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Three simple questions to test your business’s organisational design If you want to evaluate whether or not your business’s organisational design is as effective and efficient as it could be, there are 3 simple questions you should ask yourself. Why you should treat your employees like customers It’s an age-old adage that the customer is always right. Everyone has heard someone in management say this at one point in our lives. Grocery sales by £155m in August as many chose to Eat Out to Help Out The success of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme meant that people bought fewer groceries to cook meals at home last month, according to new figures.  Rapid prototyping: Why it matters for the automotive industry The global automotive sector is a key contributor to the economies of most countries. Millions of vehicles are produced each year across the globe. How will the Brexit latest developments affect the financial services industry? The past several weeks had put Brexit under the spotlight once again. Not only is the negotiations period narrowing, but as of recently, concerns had been rising over a new bill that will enable the UK government to make changes to the legally binding Withdrawal Agreement it previously signed with the EU earlier in 2020. New Look CVA gets green light from landlords saving over 11,000 jobs New Look has had its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) seeking to move over 400 of its stores on to turnover-based rents approved by creditors, saving over 11,000 jobs. Three simple questions to test your business’s organisational design Why you should treat your employees like customers Victoria s Secret secures Next chapter in deal saving 500 hundred jobs Grocery sales by £155m in August as many chose to Eat Out to Help Out  Rapid prototyping: Why it matters for the automotive industry How will the Brexit latest developments affect the financial services industry? New Look CVA gets green light from landlords saving over 11,000 jobs Next has agreed a deal that will resurrect Victoria s Secret UK and save 500 jobs. The success of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme meant that people bought fewer groceries to cook meals at home last month, according to new figures. New Look has had its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) seeking to move over 400 of its stores on to turnover-based rents approved by creditors, saving over 11,000 jobs. Insurers may have to pay out to hundreds of thousands of British firms who had business interruption claims turned down during the pandemic, following a landmark ruling. New Look’s biggest landlords will vote against the fashion retailer s latest rescue plan on Tuesday, throwing its survival into further doubt amid the UK’s deepening high street crisis. The number of redundancies in the UK has accelerated at the fastest pace since the financial crisis as the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic triggers rising levels of unemployment. The government is under pressure to intervene in the $40bn (£31bn) takeover of the UK’s biggest tech company, Arm Holdings, after Labour, trade unions and the company’s co-founder voiced concerns about the deal. British and European leaders have just weeks to save the car industry from the “devastating” impact of a no-deal Brexit, carmakers from across the continent have warned. If you want to evaluate whether or not your business’s organisational design is as effective and efficient as it could be, there are 3 simple questions you should ask yourself. Business Matters caught up with Clare George-Hilley, founder of technology and fintech specialist PR agency Centropy, as the company celebrates three years of trading. Clare Willetts, tells us why she gave up a career in advertising to start Not Only Pink and Blue to help children exclude some of the negative stereotypes limiting them in their formative years. An online toy retailer set up by one of the first employees at Asos has raised £4.2 million from investors after a rise in sales driven by parents looking to entertain their children during lockdown. Zilch has announced $10m in new funding to continue scaling its unique over-the-top Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) business. ChargePoint, one of the world’s oldest and largest electric vehicle charging networks, has closed on a $127 million funding round, much of it from existing investors, the company said on Wednesday. Tax-efficient Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) companies raised almost £200 million less in 2019/20 due to stricter rules on venture capital investing. Blink, a new smart employee app, officially launches today, after raising substantial funding from several key backers. An online marketplace has been crowned the fastest-growing company in the UK by an independent report. A Yorkshire-based firm of chartered accountants and businesses advisors has helped its portfolio of clients secure over £10 million in financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even casual investors will know that crises like the current coronavirus pandemic with its shocks to the stock market are both a risk and an opportunity. ThinCats the alternative lender to UK-mid sized companies, has provided a seven-figure stocking facility for ValueLicensing to support the company s continued growth. In this most strange of years, the problems with A-Level and GCSE results may seem like just another short-term political crisis. I recently placed an online order for a perishable product with a large, well-known company (who shall remain nameless). The wrong product was delivered and said company offered me the choice of credit, or a different item. Earlier this month, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment that will have major implications for all businesses which transfer personal data internationally. Furlough has undoubtedly been a huge success. According to the British Chamber of Commerce, since March the scheme has been used by two thirds of British businesses supporting approximately 9.4 million jobs. In my column on 4 May, I reported that the UK government was trialling a contact tracing app, which was due to be rolled out nationwide later that month. COVID-19 has affected the business world in a variety of ways, but not all of them have been negative. 21st century entrepreneurs truly live in a world without borders, marshaling economic opportunities that transcend country lines to produce and extract wealth from all available marketplaces at any given time. As the worst of the covid-19 heath crisis appears to be behind us at last and we begin to take our first tentative steps out of lockdown, thoughts have turned to the economic consequences of the pandemic. From purchasing some of the remaining Land Rover Defenders off the production line in 2016, the business now turns over £10 million Twisted Automotive provides customised versions to UK and global fans of the vehicle. London Morgan Founder Nigel Smith tells us about why passion is a crucial ingredient within their company. British brands aren’t afraid to be innovative. Throughout history, they have established themselves as industry leaders within a number of sectors internationally, from fashion to food and drink. Manasamitra is a South Asian arts organisation delivering cultural experiences in traditional and innovative ways. Self-catering can be a bit marmite; many people who love their all-inclusive packages think it sounds just a bit too much like hard work but a self-catering holiday cottage in Cornwall is anything but. Raleigh cycles have announced the launch of Electric Bike Access, their cycle to work benefit scheme where customers can save up to 42% on retail prices of electric bikes.

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