Investors can help businesses expand to other locations and ensure they have the capital needed to make their firms more profitable. With so many profitable industries to invest in, it can be hard to decide just what to do. Here are a few for your consideration. Metal recycling Scrap metal can be a profitable venture due to increased manufacturing in the emerging economies and growing demand. Over [...]

Britain has a long and rich heritage of manufacturing quality cars. For a long time, Britain was the leader of the pack when it came to the overall quality of package, including aesthetics and the experience of owning it. While Detroit always had bigger numbers, Britain ruled the roost as a destination for innovative and quality manufacturing. Does that leadership position continue today? It is a much [...]

For most people, having a new car or an attractive house is a fantastic status symbol. For the super rich, it’s increasingly difficult to make a statement through possessions, but what really can make people stand out is philanthropy. It’s no wonder, then, that it’s enjoying a new wave of popularity – and once bitten by the bug, those who use their money to help others often find that they [...]

Sports enthusiasts might be forgiven for thinking that, in the world of sport, no all that much has changed in the past twenty or thirty years. We still wear the same shirts, kick the same plastic balls or run on the same rubber treadmills that we have used for decades, and at first glance it can seem that sport doesn’t seem to catch up with technological progress as much as other industries [...]

Customer service is changing because technology is causing a shift in the way consumers shop for goods, whether that is shopping in high street shops or online. Online businesses have plenty of good examples to learn from, companies who continue to put the customer first. An online presence It is vital for every business, regardless of size, to have an online presence, and this means having a professional-looking [...]

As technology develops and more people have at least one smartphone device, more and more developments are being made that make our lives easier, more sophisticated, and more stylish.  The amount of products that connect to the internet via WiFi and other wireless methods are increasing, alongside mobile apps to control them. Now, with Sonos, you can use your smartphone to choose which music you want [...]

Though more than three months have now passed since his accident in Suzuka, 25-year-old Jules Bianchi remains unconscious in hospital. He can now breathe unaided, and he has recovered enough to be able to be moved to a hospital in Nice, near his family, but it’s difficult to say how much he can be expected to improve in the future. With hopes once so high for this talented young driver, it’s no [...]

Just as families still get together to watch favourite television programmes and films, so the advent of more sophisticated technology has generated lots of new devices, machines and gadgets that families and individuals can experience and enjoy. Here are a few of the most popular to entertain and treat you and your family. Gaming machines One of the great things about the Wii in family terms is that [...]

As a manager, one of your prime responsibilities in the workplace is to provide a safe and healthy environment in which your employees can work. Health and safety issues can have a major impact on how your business operates, and if you’re found to be in breach of legislation and regulations and an employee has an accident, your company could be in line for some serious financial penalties, not [...]

London, according to the World Bank, is the easiest place in the country to start a new business. It is undoubtedly an excellent location, and a London address can lend a certain prestige to a business. But a prime location such as London may come at a cost, so it is a good idea to conceive a well-thought out plan before taking the leap. The basics The first thing a business needs to do is work out [...]