The Iberian Business Awards 2018 Press Release

Inflations levels hit 9% in April, registering the fastest rise in consumer prices in the last four decades. As a result, our bills and receipts have been soaring.

In recent years, trade across the English Channel has gotten a little bit more complicated. There has been the Brexit transition to worry about, as well as all of the problems posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) economy figures show businesses are reporting spiraling Brexit challenges. Doubt has also been cast on the viability of the Northern Ireland protocol, says the international delivery expert ParcelHero. Transport costs, border disruption and customs duties problems soared in the two-week period between 24 January and 7 February. ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT, says the new figures highlight the full impact of Brexit on businesses.

Does it feel like your SME’s marketing efforts have gone stale as of late? Does the business have specific goals set out, yet is failing to meet them due to marketing shortfalls?

Physical mail is still a huge factor in everyday life, with data from the Royal Mail finding that in 2022, more than 7.9 billion letters and 1.5 billion parcels were sent and received throughout the financial year.

Home SW15 has been awarded one of the Good Food Guide’s prestigious awards in the 2019 edition – just a year after the South West London restaurant launched. The accolade of ‘Best Local Restaurant London’ is particularly noteworthy for Home SW15’s owners, Craig Gordon and Head Chef Freddie Fallon, since London’s vibrant restaurant marketplace is especially competitive. Craig and Freddie attribute this early success to their focus on hospitality, friendliness and great food and drink.

International contractor management specialist, 6CATS, and the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) have urged recruitment agency owners to address their contractor compliance solutions now to reduce the associated risks to their business as the country moves towards a potential no-deal Brexit on Friday.

• Over 41% of those under the age of 40 prefer to shop online, rather than in-store • British consumers want access to payment methods that aren’t yet available, such as fingerprint scan (26%), retina scan (16%) and embedded microchips (9%) • Twitter data shows British consumers express frustrations with the in-store experience most prominently in the weeks leading up to Christmas[i]

For many businesses, securing a reliable and competitive energy deal is essential. Ultimately, it will allow you to keep productivity high and overheads low, so your business can operate as effectively and profitably as possible.

Here, we take a look at the rise in popularity of hands-on roles filled by women over the years, delineating both the benefits of physical professions and the future of female tradespeople.