Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Audit firms on alert over Vodafone 'conflict'

ByNathan BissittDecember 2, 2017

Vodafone has alerted the world’s biggest accountancy firms that it may be forced to tender its multimillion pound audit contract because of the 2014 collapse of Phones 4U. Sky News has learnt that the FTSE-100 mobile phone giant has told Deloitte, EY and K‎PMG

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Minister calls for minimum banking services guarantee

ByNathan BissittDecember 2, 2017

The Scottish government has called for a guaranteed minimum level of banking services after RBS proposed a series of branch closures.Business minister Paul Wheelhouse has urged the UK government to take steps to ensure communities have access to day-to-day banking

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How small businesses are dealing with online giants

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

Small businesses in the UK face a number of immediate challenges, including a long slowdown in consumer spending.But they also face a struggle with big online competitors such as Amazon.On Small Business Saturday, we take a look at what some businesses are doing to up

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How much of your salary is spent on rent?

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

Tenants typically spend more than a quarter of their monthly salary before tax on rent, official figures show, but there are wide regional variations.They paid an average of 27% of their gross salary to their landlord in England in 2016, the Office for National

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Cheesy idea

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

For some people cheese can seem as addictive as chocolate, especially when it’s melted.To meet these cravings for all things cheddar, brie and parmesan, a slew of restaurants have popped up recently that focus specifically on selling cheese-based dishes.But is

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Ouch! PPC franchise leads are SO expensive, why?

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

I have 13 years experience generating franchise recruitment leads via social media, SEO & PPC and I am amazed at some of the stories I hear from franchisors spending thousands each month on PPC and how expensive each lead is, one advertiser I spoke to last week

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Toys 'R' Us to close quarter of UK stores

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

Hundreds of retail jobs are facing the axe as the stricken toy chain Toys ‘R’ Us prepares to unveil plans to close a quarter of its British stores. Sky News has learnt that the board of Toys ‘R’ Us’s UK subsidiary will announce as soon as

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Corbyn vs Wall St: do his claims stand up?

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn is clearly angry at comments made by the investment bank Morgan Stanley earlier this week. The Wall Street giant, in its look-ahead to 2018, warned the UK’s “domestic political situation is at least as significant as Brexit” given the

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Travel agent Thomas Cook to shut 50 stores

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

Thomas Cook has announced plans to close 50 stores in a move affecting hundreds of jobs after a review of its branch network. The travel agent said the sites affected would be those close to others in the network or that are in areas where there has been a fall in

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Aqua restaurateurs seek £250m price-tag

ByNathan BissittDecember 1, 2017

The upmarket restaurateur behind venues located near the top of London’s Shard skyscraper is targeting a stake sale that would attach a valuation of up to £250m to the company. Sky News understands that the founders of Aqua Restaurants Group, which trades from