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Making ‘green’ claims – what you need to consider

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:41:57 +0000

Regulators such as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are reviewing ‘green’ claims made by businesses when advertising their products and services. For example, the CMA carried out an investigation into fashion retailers ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda over their ‘green’ claims. This year, the CMA published undertakings from the retailers...

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How the Central South’s success stories are driving growth

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:38:22 +0000

In the second of a series of articles from accountants and business advisors, BDO LLP, we look at the growth strategies being deployed by Central South businesses. Given the backdrop of rising costs, high inflation and geopolitical instability, growth has been more difficult to achieve in recent years. Even though this has eased, businesses striving for growth in the current economic environment...

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Helping firms get back on the right track

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:35:37 +0000

How Graeme Lipman of Begbies Traynor draws on his experience to help companies out of trouble and achieve growth. Graeme Lipman’s experience in running his own printing and publishing and other businesses has equipped him with the tools to be a fixer for companies looking to get out of difficult situations or those that have their eye on growth. Graeme established his own printing and...

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What can businesses expect from the new Government?

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:30:32 +0000

Paul Stout, partner at the Southampton office of PKF Francis Clark, considers the outlook for business owners as new Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the Labour Government’s first Budget. Business leaders are sure to be watching closely on Wednesday 30 October when the new Government’s first Budget is unveiled. Nearly four months on from Labour’s landslide election victory...

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Energising the agenda of economic growth and supporting Solent innovation

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:21:30 +0000

Paula Swain, partner at national law firm Shakespeare Martineau and non-executive director at Solent LEP and Solent Freeport, highlights some of the innovations happening in the region that are fuelling national economic growth. If you read the July edition, you’ll know that I recently joined national law firm Shakespeare Martineau to help open its new Southampton office. While the region might...

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Technology in contemporary office design

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:18:58 +0000

It’s plain to see that technology, especially artificial intelligence, is advancing at a rapid rate, but how is it impacting office design? Today, we’re exploring the ways in which technology and AI are influencing contemporary office design, and how both employers and designers can use it to their advantage in 2024 and beyond. Technology can be implemented at the earliest stages of design...

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CrowdStrike outage: A wake-up call for the IT industry

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:17:20 +0000

I’ve seen my fair share of challenges and innovations in my three decades in the IT sector. However, the recent global IT outage caused by a software update from the New York Stock Exchange listed, CrowdStrike, was unprecedented. This incident, which disrupted national infrastructure, healthcare services, and parts of the travel infrastructure, is typically associated with cybersecurity attacks or...

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The need for speed: How to reduce transaction delays

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:14:31 +0000

Navigating the complexities of property development transactions can often feel like a high-stakes race against time. Delays can cost not just time but also impact the financial viability of your projects, writes Daniel Curtis, MSP Capital's Head of In-House Legal. I’ve worked as a Solicitor within the finance and property sector for over two decades. During this time, I’ve been actively involved...

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A Labour government and UK business

Steve Banbury — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:11:14 +0000

With Labour now nearly a quarter of the way into its ﬁrst 100 days in power, what does this change in government mean for UK businesses up and down the country? Greg Taylor, Head of Banking & Finance, MHA, takes a view. The conundrum for this new Labour government is how do you avoid signiﬁcantly raising taxes, especially in the short term, while generating the income to pay for the investment...

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Can the Care Sector meet fast-rising demand

Nicky Godding — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:02:19 +0000

People are living longer than ever before. And that’s a good thing – but it also means that more care homes are needed to cater for a rising ageing population. There are around 16,700 care homes in the UK, around 70 per cent of them residential, according to Care Home UK, with nearly half a million people living in them. The job of overseeing the sector has, since 2009, fallen to the Care...

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