Business leaders braced for rising costs post-Brexit

Business growth is a fundamental aim, but one often trammelled by specific logistical or demographic barriers. International expansion is one way to circumvent these barriers and an exciting way to take a business into a new era.

Facebook stated that it will hire 10,000 European Union workers over the next five-years to work on its new computing platform. It promises to connect people virtually, but there are concerns about privacy and how the social network can gain more control over users' online lives.

Following a period of significant expansion, global energy and rail specialist, Samuel Knight International has welcomed three new hires to meet the firm’s ambitious growth plans.

For over 20 years Intuit QuickBooks has ruled the roost when it comes to enterprise resource planning compliant accounting software packages. But today Quickbooks has competition from Sage software - and both are battling it out for the top spot.

Security and privacy on the Internet quickly became a myth. The point is not that the vast majority of users behave very carelessly online. The problem is aggravated by the emergence of new technologies for analyzing large volumes of data. The same applies to financial security protection.

The coronavirus pandemic was a traumatic event on a global scale, having caused incalculable damage to national economies and services. The effect of the pandemic is still being felt keenly today, in the EU and around the world. A recent report (State of Health in the EU - Companion Report 2021) revealed that almost all European countries have had an important mortality impact.

UEAPME takes note of the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) package published today by the EU Commission, following the in-depth evaluation of the various existing directives in this field. UEAPME notably appreciates the specific guidance and support foreseen for micro and small companies to better implement existing rules instead of adding new legislation.

Scheduling meetings, time management, appointing shifts, and time-off requests are all part of running a small business. This part was familiar to you before you even started your business. But, you probably didn't know how much time and energy this part consumes and how tedious it is.

Four Danish companies, Topsoe, Alfa Laval, Copenhagen Atomics and Aalborg CSP, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the ammonia producer Pupuk Kaltim, together with Pertamina New & Renewable Energy, both of which are owned by the Indonesian state, about building a facility in Bontang that can produce one million tonnes of ultra-low emission ammonia per year.

Since the inception of GDPR, data flow has been a significant and often time consuming aspect of running a business successfully. Whether it’s the handling of employee data, or that of customers, it’s important that all regulations are adhered to, to avoid any potential fines.