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Broken Britain? 75% of us don’t fix repairable household appliances

- Online spare parts retailer reveals 75% of Brits don’t fix repairable appliances - eSpares launches #FixFirst campaign to change consumer behaviour - Increasing repair rates by 10% could prevent 100,000 tonnes of waste

2nd August 2019 · 2 min read

Crowdfunder.co.uk partners with Superhero Tri Powered by Marvel

Superhero Tri Powered by Marvel’, created by ex-Paralympian Sophia Warner, is a unique disability sporting event and the UK’s only mass-participation sports series dedicated to the nation’s 13.3m people with disabilities - the mission is simple

1st August 2019 · 6 min read

Rising levels of impatience leave British retailers at a tipping point: half of Gen Zs

• Over 41% of those under the age of 40 prefer to shop online, rather than in-store • British consumers want access to payment methods that aren’t yet available, such as fingerprint scan (26%), retina scan (16%) and embedded microchips (9%) • Twi...

31st July 2019 · 4 min read

UK employees set to quit jobs under poor leadership

More than third of UK employees want to leave their company immediately because their boss lacks vital leadership qualities in their workplace

30th July 2019 · 3 min read

Imagen to manage over 17,000 films for one of Germany’s leading film distributors

Imagen, the leading SaaS video management platform business, has been selected by PROGRESS, one of the oldest and largest film distributors in Germany, to manage and distribute its vast content library of over 17,000 films to global media companies.

29th July 2019 · 2 min read

Helpful free tools for freelancers and small businesses getting started

When you finally decide that the moment has come for you to start your own business or branch out as a freelancer, there is a lot to do and a lot to think about. Suddenly your time has become your biggest asset, so it is worth finding the tools t...

26th July 2019 · 5 min read

A third of workers turn down freelance work due to fears of inconsistent payments

It was recently reported, in a study by the University of Hertfordshire and TUC, that the size of the gig economy has doubled in size over the past three years and now accounts for 4.7 million workers with one in 10 working-age adults now work on ...

24th July 2019 · 3 min read

Amazon Business Announces First Customer Conference: Amazon Business Exchange

Amazon Business today announced Amazon Business Exchange, its first business customer conference in Europe. The conference will take place on 9th October 2019 in London, Victoria House Basement, and will include 12 sessions on procurement, innovat...

22nd July 2019 · 1 min read

Sun cream-shy Brits left red-faced in more ways than one

> 25% of Brits take NO sun lotion abroad > 44% take one bottle – three fewer than NHS recommendations > Sun cream more expensive overseas – up to £17.45 in Ibiza > Buy sunscreen in the UK to save

19th July 2019 · 2 min read

REVEALED: THE MOVING DAY ‘FAILS’ KEEPING BRITS UP AT NIGHT

Damaged furniture, scratched walls and late removal vans are some of the most common ‘fails’ that sleep-deprived Brits face on moving day.

18th July 2019 · 4 min read

Utilita Brings Energy Back to the UK High Street

Second ‘community hub’ opens in Shirley, Southampton

17th July 2019 · 2 min read

Three in 10 SME employees will work once a day or more during their summer holiday

New Process Bliss research reveals more than four in 10 SME workers say their boss expects them to work during summer holidays

16th July 2019 · 2 min read