution facilities pulled in more trades across euros, pounds and dollars in March while London experienced an exodus compared to […]
Investment opportunities in the Midlands highlighted in new report
A report issued this week paints a bright future for Midlands-based businesses and showcases the opportunity for investment in what appears to be an undercapitalised region in the UK. The report, commissioned by the Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator (MICRA), and produced by Beauhurst, a platform that provides data […]
Pet and online shopping scams surge during pandemic
Online shopping scams surged during the pandemic with police data suggesting people in their 20s were most likely to fall victim. Fraudsters posted bogus adverts for pets, cars and caravans to dupe people into handing over money. Romance scams have also risen during the Covid crisis, affecting men and women […]
TSB branches offer safe space for domestic abuse victims
Domestic abuse victims will be able to use “safe spaces” in nearly 300 TSB branches to get specialist support, the bank has said. People will be able to get help as lockdown restrictions ease, TSB said. The scheme has been trialled in branches in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. The initiative, […]
Ebay offers finance to small business sellers to help covid recovery
eBay UK has announced a landmark new finance program, Capital for eBay Business Sellers (CEBS), to help small businesses rebuild by delivering much-needed access to finance. CEBS offers a variety of financing products to support the army of 300,000 small and medium sized businesses that sell via the UK platform […]
Former Post Office staff to be helped to clear their names after quashed convictions
The Post Office says it will help clear the names of hundreds of former sub-postmasters it wrongly took to court. They were prosecuted based on evidence from the flawed Horizon system the Post Office installed in branches. It is now contacting 540 former workers with potentially relevant convictions, and seeking […]