Business & Industry

A mixture of FOMO and fear of job losses could result in a greater demand to return to an office

FOMO will drive a return to office working

Far more people will return to office working than expected because of a new work-related form of FOMO (fear of missing out) or FOBO (fear of being overlooked.)

That is according to the owner of one pan-UK training company who also fears that, in addition to this specific anxiety, remote working will also result in a jobs drain from the UK as companies recruit in countries with lower...

How bulk bag Filling Systems Fit into Industry 4.0

Upgrading your manufacturing facility to integrate Industry 4.0 equipment is no longer just a move for a competitive advantage. Today, upgrading equipment and implementing technology is necessary to survive in a competitive manufacturing environment. For consumer products manufacturers, bulk bag filling systems are one of the primary Industry 4.0 tools used to optimize production output....

Two million people have started a side project during lockdown.

Nearly 2 million people have started a side project during lockdown

Virgin StartUp releases new research to celebrate funding its 4,000th founder. Virgin’s not-for-profit entrepreneurial hub reveals that one in three (33%) Brits dream of becoming an entrepreneur and would like to set up their own business.

According to the study, approximately two million (5%) people have started a side project during lockdown.(1) A further one in four (24%) said...

Google searches for ‘how to manage stress at work’ have been on the rise

Employees in This Industry Are Most Likely to be Stressed

Google searches for ‘how to manage stress at work’ rising by 40% in the past few weeks in the UK* TheKnowledgeAcademy.com set out to find which industry sector is most likely to be stressed due to two common factors that lead to stress: being underpaid and overworked. Here are the results:

Which industry is most likely to have stressed workers?

Education is the industry most...

Creating a Business Analysis Model

A business analysis model is a pictorial representation of the steps that a business takes to complete a business process. It involves using a model to outline or develop a business strategy.

Models can easily be explained by the common phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. With the help of these models, diagrams, and other visual aids, a business analyst can, at a glance,...

One of the biggest issues women say they have faced in the workplace is the gender pay gap

The biggest issues faced by women in the workplace

Research from Yoppie , the pioneers of personalised, organic period care delivered through your letterbox, has found that while remote working has improved pressures around appearance and PMS for women within the workplace, issues of fair representation and equal pay remain prevalent.

When surveyed by Yoppie, nearly a quarter of the women stated that one of the biggest issues they...

The partnership will aim to provide a sustainable funding model for nature restoration at scale

National Parks have teamed up with Palladium to find £239 million to fund vital restoration work

Supporting the UK government’s world leading climate change target to cut emissions by 78% by 2035, the National Parks have teamed up with global impact firm Palladium to help find £239 million to fund vital restoration work over the next decade for some of the world’s most breath-taking natural landscapes.

This ground-breaking new partnership aligns with the urgent need to support...

Thermoplastic purging compound cleans the plastics industry

Thermoplastic purging compound cleans the plastics industry

Most people don’t know what thermoplastic purging compound even is, but they should thank the inventors of this compound. Without it, it’s likely that everyday plastic items would be much more expensive.

Plastics manufacturers certainly appreciate thermoplastic purging compound. Their operations run faster with less down-time that would be taken up by a lot of costly cleaning,...

Future of e-commerce business in 2021

Future of e-commerce business in 2021

The pandemic has paved the way for online business. Many people have started their business online to stabilize their lifestyle and earn their livelihood. Also, many of you are interested in knowing about the future of this business in 2021 so we have penned this piece to discover whether it has a good or a dark future.

So let’s get started.

E-commerce Website Business in...

Why Printers Are Still Important in the Digital Age

Why printers are still important in the digital age

A huge proportion of our lives are lived online, and the amount of things that we can do on the internet is only increasing. It seems as though digital media is slowly replacing the analogue things that we love, such as books and magazines. It makes you wonder if there is still a place for printed media, and feel a kind of sadness about a future where everything is viewed through a screen....

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