It’s no secret that video content has become the most successful audience engagement tool for everyone, from individuals and start-ups to big brands.

The benefits of being physically active have been drilled into us for as long as I can remember. From improving brain health, reducing the risk of disease and keeping us mentally healthy, keeping physically active is one of the most vital things we can do for our health. What I’ve never stopped to consider is the importance of physical health for business success. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense.

We’re all feeling under pressure right now, with the cost-of-living crisis hitting every business in the UK. While turning the lights on and plugging in your office phone system can’t be avoided, there’s certainly some ways to cut back costs. Here, Kristian Torode, Co-Founder and Director of business telecoms services provider Crystaline shares his top tips for keeping your comms costs low.

Henry Ford once said: “It’s not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages”. And he’s not wrong – building good relationships with customers is the foundation for success. The CRM system is often hailed as the heart of customer experience (CX), yet many businesses don’t give their CRMs as much thought as they merit. Here, Ross Slogrove, UK country manager of contact centre software provider Ringover, shares his blueprint for a successful CRM strategy.

It’s no secret that information and data are power for businesses of all shapes and sizes, arming them with a competitive advantage, improved communication and better operational flexibility. A company’s information and customer data are fundamental to driving future success, meaning businesses need to keep it organised, analysed and protected in order to realise these long-term benefits.

Towergate Health & Protection today announces that it has signed Rebellion to Kinetic+, its new health and wellbeing proposition.

When we consider age, we often think of it in terms of a chronological exercise. We’re born, we grow older and then we die. But what about our biological age?

A clearly defined hierarchical structure has been a long-standing and unchallenged part of business models for as long as anyone can remember, but perhaps it’s time to freshen up the make-up of technical teams.

COVID had a dramatic and immediate impact on every part of the UK business community. One change that seems set to remain in place long after the pandemic is over is the shift to hybrid working. A substantial 4.33 million of UK employees now work from home all or part of the time.

As 2022 draws to an end, the world economy and the cost of living are threatening to cause havoc in the UK. Anyone could be forgiven for refusing to look beyond this winter. 

You may be looking to purchase a property in order to rent it out to tenants. This can help you make some extra money at relatively little cost.

Predictable sales are what startups crave. The exciting news is that trade shows offer predictability but with added marketing bells and whistles.

You have finally launched your eCommerce store online—great. What do you do now? Well, there are a lot of things you should not do.

If you’ve heard this advice before, it’s because it’s probably true. A brilliant idea should be the foundation of any business, the seed that your company can grow from and the reason to continue believing in yourself when faced with inevitable challenges.

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have one passion – their company, their customers, their industry, and their growth. If you are in the process of starting a new small business, or are even trying to successfully run one, you will be well aware of the various challenges that you may have to face in the near future.

Henrik Grim, GM of Europe for Capchase, discusses why alt finance is an attractive option for well-run startups in a downturn.

The world has just started to recover from the pandemic lockdowns, struggling to come back to normal life. New challenges, much more shocking than COVID-19, were a lightning bolt of a clearing sky. The war in the biggest European country has started.

Voice search is rapidly growing in popularity as a way for users to get quick answers to their questions. Already, 41% of adults use voice search at least once a day, and forecasts suggest that by 2023, the number of digital voice assistants in use will reach a whopping 8 billion. 

Raising capital is one of the biggest roadblocks faced by today’s entrepreneurs. Not only are bank loans very hard to get for many, but risk capital investors can expect high growth and rapid exit, which are not options for a huge majority of businesses. Despite these challenges, Manchester Kombucha business, Hip Pop, has achieved impressive growth since launching just three years ago thanks to its successful investment strategy.

Today, Expedia Group launches Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market. This new initiative is designed to advance innovation in the travel industry, by supporting startups and small and medium sized business (SMBs) to fast-track their growth and innovate on Expedia’s purpose-built technology platform.