Business

According to data from the Office for National Statistics, there were 381,000 new businesses in the UK in 2018. That figure plateaued somewhat from the previous 12 months, when there were 382,000. However, the same research shows that 336,000 companies went under in 2018 – a sure sign

SoAmpli, a social selling platform that empowers employees to share valuable content online, is being offered for free to Coronavirus-struck businesses. As enterprises battle the latest wave of uncertainty – which includes a three-week UK government lockdown – the smart social media firm wants to help as many organisations as possible as

Direct Voice and Data has acquired Logical Telecom as part of its ambitious growth through acquisition plans. Huddersfield based, Direct Voice & Data, offers a wide range of telephone and IT services to companies and organisations of all sizes from both the private and public sectors. Leeds based, Logical Telecom,

A Leeds-based multi-national web development and digital marketing agency has launched a campaign to provide three local businesses the chance to benefit from a completely free e-commerce website. GRM Digital launched the campaign after seeing local businesses struggling to trade offline during the Covid-19 pandemic. Calling on neighbouring firms to

International translations and software company Jublo is recruiting native speakers in Spain, Germany, Argentina, Japan and China – in order to provide temporary work for those affected by COVID-19. The Leeds-based tech enterprise, which employs over 130 people globally, has been connecting with community groups in those areas worst-hit by regional

Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has launched a major recruitment drive to assist its frontline teams in meeting the challenge of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, with new positions available at various locations across Yorkshire. With many sectors in lockdown and staff shortages likely as COVID-19 forces many people into isolation, the

Scriba PR and One Minute Briefs have harnessed the power of social media – along with a healthy dose of creativity – to try and tackle the UK’s panic buying problem. After Labour called upon Britain’s advertising and PR industries to mobilise in the fight against panic-buying – these two northern