Would be LGBTQ+ candidate and Plymouth businessman Ian Fleming, is standing for Plymouth City Council local elections tomorrow – and has vowed to fight hard for local SMEs that are the lifeblood of the city’s enterprise culture if elected. He has conducted a concerted local campaign on several issues across the St Peter and Waterfront…
An independent travel specialist, which creates bespoke holidays to the Portuguese speaking islands of the Atlantic (Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde and Sao Tome), is heralding a return to a sunnier sales climate as travellers begin to return to “experience-led” breaks. Archipelago Choice, based in Cumbria, has been creating personal holidays based on 24 years of…
The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) competition, in celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, was open to blind and partially sighted children and young people. Vision-impaired children and young people of all ages submitted paintings, drawings and models of, castles, corgis, crowns and His Majesty. Children across England and Wales…
Last week’s Better Business Day, in support of the Better Business Act, fell under the radar with only a small buzz around it. That’s got to change because it’s relevant to everyone, according to Jennifer Crowley, global director of responsible business at Kin + Carta. The Act is a call to action for the UK…
During Deaf Awareness Week (2nd to 8th May), the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), representing entrepreneurs, investors, fund managers and advisers from across the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) ecosystem, is highlighting the importance of the Enterprise Investment Scheme as a critical component of the early-stage funding, citing how the scheme supported Hearing Diagnostics in the…
Lone Design Club, the leading platform for independent, sustainable fashion and lifestyle brands, has partnered with Westfield London to launch the LDC: The Glass House immersive retail pop-up experience, focusing on transparent, independent brands. The pop-up store will run for four weeks, from 4th May to 1st June 2023, and aims to delight and enlighten…
Olga Valadon, CEO of Change Aligned®️, has joined Equal Employer’s®️ Advisory Board. Equal Employer is an organisation and hiring platform that eliminates unconscious bias in hiring and promotions, using proprietary software to manage the hiring process from application to appointment. The software manages the scheduling, communication and objective scoring for each employer-designed criteria. This simple…
Innovative PR and marketing platform JournoLink, used by freelance PR consultants, agencies and businesses, has announced the launch of a free, new analytics tool called Reach for all users of the JournoLink platform. This new tool is designed to help clients react to changes in their media reach more quickly and easily than ever before….
At its AGM and Spring Assembly held on 28th April, Greater Manchester Chamber members elected Emma Holt as their new president. Holt takes over from Robin Phillips, who served for three years and whose term saw many challenges facing the Greater Manchester business community. In her inaugural speech, Holt paid tribute to Phillips for his…
Pressure on our legal system is causing unacceptable delays when landlords seek resolution through the courts for tenancy issues – that’s according to property rental service provider LegalforLandlords, whose staff have collated a list of issues they believe show landlords are expected simply to “grin and bear it”. Examples cited vary in their severity, but…
