The number of entrepreneurs under the age of 40 selling their businesses has increased by 23% in the last year, rising from 4,719 in 2019/20 to 5,803 in 2020/21, new research shows. Recent years have seen significant success stories for young UK tech company entrepreneurs selling their businesses to PE/VCContinue Reading
Forget feasting on turkey and kicking back on the sofa scoffing Quality Street, over half of small business owners expect to be working on Christmas Day as they battle to stay afloat during the cost of living crisis. Rather than spending precious time off with family or friends, 59% ofContinue Reading
The pay gap at the UK’s largest companies, which measures the difference in earnings between pay packets for chief executives and average employees, rose last year despite upward pressure on wages across the economy. Data from the High Pay Centre, a think tank focused on pay and employment rights, foundContinue Reading
The number of job openings in the UK has dipped below 1 million for the first time since May 2021, signalling that the labour market is cooling off as higher interest rates take their toll on the economy. Vacancies dropped to 998,562 last month, down 2.7 per cent from theContinue Reading
Jack Draper picked up the biggest prize money cheque of his young career on Sunday when he was crowned the champion of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown Grand Final. As the undefeated winner, he took home £431,000 ($546,800) from one exhibition event alone. And the staggering sum eclipsed the 2023 earningsContinue Reading
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter The Crown viewers are comparing the character of Kate Middleton’s mother to American reality TV star and famous “momager” Kris Jenner. The final installment of Netflix’s drama, aContinue Reading
What you may not know is that Fallon Sherrock, in action later today, has been battling an underlying kidney illness for almost 10 years. She explained ahead of this year’s Worlds: “I’m still having to manage the illness. My kidneys are only working to 23 per cent of their capacityContinue Reading
A defibrillator, particularly an automated external defibrillator (AED), is a life-saving device used in emergencies involving cardiac arrest. When the heart suddenly stops beating, swift action with an AED can make the difference between life and death. These devices are designed to be user-friendly, enabling both trained and untrained bystandersContinue Reading
Do you have employees who call in sick often or never show up on time for their shifts? You’re not the only one. Research has shown that most companies in the UK have at least one “problematic” employee, costing them more than the employee yields in revenue. What most companiesContinue Reading
Much of what we do in modern society is done within an interconnected space, where digital interactions are just as common, necessary, and authentic as face-to-face ones. That means that strong and reliable digital security is a prerequisite to ensuring that our interactions—whether they involve buying basic goods or doingContinue Reading
