Business Weekly - Guest Blog

Guest blog: Leading entrepreneurs on issues affecting the Cambridge technology cluster.
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Wealth – it’s complicated. But it doesn’t need to be
Recent data* reveals that growth in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region outpaces the national economy, writes Angie Sleat, FCA, Director of... Read More
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Protecting your crown jewels
When considering putting your business or company up for sale, it can be a fine balance between providing any potentially interested party with an ‘... Read More
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Planning for industrial strength
Eddisons’ Planning Director, Kate Wood, makes the case for a cultural & policy reality check when it comes to employment land allocations in the... Read More
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AI runs on Arm: 2.5bn Arm-based consumer devices with AI capabilities in use
Back in May, we announced Total Compute Solutions 2023 (TCS23) as the platform for mobile computing, writes Chris Bergey, SVP and GM of the Client... Read More
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The pathway to growth is littered with obstacles, but where do they lie?
Growth is essential for businesses; it’s essential for the future prosperity of East Anglia. That’s why we need businesses to keep moving in a... Read More
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Electronic Travel Authorisation: The facts
UK businesses that undertake international travel (or receive visitors from overseas) should be alert to the fact that the Government is launching an... Read More
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The future is being built on Arm
A key tenet for Arm and our ecosystem is collaboration across the open-source community to create a strongly curated Arm architecture that is more... Read More
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Alternatives to loan financing
With interest rates rising, businesses are looking at alternatives to loan finance. At Birketts we have seen first-hand an increase in clients... Read More
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Rings a bell: how Cambridge became the telecoms hub of today
This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first public mobile phone call, made by then-Motorola employee Martin Cooper on 3rd April 1973,... Read More
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Supply chain issues haunting East Anglia businesses
Supply chain issues continue to hamper growth of East Anglia businesses, so how can you build resilience to achieve international success? The... Read More
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The Oxford-Cambridge Innovation Arc
Against the backdrop of the 2023 Boat Race taking place, our thoughts turn to the traditional competition between the universities of Oxford and... Read More
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Government poised to dictate minimum service levels during strikes
The Government is pushing a Bill through Parliament that would allow it to define service levels employers would be able to maintain during strikes,... Read More
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It’s all about attracting tenants
If you’re a landlord with a great property in a great location, you’re always going to have your pick of great tenants, writes Amy Lynch, Senior... Read More
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Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Invention and Artificial Intellectual Dilemmas
AI AI AI! Where do I begin, other than with a bad gag? Thanks to ChatGPT, AI has been dominating my heavily tech biased (thanks again, AI) news feeds... Read More
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How can Sir Alex Ferguson help you with health and safety?
Francesca Reason of Birketts Solicitors’ Regulator & Corporate Defence, looks to the tactics of sports psychology to change the way we implement... Read More
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The role of Artificial Intelligence in achieving Net Zero
This summer we saw further extreme instances of climate change, writes Tania Saigol, Associate – Commercial & Technology team at Birketts LLP.... Read More
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HMRC scrutiny of R & D tax relief could hamper growth plans
Innovation is crucial for long-term economic growth. The Government has an ambitious target to raise investment in research and development to 2.4... Read More
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Who is a worker?
Most individuals who work can bring themselves within the legal definition of ‘worker’, in order to qualify for important legal rights like paid... Read More
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Are you looking to reduce your liabilities? Is turnover rent right for you?
A turnover rent is one that is linked to the actual turnover generated by the tenant’s business which they are carrying on at the premises leased to... Read More
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Unleash gaming performance with Arm Immortalis GPU
Real-time 3D content is the next evolution of visual experiences on our mobile devices, writes Paul Williamson, SVP and GM of the Client Business,... Read More