Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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An outstanding count – 34 to be exact!

ByNathan BissittJuly 4, 2018

Home Instead Senior Care is officially the most outstanding franchise opportunity in the care sector. When it comes to care quality – it’s ratings from the care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that count. That’s not a problem for a franchisor that holds a

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Sainsbury's upbeat despite sales growth slowdown

ByNathan BissittJuly 4, 2018

Sainsbury’s has reported a slowdown in sales growth but says it has the “right strategy in place” in a competitive market. The country’s second-largest supermarket chain said like-for-like sales were up 0.2% in its first quarter to the end of

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Sorrell plots £1bn warchest for ad deals

ByNathan BissittJuly 4, 2018

The former WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell is plotting to raise up to £1bn for a takeover spree that could ultimately re-establish him at the helm of a sizeable international marketing services empire. Sky News can reveal that a shareholder circular posted on Wednesday

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Cadbury eggs and Chewit adverts banned

ByNathan BissittJuly 4, 2018

Adverts for some of the UK’s most popular confectionery brands have been banned under rules designed to protect children from products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS). Online and social media ads for Cadbury eggs and Chewits and Squashies were found to have

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Firms in joint bid to build HS2 trains in UK

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

Train building rivals Bombardier and Hitachi will join forces to bid for a £2.75bn contract to build high-speed trains in the UK. They had previously submitted separate bids for the contract.to design, build and maintain at least 54 new high-speed trains. The trains

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UK cities 'facing greatest challenge in history'

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

An influential retail expert says it is time to accept there is too much retail space in the UK and town and city centres must be “re-fashioned” into community spaces. Bill Grimsey, former chief executive of Wickes, Iceland and Booker, came to the

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Carillion workers and union sue for back pay

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

Former workers for the collapsed construction giant Carillion are taking legal action against the company through the UK’s largest trade union. According to Unite, the 80 workers were employed by Carillion subsidiary Planned Maintenance Engineering Ltd, on a

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Fuel and alcohol duty freeze to be lifted to fund NHS

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

The government plans to lift its fuel and alcohol duty freezes to boost NHS funding, according to senior government sources. Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond want to scrap the duty freezes in an effort to find £20bn of extra investment for the health service

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WPP vies with Sorrell in €300m Dutch auction

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

WPP Group has become embroiled in a bidding war with the new venture set up by Sir Martin Sorrell, less than three months after he quit the FTSE-100 company that he built into the world’s biggest marketing services group. Sky News has learnt that WPP tabled an

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£500,000 Investment in Tunbridge Wells Town Centre

ByNathan BissittJuly 3, 2018

The Massage Company (TMC) is set to expand their UK store base and launch their second centre with a £500,000 investment in Tunbridge Wells. Massages available in the 14 treatment rooms are Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports & Maternity massage all available 7 days a