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SEASONAL CAMPAIGNS PUT RICHMOND BID IN CONTENTION FOR NATIONAL HONOUR

January 6, 2026 NewsDesk Be Richmond, BID awards finalists, BID best practice, Business Improvement District UK, community engagement campaigns, high street footfall, local business support, National BID Awards, place-making UK, retail and hospitality Richmond, Richmond BID, Richmond Upon Thames business, seasonal marketing campaigns, town centre regeneration, UK town centres

Be Richmond has been named a finalist in the National BID Awards 2026, securing a place on the shortlist in

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Business Entrepreneurship Features Leadership 

FROM WORLD CUPS TO BOARDROOMS: SIR CLIVE WOODWARD ON BUILDING ELITE TEAMS

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 NewsDesk building high performance teams, CEO culture strategy, corporate leadership speakers, inclusive leadership UK, leadership lessons UK, leadership under pressure, marginal gains strategy, modern leadership skills, organisational culture UK, psychological safety workplace, Sir Clive Woodward, sports leadership business, teamship leadership model, winning mindset business, workplace culture leadership

Sir Clive Woodward remains one of Britain’s most successful sporting coaches, the architect behind England’s historic Rugby World Cup victory

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Business Charity News 

BIG GIVE APPEAL DOUBLES DONATIONS AS SKY LARKS SEEKS TO EXPAND SPECIALIST CHILDREN’S SUPPORT

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 NewsDesk additional needs support London, Big Give Champion The Hampton Fund, Big Give Christmas Challenge, Big Give Pledger, children with additional needs, counselling for SEND families, Deirdre Carswell, disability support charities, Head of Fundraising at Skylarks Reed Educational Trust Ltd, inclusive family services, matched funding appeal, mental health support for families, Reed Educational Trust, SEND Advice Service, SEND support UK, Skylarks charity, specialist therapies for children, The Hampton Fund, UK charity sector

A London charity that supports children with additional needs is making a final appeal to donors as it races to

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Business Entrepreneurship News 

LONDON LEADS UK IN FESTIVE SPENDING AS SMALL FIRMS PREPARE FOR CRITICAL TRADING WEEKEND

December 5, 2025 NewsDesk American Express small business, Christmas spending UK, consumer spending forecast UK, festive shopping trends, high street independents, holiday retail trends Britain, independent retailers UK, local restaurants and cafés UK, London, London Christmas spending, small business community support, small business growth UK, Small Business Saturday, SME economy Britain, support local businesses UK, UK small businesses

Small firms across the UK are preparing for one of the most important trading weekends of the year as new

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Business Government News Taxation 

LONDON BUSINESSES WARN AUTUMN BUDGET WILL STIFLE GROWTH

November 18, 2025 NewsDesk Autumn Budget, business confidence, business rates, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rachel Reeves, economic growth, employment costs, hiring freeze, Karim Fatehi OBE, London businesses, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Insurance Contributions, Rachel Reeves, redundancies, skills shortages, tax rises, UK Economy

London businesses fear that next week’s Autumn Budget could tighten the squeeze on investment and workforce growth, according to new

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Business Entrepreneurship Events Features News 

SCALING UP, NOT SLOWING DOWN: WHY SME XPO 2025 MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER

June 9, 2025July 8, 2025 NewsDesk Alka Patel, CEO, Christiana Stewart-Lockhart, Co-Founder, Director General, EISA, ExCeL London, Finance Networking Hub, founder, Give Your Best, investor roundtables, Irene Graham OBE, Ishveen Jolly, Jack Smith, Jessica Warch Kimai, London, Love Finance, Marine Tanguy, Matt Grech-Smith, MTArt, OpenSponsorship, Piers Linney, ScaleUp Institute, Sharmadean Reid, SME XPO, Sol Escobar, Swingers, The Stack World, Theo Paphitis, UK

By Sam North, Founder of SME XPO In a time of economic uncertainty and founder resilience, the UK’s scale-up community

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Banking Business 

LONDON BUSINESS ACTIVITY CONTRACTS FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER TWO YEARS AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 NewsDesk Bank, Banking, Business Activity Index, Chief Economist, cost, decline, dip in economy, employment, Finance, financial, growth, higher wage bills, IT expenses, London, London’s private sector, National Insurance, Natwest, Private sector, raw material costs, Sebastian Burnside, slow economy

London’s private sector output declined in April for the first time since 2022, as economic uncertainty and cost pressures weighed

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Business Entrepreneurship Events International Trade Investment News 

SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST INVESTMENT SUMMIT IN LONDON ON 9 OCTOBER 2024

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 NewsDesk Africa, Brand South Africa, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), forum investors, Infrastructure SA, Invest in Africa, Investing in Africa, South Africa, South African High Commission United Kingdom, venture capital

Brand South Africa in collaboration with the South African High Commission in the United Kingdom, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA),

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Business Entrepreneurship Events News SPONSORED POSTS 

LONDON PREPARES FOR BIGGEST BUSINESS EVENT OF THE YEAR FROM 16-17 NOVEMBER 2022 AT EXCEL LONDON

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 NewsDesk Business, business event, Business startups, conference, Dragons' Den, Entrepreneur, ENTREPRENEURS, ExCeL London, Exhibition, Google, Intellectual Property Office (IPO), London, Mark Dixon, Meta, Peak Performance Business Accelerator., Piers Linney, Property Master Academy, Sleeping Giant Media, STARTUP, The Business Show, TikTok

Europe’s largest business show is back for 2022, returning to the ExCeL London on the 16th & 17th of November,

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Banking Business Cyber Security Entrepreneurship Finance SPONSORED POSTS 

TIPS TO SECURE AND SAFE FINANCES IN YOUR BUSINESS

October 7, 2022 NewsDesk account, accountant, Android, antivirus programs, Audit, avira, avira.com, Business Analysis, Business Banking, Business Budgeting, computer, Cyber Attack, Cyber Security, data security, Entrepreneur, expenses, finances, iOS, organise finances, secure, security, tax, taxes

As a company owner, you must protect the caliber of your goods and your brand’s reputation, so that customers will

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