Ahead of International Women’s Day 2023 Raffolux reveals that btween 2016 and 2021 the UK registered a 12.5% increase in the number of women on boards – the highest number seen in a list of similar countries. Searches made globally for ‘female CEO’ soared by 644% between 2012 and 2022 February 2023: Ahead of International Women’s Day Raffolux, the UK’s leading digital raffling platform, shares that the UK has seen the biggest increase in the number of women on boards since 2016. The company analysed data from the annual FTSE Women Leaders Report to reveal that the UK experienced a +12.5%…
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Sara Davies MBE, multi-million-pound entrepreneur, star of Strictly Come Dancing and an investor in Dragon’s Den, believes that the fundamental key to being a successful entrepreneur, is simple – it is all about creating a product or service that solves a genuine problem for your audience. And importantly for budding entrepreneurs, why these are the type of businesses and individuals that this ‘Dragon’ looks to invest in. “You see all these people coming in with ideas and I become interested when it’s an idea that solves a problem that I can really understand. You’ve just got to observe your customers,…
‘Flight of the Giraffes’ pilots come face-to-face with Cotswold Wildlife Park’s Giraffes for a very special charity event in memory of nine-year-old Louise Conway. Flight Lieutenant and event organiser Mark Scott, along with Flight Lieutenant Phoebe Valentine-Wood, visited Cotswold Wildlife Park to raise awareness for a very special campaign very close to Mark’s heart – ‘Flight of the Giraffes’. On 19 April 2023, both pilots will fly 291 cuddly toy giraffes in a RAF Voyager KC MK2 from RAF Brize Norton in aid of ‘Flight Of The Giraffes’ (on behalf of ‘Giraffes on Tour’), raising funds for Great Ormond Street…
Chris Mckie, VP, Product Marketing Security and Networking Solutions at Datto, reveals the results of their recent State of ransomware Report. He explores the results in more depth for SMEToday’s readers and importantly, looks at what they mean for SMEs – in terms of the opportunities and also what they should be aware of. In response to increasingly frequent and complex cybersecurity threats, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a heightened awareness of the risks that ransomware and malware present to their business, according to the survey. In the annual State of Ransomware Report, nearly 3,000 SMB IT professionals across eight…
Andrew Magowan, a Lawyer at The Legal Director, which provides SMEs with senior in-house lawyers part-time, on a retained basis, discusses why ESG is so crucial for SMEs. “We recently conducted a short research study at The Legal Director: a temperature-check on how SMEs understand and address their legal needs. Seventy-four percent of respondents said they had never taken legal advice on Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) or Social Value! This shocked me. So, I am climbing on my soap box to tell you why ESG is so important for the SME market and what you can do to start…
How did you start the business? I was on track to pursue a career as a lawyer, until one day back in 2018 when I was sat in a pizza shop with my co-founder Harry, and we decided to launch a digital raffling and fundraising website together. I had always held giving back close to my heart, and we realised that we had stumbled upon a really powerful way to encourage giving; donations would surely skyrocket if people received a chance to win something amazing alongside, and in contrast with the lottery, we could allow people the choice over exactly…
With spring on the horizon, holiday-goers are beginning to think about planning the perfect break. But planning a holiday isn’t always easy. With so many options, finding the right combination of activities, experiences and destinations can be overwhelming. However, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), you can now create the perfect trip like never before. Craft, the company building the future of documents, explains how AI can help curate your dream holiday – for any occasion. Here are four ways you can use the power of AI to plan your perfect getaway… Discover destination options Planning a holiday can be…
Human development and performance expert Dan Stanley is a retired award-winning senior army commando, a contributor in a multi-million-pound service business, the former owner of a successful fitness company, and until recently, the national champion in indoor rowing across multiple distances. The married father-of-two today runs an exclusively male coaching business which has helped hundreds of men with their wellbeing – Better Men. Focusing on men has given him the expertise to analyse the cult of the Andrew Tate phenomenon and explain why it is growing. “In the wake of the pandemic, war in Europe and Brexit it’s unsurprising that someone…
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute immensely to the country’s economy. There are currently over 5.5 million SMEs in the country, which account for 99.9% of all businesses and 61% of employment in the UK. These SMEs constituted coffee shops, florists, builders, and other product and service providers close to our communities. Because of how valuable SMEs are, it’s integral for business owners to adopt forward-thinking policies and prioritise their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies. Employees are demanding more from their workplaces, and although the benefits of DEI to businesses are well-known, less than half of employers have standalone DEI strategies. This…
The advent of social media and its subsequent integration into our lives has diversified our living, communication, and information sharing pattern. The use of social media has real-life implications in terms of its use, market dynamics, identity, and privacy. Statistics reveal an evolving number of social media users and activity, i.e. six out of 10 users of Instagram login daily, while Tiktok has crossed one billion active users. Along with personal communication and information-sharing platform, the use of social media for marketing and branding has remained prevalent to reach out to the masses. It is used to communicate and interact…