Revolut banking licence: A fintech milestone
Plus, the value of M&A is up by two-thirds, why we might be able to say goodbye to the office birthday party and an Olympics preview in today's Off To Lunch
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Should tourists pay more?
Plus, use of cash hits four-year high, ice cream prices rise by 30 per cent and lessons from the global IT outage
Chaos as global IT outage strikes
Plus, Pret scraps free coffee, retails sales fall and is UK inequality really getting worse, in today's Off To Lunch
Business Leader South West Awards shortlist revealed
The Business Leader Awards recognise and support the best companies in Bristol and the South West
Wage growth is ‘too hot to handle’
Plus, Lloyds signs deal to finance UK buyouts, Warner Bros Discovery considers a split and why you can't cut your way to profitability in today's Off To Lunch
High hotel prices cause inflation headache
Plus, HSBC appoints a new CEO, used electric car sales boom and why this is the summer of the quiet vacation in today's Off To Lunch
Grocery inflation drops and the Rubik’s Cube turns 50
Plus, B&M reports strong results, how to boost UK productivity and the 'uneven' distribution of AI's environmental impacts in today's Off To Lunch newsletter
Growth Engines: Lead using a simple, big, bold number
Damar Training has one key target: to double the number of apprenticeships it offers in the next 20 months.
Burberry ousts its CEO and could you survive 378 days of team bonding?
Plus, warnings over the job market, Tesco makes a premium push and Musk officially endorses Trump in today's Off To Lunch.
The net-zero transition: A 3-point plan for smaller businessesÂ
Sustainable development poses unique challenges for SMEs but there are ways to address them. The key is to get started
5 things I wish my 20-year-old self knew about business
As Caspar Lee reaches the big 3-0, he reflects on what he's learned about founding, building and investing in businesses
The power of delegation
Plus, the new flexible-working trial, Wetherspoons to close more pubs and why we should pay more attention to departing CEOs in today's Off To Lunch
Is fear a useful emotion in business?
Fear can be useful in the short term to drive performance, but be careful it doesn't become engrained in your business or team
PureGym’s CEO on why leaders need a sense of healthy paranoia
The sin of complacency undoes many good businesses, says PureGym CEO Humphrey Cobbold. To avoid it, leaders must ask themselves the hard questions
Growth Engines: The sum of the parts creates the whole magic
We take a look into the growth journey of Leeds-based digital product consultancy Parallax
7 reasons why workplace equity audits can be game-changing for SMEs
Equity audits can be a cost effective way to ensure legal compliance, boost employee engagement, enhance reputation, attract top talent and increase productivity
Wage rises: A boost or brake on the economy?
Countries including the UK and US are increasing the legal minimum wage, but they must beware the dangers for businesses and employment
The quest for economic growth
Sir Keir Starmer is betting the house on economic growth. If it doesn't win that bet the likely next government will face a tough choice on taxes and spending
Growth Engines: Accelerating Ginetta into the future
The racing and sports car manufacturer has ambitious targets to triple production but will need to combine great products with excellent customer experience to do so
Retail sales and consumer confidence rebound
In today's Off to Lunch, we also cover Carlsberg's bid for Britvic, the cautionary tale of Huy Fong's hot sauce and what we can learn from the Adidas and Puma rivalry
Britain, it’s time to make some tough decisions
When decision-makers stop making decisions, they're done. As the general election approaches, Britain must make the tough choices, not defer them
Inflation falls back but the cost-of-living crisis isn’t over yet
Plus, Nvidia becomes the world's most valuable company, smaller companies are increasingly appointing all-male boards and Hargreaves Lansdown on the verge of a takeover
From Virgin Group to Specsavers: The best bootstrapped businesses
The founders who grew their business without bringing in external investors and how they did it
Smart firms needed smarter support to grow
Business support technology is evolving quickly, but SMEs still need more advanced digital pathways, says Enterprise Nation's Emma Jones