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

Entrepreneurs

Are you prepared to declare what you pay your employees?

From 2017, the government will require all companies employing 250 people or more to publish details of what they pay male and female employees. Legal experts at IBB Solicitors outline how businesses can prepare for the fast approaching deadline and what the consequences will be if you miss it.

Human Resources

Deaf workers face discrimination and half have no employer support

This year's Deaf Jobseeker and Employee Experiences Survey report found that over half of deaf or hard of hearing employees have faced some discrimination during their career with 62 per cent facing this from colleagues and 53 per cent being subjected to discrimination by management.

News

Your fridge may do your weekly shop: are UK retailers prepared?

Contactless cards have overtaken cheque books as a payment method for the first time in history today.

News

Breast cancer screening technology firm raises £2.6m

News

Consumer confidence up five points

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has increased by five points this month, suggesting a 'business as usual' post-Brexit scenario

Entrepreneurs

7 ways to avoid burnout

For many, being a successful leader means working around the clock, and putting family life, personal health and happiness to one side. ‘It will be worth it in the end', right? Not according to Sue Coyne, a former business leader and author. Here are her top tips on staying sane and being your most productive and inspiring self by preventing burnout.

Entrepreneurs

Brompton Bikes: why exporting is bloody good fun

Brompton Bikes are icons of British ingenuity in engineering and manufacturing, popular both at home and abroad.

Entrepreneurs

Fancy a working lunch? Here’s why you should say no

Two in three working Brits spend less than 30 minutes eating lunch, and even then, that's likely to be spent at their desks. With this in mind, The Furniture Market released the 'DinnerDesk'

Opinion

This rule change offers the biggest opportunity for growth businesses

Recent VCT rule changes present high-growth businesses with enhanced prospects of securing growth finance investment. Bill Nixon, managing partner at Maven Capital Partners, explains the new rules and outlines what early-stage businesses need to do to make the most of this opportunity

News

Silicon Valley eyes African mobile tech

Nairobi-based tech start-up mSurvey receives strategic investment from $1m Kenyan venture fund to turn African consumer data into gold

Exit Strategies

Chair of a classic car restoration company hands over business to staff

Peter Neumark has owned and chaired Classic Motor Cars Ltd for 23 years, and after taking the business to great heights, has handed it over to his employees.

Human Resources

Has Brexit crushed your hiring plans?

At the first sign of uncertainty, it can be tempting to declare a hiring freeze. interim.team's Rorie Devine explains how SMEs can roll with the punches post Brexit