Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Zoopla tycoon mounts £450m Gocompare raid

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

The tycoon behind Zoopla and uSwitch has made a secret takeover bid for Gocompare.com valuing the rival price comparison site at more than £400m. Sky News has learnt that ZPG, which is headed by the entrepreneur Alex Chesterman, approached the board of Gocompare in

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Ikea hikes UK prices as Brexit hits import costs

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

Ikea has increased prices on some of its products in the UK as a result of higher import costs after the slump in sterling following the Brexit vote. The Swedish firm hiked prices by 3.6% in some areas to counter a 13.7% jump in the cost of imports. Ikea revealed its

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Screen Rescue Welcomes New Franchisee Thanks To Franchise UK

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

Screen Rescue, a van based windscreen repair franchise, have recruited a new franchisee as a result of their franchise recruitment advertising on Franchise UK. Screen Rescue launched in 2012 and is a scalable multi van franchise opportunity with territories

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EgyptAir in deal to buy 24 Bombardier C-Series planes

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

EgyptAir intends to buy up to 24 of Bombardier’s C-Series planes, the aerospace firm has said.The airline has signed a letter of intent for 12 firm orders, with an option for a further 12.The book value of the deal would be $2.2bn (£1.7bn) if EgyptAir buys all

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Perfect Home’s US backer heads for the door

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

Mounting pressure on Britain’s rent-to-own retailers has prompted the American backer of Perfect Home to kick off a review of options for its shareholding. Sky News understands that Aaron’s, a New York Stock Exchange-listed hire-purchase group, has hired

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Come And Visit Franchise UK At The Business Show 2017

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

Come and visit Franchise UK at this year’s Business Show at Olympia London this week. Franchise UK can be found at stand 414 and will be providing useful information about the world of franchising. The Business Show takes place on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of

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Tesco's £3.7bn Booker buy provisionally cleared

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

The competition regulator has provisionally cleared Tesco’s £3.7bn deal to buy wholesaler Booker. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its in-depth investigation into the proposed tie-up, first announced in January, had raised no competition

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Last day to spend old £10 note revealed

ByNathan BissittNovember 14, 2017

The old style £10 notes must be spent by 1 March next year, the Bank of England has confirmed. The notes, featuring Charles Darwin, were introduced on 7 November 2000 but have now been replaced by a polymer version – which gives pride of place to author Jane

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Tory CEO Davis leads race to chair Rio Tinto

ByNathan BissittNovember 13, 2017

Sir Mick Davis, the Conservative Party chief executive, is plotting a stunning return to the helm of one of the world’s biggest miners as the next chairman of Rio Tinto, the FTSE-100 natural resources group. Sky News has learnt that Sir Mick, who spearheaded the

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Ian Roberts – New Business Doctors Franchisee for Oxford

ByNathan BissittNovember 13, 2017

Business Doctors, the franchised support network for small and medium-sized enterprises, has a new franchisee for Oxford. Describing its offer as ‘somewhere in between consultancy and coaching’, the company pro-vides hands on support to owners of SMEs in every sector.