Why do we need to shut places where people group? Remember this: VIRAL LOAD There will be a lot of conversation about this heard in coming weeks. Why is it important? With this virus, the amount of virus in your blood at first infection directly relates to the severity of […]
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Greater Manchester Business Awards 2020
Entry deadline and shortlist announced NEW DATES ANNOUNCEMENT Due to the impact Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on businesses, the deadline for entries of the Greater Manchester Business Awards 2020 has been pushed back until FRIDAY 29th MAY 2020. If you have any further questions please email: sophie@richtv.co.uk ENTER THE AWARDS […]
Tips on How to Handle layoffs and Impacted Hourly Workers as an Effect of COVID-19
Ronn Torossian is a crisis management expert who has more than 20 years of experience working with national and international brands that go through disruptive and unexpected events that threaten to harm the organization or its stakeholders. He has some thoughts regarding how our country’s CEO’s need to address the tough conversation […]
Rock star, or rock bottom?
Chancellor urged to cut red tape and change funding criteria which entrepreneur says is putting millions of jobs and family livelihoods at risk ROSSENDALE, LANCASHIRE – 24 Mar 2020 CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak was hailed a ‘rock star’ when he announced a range of measures to support British businesses facing a […]
COVID-19 forces advertisers to focus on the digital economy, says GlobalData
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is by far the most significant theme to affect the technology industry in 2020. It will put incredible strain on the world economy, which will be effectively halted for three months or more. Many companies will not survive this initial phase. Almost all others will suffer significant […]
Coronavirus to take £12.6bn out of UK retail spend in 2020, says GlobalData
The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) will wipe £12.6bn from retail sales this year, according to preliminary forecasts by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. This is equivalent to more than Aldi’s total UK sales last year. Patrick O’Brien, UK Retail Research Director at GlobalData, comments: “While the food and grocery […]
5 LESSONS BUSINESSES CAN LEARN FROM THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Large scale pandemics are (thankfully!) few and far between, but this relative rarity often leaves business owners scrambling when the time comes. Besides lives, businesses are often some of the largest casualties left in the trail of a global outbreak. That’s why it’s critical for businesses, whether large or small, […]
CBI: Manufacturing output expectations fall amidst COVID-19 outbreak
Manufacturing output expectations fall amidst COVID-19 outbreak – CBI Manufacturing output expectations dropped to their weakest since the financial crisis, as the COVID-19 outbreak gained pace in the UK and Europe. That’s according to the latest CBI monthly industrial trends survey conducted between 25 February and 13 March. In another […]
Banks emerge as part of solution to Covid-19 economic crisis
The operating environment for European banks will be challenging, but resolution and senior debt bail-in are extremely unlikely. Banks will have to be a key piece of the puzzle as authorities seek to minimise long-term economic loss. So far, only a few banks have issued explicit profit warnings as a […]
Investors seeking positive opportunities amid coronavirus gloom
Investors are now actively seeking ‘new world’ sectors and companies as the world readjusts to life with coronavirus and looks ahead to an economic recovery. The assessment from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations with operations in […]