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FCA warns finance firms over AI fraud

Financial services firms in the region must be extra-vigilant against the threat of AI causing disruption in “ways and at a scale not seen before”, says the UK’s top financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority...

Beyond Sales & Marketing – achieving sustained revenue growth for your business

Every business owner knows that robust and consistent revenue growth is key to ensuring a thriving enterprise. But how? Martin Oakley, of The Alternative Board (TAB) Cambridge, offers some key insights. Sustained growth is not...

Five ways to motivate remote workers (top tip: time-tracking software ISN’T the answer!)

Home working is now part of our jobs culture. In fact, 16% of UK employees reported solely working from home between September 2020 and January 2023. However, many misconceptions remain, including concerns that employees are...

Innovate to Elevate: funds offered for local business innovation

Four Babergh and Mid Suffolk businesses were the first to receive an innovation boost through a unique Innovate to Elevate accelerator programme led by the University of Essex in partnership with Babergh and Mid...

Employers shouldn’t forget about professional development in a hybrid world

How do you help your team thrive in today’s virtual workspace? Stephanie Wallis, Head of Sales at Jarrold Training, investigates. The world has changed a lot since 2020. Annual sales of loungewear (otherwise known as jogging...

Ask The Legal Expert

Q: What is Natural Capital? A: Natural Capital describes the earth’s stock of both renewable and non-renewable resources, such as minerals, soil, water, air, animals and plants, that have value or benefit to people from...

Immigration expert appointed to tackle growing workload

Law firm Howes Percival has appointed specialist corporate immigration lawyer Bilal Ehsan as a Director, to help meet the growing demand from clients faced with significant recruitment pressures and an increasing need to look...

Landlords and inflation: what you need to know if you’re selling up

With rising interest rates and inflation driving the costs of owning a rental property ever higher, many landlords have been downsizing their property portfolio or exiting the market altogether. What do landlords need to...

AI isn’t just coming, it’s here – so what are the biggest concerns?

As AI takes the world by storm with its rapid progression, David Duffy, CEO and co-founder of the Corporate Governance Institute, discusses the top concerns for business. It’s estimated that nearly half of surveyed businesses...