With a busy and challenging year ahead, it may be easy to assume that upskilling should be put on the backburner thanks to the associated cost and time involved. However, the reality is quite the opposite.

In light of dynamic economic uncertainty and turmoil, there’s no doubt that it is an increasingly challenging time for businesses. To stay one step ahead, business leaders must focus on investing in curating a workforce equipped that have the skills to address future challenges.

In not-so-distant memory, the Metaverse was a nebulous concept – intangible and deemed a craze which would be little more than a flash in the pan. But there has been a sharp U-turn in this school of thought. The Metaverse has very much shifted from just a concept to an everyday reality. 

After two years of cancelled Christmases, much was riding on the 2022 festive season as a saving grace for many retailers — only for it to disappoint.

Once the preserve of large organisations and specialists, audiovisual (AV) technology is rapidly becoming something that few growing businesses can do without.

When I burp, I get asked to leave the room. When cows burp, the planet explodes…or at least that's what they tell me.

With the rise of digital transformation, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must quickly adapt their products and services to meet customers' changing needs and market dynamics.

Start-up founders are always being told to keep an eye on their data and analytics and build them as quickly as possible, yet often start-ups are not fully aware of the intricacies of analytics and data and make the wrong choices.

The spending power of Generation Z – those born between the mid-90s and early-2010s – is on the rise.

The successful 90 Day Finn programme from Helsinki is back for the third year running, filled with even more ambition and activity than ever before.

It's now less than three years until the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is switched off in the UK, which means businesses must switch to digital now.

We all know the importance of communication with our customers. But effective communication is easier said than done.

Bill Gates reads for 3 hours a day.

The term PLG (product-led growth) has been gradually gaining popularity over the past few years, to a large extent thanks to the success of companies such as Slack, Dropbox, Calendly, Miro and ClickUp.

AI platforms are vital in stopping SMEs from lagging behind in terms of technological advancements and are vital to ensuring the future of many of these companies, according to new research from emlyon business school.

In the not too distant past, one English pound was two American dollars. As you can imagine, coming from America to the UK wasn’t very kind to the wallet.

This Data Privacy week, we thought it important to highlight the security risks of the work-from-home phenomenon.

Startup businesses seem to have a never-ending list of objectives, policies and campaigns to consider.

In the midst of cold, dark nights, the post-Christmas lull and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, employers are likely facing a less than upbeat workforce. Whilst many companies will be discussing and even running ‘Blue Monday’ promotions, to mark what is apparently the ‘most depressing day of the year’, Stacey Lowman, head of financial wellbeing at Claro Wellbeing, said, “employers must make a genuine effort to support staff with wellbeing, boost morale, and avoid tokenism."

After the festive season, the long, dark days of January can leave us feeling low and many people struggle with the post-holiday slump. This is particularly true amid global events that are out of our control but impact our daily lives.