Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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FTSE-350 bosses urged to promote women execs

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

The boards of 250 of Britain’s largest companies will this week be challenged to promote more women to senior leadership roles amid a cacophony of criticism about gender diversity and sexual discrimination in the public and private sectors. Sky News has learnt

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Seaside parking space sells for up to £40,000

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

A parking space in a popular picturesque seaside resort has sold at auction for up to a whopping £40,000. The modestly sized 4.4m (14ft 5in) by 2.1m (6ft 11in) space in the private Tregenna Hill car park in St Ives, Cornwall, attracted the huge bid on 3 November after

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Regulator mulls compensation for bank scams

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

“Good progress” has been made on protecting consumers from authorised push payment (APP) scams – where people are tricked into sending money to a fraudster – a regulator has said. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said progress was being made

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Primark shines as retail body warns on sales

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

A retail body has warned current trading levels are a “cause for concern” for stores in the run-up to Christmas though Primark, at least, seems to be bucking the trend. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said its reading of 0.2% growth in non-food sales

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Post-Brexit trade bill to be revealed

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

The Government starts the legal process today to carve out the UK’s post-Brexit future as an independent trading nation. A Trade Bill will be published in Parliament which is designed to give the Government the power to develop its trade relationship with the EU

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Unstoppable innovator

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device “I like to solve problems,” says Uddhab Bharali.”I like to make [people] a little more comfortable with themselves, or a little independent.”This is what drives Uddhab Bharali to keep inventing. He

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Tiger cubs

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

Asia is driving the massive growth in online shopping, with youngsters in particular leading the charge. But why are they so keen and what are they spending their money on?In Admiralty Primary School, in Singapore’s Woodlands neighbourhood, a group of students

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The Rotherham High Street struggling to survive

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

As the latest retail industry figures show a sharp slowdown in non-food retail sales, we take a look at the problems one High Street in Rotherham is facing. There’s an early morning bustle at Fitzwilliam & Hughes, a Rotherham cafe over-looking the Minster

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Retailers hit by worst non-food sales growth on record

ByNathan BissittNovember 7, 2017

Sales of non-food items grew at the slowest pace since records began as families chose days out over shopping, the British Retail Consortium has said.Non-food sales rose by just 0.1% in the three months to October, the weakest growth since the BRC began measuring

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Paradise Papers: Apple's secret tax bolthole revealed

ByNathan BissittNovember 6, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device The world’s most profitable firm has a secretive new structure that would enable it to continue avoiding billions in taxes, the Paradise Papers show.They reveal how Apple sidestepped a 2013 crackdown on its