Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Tech giant fined £872m over illegal Apple payments

ByNathan BissittJanuary 24, 2018

Smartphone chip manufacturer Qualcomm has been fined £872m (€997m) for paying Apple to turn down offers from rivals. The fine, which represents almost 5% of the technology company’s revenue over the last year, was announced by European Union competition

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'More to come' on US trade tariffs

ByNathan BissittJanuary 24, 2018

The US has warned that there is “more to come” on trade tariffs. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin – the first of the US delegation to arrive in Davos – said President Donald Trump was “determined to deal” with what he sees as unfair

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First double Outstanding rating for Home Instead’s franchisee caring Clare

ByNathan BissittJanuary 24, 2018

First double Outstanding rating for Home Instead franchisee Hot on the heels of topping the Elite Franchise 100 list at No 1 – Home Instead Senior Care is celebrating another ace achievement thanks to its Wimbledon franchisee. Wimbledon and Kingston owner Clare

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What is the relationship between a franchisor and franchisee?

ByNathan BissittJanuary 24, 2018

What is the difference between a franchisor and franchisee? The franchise has helped to shape the modern business landscape. Without franchises, there wouldn’t be McDonalds, Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Europcar or Burger King and high streets in our towns and cities would

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Spoof books fail to lift spirits at WH Smith

ByNathan BissittJanuary 24, 2018

Spoof humour books failed to raise a smile over Christmas as falling sales took their toll on trading at WH Smith. The trend for titles such as Five on Brexit Island and adult Ladybird parodies helped boost revenues at the retailer a year ago but now appears to have

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Motor insurance premiums hit record high

ByNathan BissittJanuary 24, 2018

Motor insurance has jumped by £30 in the last year to hit a record average high of £493, say insurers. That figure was the average paid in the fourth quarter of 2017 for a private comprehensive policy and is a 6% rise on the same period a year earlier. The Association

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Labour: Hand over Carillion documents

ByNathan BissittJanuary 23, 2018

Labour is preparing to force a binding vote in the Commons requiring ministers to hand over their risk assessments for Carillion before the company went bust. The shadow business secretary has told Sky News she suspects departments did not follow correct procedures

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Tesco poaches Ulster Bank boss in blow to RBS

ByNathan BissittJanuary 23, 2018

Tesco has poached the boss of one of Ireland’s biggest lenders to run its financial services arm, a move that will deal a blow to the state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Sky News has learnt that Gerry Mallon has resigned as Ulster Bank’s chief

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What is it like to fly an F-35 fighter jet?

ByNathan BissittJanuary 23, 2018

It is no surprise that Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, the test pilot for the new F-35 fighter jets being bought by the RAF and Royal Navy, says the computer game generation take to the £92m aircraft so easily. Because climbing into the cockpit of one of these planes,

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Fund boss: Brexit won't be as bad as feared

ByNathan BissittJanuary 23, 2018

One of Britain’s most important investors has told Sky News that “Brexit won’t be as bad” as predicted, but says the global economic system “needs to change” because people are losing faith in capitalism. Martin Gilbert is co-chief