Features

Being amazing in your day job doesn’t necessarily translate directly to being great in front of a journalist, a camera, behind a microphone, or on stage.

A quality digital offering has become of existential importance. Disruptors from Amazon and Spotify to Uber and Netflix have transformed people’s service delivery expectations – expectations that are progressively extending to the financial services sector. Bottom line: firms without a strong digital offering that puts the control in users’ hands won’t survive.

The UK is facing one of the worst staffing shortages the hospitality industry has ever seen. Many leaving the industry due to furlough during the pandemic and access to fewer workers due to visa restrictions following Brexit, has resulted in nearly 40% of UK hospitality businesses facing a skilled worker shortage.

According to a UK Government survey, nearly 15% of the UK population is neurodivergent. With Neurodiversity Celebration Week coming up on 13-19 March, this is an important opportunity to recognise those who experience neurodiversity and spread awareness and information about the best ways to support them in home, working, and learning environments. Dan Kentley, Practice Manager at Onebright highlights how spiky profiles can help support the strengths of neurodiverse individuals.

Digital Twin technology is on the cusp of dominating global digital transformation. According to a recent Strategic Market Research report, the global market for digital twins was valued at $6.30 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $131.09 billion by 2030. John Hill, CEO and Founder of Silico discusses.

Foyne Jones, recruiter of choice for the KBB, Builder’s Merchants & Construction Supplies sector responds to the rollout of the 4-day week pilot in the UK, as Peter Jones, Founder & Managing Director reveals what this means for businesses industry-wide.

For many business founders, raising institutional investment can be daunting, especially in today’s economic climate – but it does not have to be.

Team bonding activities for a range of businesses, from small startups through to large corporates often include responsible consumption of alcohol during shared moments of conviviality .

Women investors, investresses, are making impressive strides and paving the way for other women. They’re increasingly embracing value investing, running diversified multi-asset investment portfolios on behalf of investors, and managing assets worth billions of pounds, as part of a growing number of female role models who are gracefully leading the change that will inspire many generations to come.

International Women’s Day is celebrated in the month of March every year to commemorate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and the theme for this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.”

When you have an idea for your own startup, you are most likely supercharged with it and immersed in thoughts about how a new product or service will help people and businesses, and lead you to success.

For our Founder Focus feature this issue, we chat with Tanya Laird, Founder of Digital Jam, and the host of the Digital Jam Sessions; an inspirational woman who, despite currently battling cancer, still continues to facilitate collaboration and innovation in the gaming and augmented reality (AR/VR) sector.

Isobelle Panton, Director of Student Recruitment & International at University Academy 92, founded by the Class of 92’ in partnership with Lancaster University, shares 10 tips to drive diversity within your talent acquisition strategy and how to engage & retain diverse talent.

By now, it’s pretty well known that there’s a demand for data skills. I might even go as far as saying that some people are a little sick of hearing it… but it’s an unavoidable truth. The government estimates that companies are recruiting for approximately 200,000 roles with hard data skills. And this isn’t slowing down – the need for data skills is set to continue rising in the coming years.

Female entrepreneurs are still underrepresented in business, but the numbers are growing. The Rose Review Progress Report 2022 showed that more women than ever are creating new businesses.

Paige West caught up with the team at AllBright to find out how this private member’s club for women, in Mayfair, is driving change for smart-minded women.

The challenge of climate change must be met with serious urgency. Countries around the world need to pursue efforts to limit global warming, and the energy sector has an important role to play in helping achieve carbon neutrality, or net zero.

For an entrepreneur there are few things as exciting as starting a new business. From bagging your first client or sale to turning the keys in the door of your first office, the big moments come thick and fast at the beginning.

Despite the economic backdrop, there were over 3.8 million new business applications filed in the first three quarters of 2022, making us Brits keen for entrepreneurial action.

Keeping employees happy to commit and grow within a business should be a core aim of HR teams. However, it has been reported that nearly half of employees leave their role because they do not feel appreciated – particularly during the first quarter of the year when people naturally look for change.