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Enterprise Architecture: A critical element for sustainable business scaling and transformation
In today’s fast-paced business and investment world, scalability, adaptability, and transformation are critical factors for success. Investors actively seek clarity from prospective portfolio companies on their business capabilities, the technology architecture that enables them, and a value creation roadmap for implementation in order to realise growth potential.
Opinion by " Tobias Moeglich
12.04.2023
Enterprise Architecture: A critical element for sustainable business scaling and transformation
Grade-AI student: How ChatGPT is shaking up education
Artificial though it may well be, ChatGPT sure is intelligent — some argue that we’re just a couple of updates away from the chatbot replacing the lot of us. Since its public release back in November of last year, anyone with an internet connection has been able to jump on and chew the fat with OpenAI’s intelligent language-processing model, which now enjoys the traffic of over 100 million active users.
Opinion by " Edward Coram-James
11.04.2023
Grade-AI student: How ChatGPT is shaking up education
Blowing the myth of acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are the only sure fire way I know to double the size of your business in an afternoon. By selling companies you can create meaningful wealth that gives you choices in life, that allows you to go where you want, with whom you want, and do the things you want.
Opinion by " Paul Seabridge
10.04.2023
Blowing the myth of acquisitions
How workforce diversity can improve productivity
Do you want to improve your organisation’s productivity? Turns out the answer was staring us right in the face for so long. Improve workforce diversity.
Opinion by " George Mathew
08.04.2023
How workforce diversity can improve productivity
How to navigate the legal landscape in digital assets
The legal regulation of the crypto world is still quite a topical issue that challenges the industry's rapid development. All the market leaders are discussing the outgoing path of blockchain technologies that influence the global crypto market. Kevin Plumpton, CEO of Kyrrex, reflects on the legal landscape in decentralised finances.
Opinion by " Kevin Plumpton
07.04.2023
How to navigate the legal landscape in digital assets
Deep digitisation and destination shopping. Retail tech trends to watch in 2023
Retail tech trends since the pandemic have accelerated hugely - the way people shop has changed, as has what they are looking for, their budgets and what they want from an omnichannel experience. 
Opinion by " Wizz Selvey
06.04.2023
Deep digitisation and destination shopping. Retail tech trends to watch in 2023
Chancellor’s Budget a step in the right direction – but there are (big) gaps
Last month’s eagerly awaited Budget delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had many welcome announcements and commitments from a slight improvement in R&D tax credits to additional funding for quantum computing and AI. It was particularly positive to see a big focus on getting ‘Britain back to work’, with a £2B investment committed to provide support for disabled people (at a time when nearly 1 in 5 working adults in the UK report having a disability) and £70M set aside to get the over-50s back into employment.
Opinion by " Benedetta Cevoli
06.04.2023
The future of UK climate technology: Here's what you need to know
As global investors doubled down on the UK's climate tech industry in 2022, 8 climate tech companies have already achieved "unicorn" status, while 19 more are on their way. Can this be sustained?
Opinion by " Adam Roper
05.04.2023
The future of UK climate technology: Here's what you need to know
Founders, nurture self-care for more success
Adrienne Little, cofounder, creative ventures firm, And Rising, shares her advice on why founders’ self-care is paramount for success, given the vast majority of startups fail and those leading their companies have often suffered from mental health issues.
Opinion by " Adrienne Little
04.04.2023
Founders, nurture self-care for more success
Britain is in search of meaning. The climate crisis could hold the answer
After a tumultuous few years, Britain is searching for new meaning on the world stage. Where it once held clout through its central role in the EU, it is now more ‘independent’ – and more isolated. The years since the Brexit referendum have been dominated by factionalism and political infighting. No clear vision for Britain has yet emerged, but irrespective of your political leanings, all must agree that Britain has no choice but to carve out its own niche.
Opinion by " Cesar Faucheur
30.03.2023
Britain is in search of meaning. The climate crisis could hold the answer
Growing trust in fintechs: How non-bank financial services providers are meeting the demands of startups
The rise of fintech shows that the game of finance is now wide open. Traditional services now find themselves sharing the pool of trust with the newest players in finance - across blockchain, neo-banks, embedded finance, payments and much more…
Opinion by " Rob Straathof
29.03.2023
How I overcame early career obstacles, and why you should have a focus outside of your focus
My journey to running a business and becoming a CEO was accidental. At 20, I was forced to stop chasing the rugby dream due to a few serious injuries - I had to quickly carve a new path where I could channel my ambition and work ethic. This took me first into recruitment, then to various businesses including eBay where I worked alongside pioneers in the rise of eCommerce. Not long after, I found myself in the high-octane throes of a VC-backed Silicon Valley startup and ultimately founded Detected in the middle of 2020.
Opinion by " Liam Chennells
28.03.2023
Sustainability: The problem in certifying multinationals with a badge of honour
The oft-quoted argument that ‘it is only by recruiting the biggest companies before they have truly improved their practices and help them along the path that we will create change’ has been wielded for years by those trying to justify why they are accepting money from dubious sources, and has yet to be proven. As a 26-year veteran of the aid and development sector, I can attest that, for the most part, all you become is complicit in a marketing operation, not a leader in a movement advocating for social and environmental change.
Opinion by " Mike Penrose
28.03.2023
Sustainability: The problem in certifying multinationals with a badge of honour
Strictly Business? How being more human can help grow your business on LinkedIn
There was once a man who worked in the corporate world. Although he was very successful, he was fed up with his job. He hated the company culture, the long hours and the long daily commute So, one day he decided to become an entrepreneur and set up his own business. After a couple of years of consistent hard work, his business began to succeed. However, his personal life did not. His marriage began to fail, and he got divorce. This ruined him financially and so he had to start his business over again.
Opinion by " Niraj Kapur
27.03.2023
Strictly Business? How being more human can help grow your business on LinkedIn.

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