Business Weekly - Guest Blog

Guest blog: Leading entrepreneurs on issues affecting the Cambridge technology cluster.
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Post-pandemic growth strategies
Whilst Covid-19 remains a disease to be mindful of, the worst of its devastating and disruptive effects are behind most business owners, writes... Read More
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The importance of IP rights in supporting trade success
Companies large, medium and small from the Cambridge area have been incredibly effective in creating and serving international markets for their... Read More
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So why sell?
The wheels keep turning in the world of corporate finance and most advisers, like us at Ashcroft, are still reporting heady times, writes Tom Gallop... Read More
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P & O dismissals raise a host of difficult issues
The sudden dismissal of nearly 800 staff by P&O, apparently in order to replace them with cheaper agency staff, has re-ignited concerns about the... Read More
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Business owners: Do you know your boundaries?
Homeowners warring about a tiny strip of land often feature in the media. Are owners and occupiers of commercial property above such squabbles... Read More
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Soaring energy costs strengthen case for intelligent operations
Soaring energy prices are set to have a long-lasting impact on the UK economy. Combined with inflation, supply chain challenges, COVID and Brexit... Read More
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Is your company investment ready?
It is important for early stage companies looking for equity investment from business angels or venture capital funds, to ensure that they are as... Read More
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Heavy hitting AI technology makes light work of data discovery
Cambridge is well recognised as a UK business hub, fostering a culture of growth across areas including technology, science and manufacturing; the... Read More
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AI, Driverless Cars and Liability: Who takes the blame?
Although self-driving features seem to be commonplace in new cars (e.g. park-assist, lane assist, accident prediction), it seems that businesses are... Read More
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East Anglia’s Fields of Dreams
“Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you experience and confidence to move on with your own career.”... Read More
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Mergers & Acquisitions in the Eastern Region – Hold tight!
Few would have believed in Spring 2020 as COVID-19 ripped through the UK that the following year of 2021 would turn out to be such a buoyant year for... Read More
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Will changes to immigration framework ‘ease the freeze’?
The pandemic and Brexit appear to have brought about the perfect recruitment storm, writes Tim Hayes, Immigration Partner with law firm BDB Pitmans.... Read More
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Vicar returns home to discover fraudsters sold his house
Reverend Mike Hall was away from his Luton home when he was alerted by neighbours to someone carrying out building works inside his property, writes... Read More
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Three messages for employers from the latest labour market figures
The latest official figures, published in mid-January, reveal a record level of vacancies, combined with a modest rise in the labour market... Read More
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Life sciences: Boosting the UK economy and supporting the levelling up agenda
Cambridge is renowned for being at the forefront of the life sciences sector and a significant contributor to this sector’s strong growth, which... Read More
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Cambridge doing well but needs more to catch the best of the US
So where does the Cambridge life science cluster stand coming through the end of 2021 and into 2022? Globally the life science sector has risen... Read More
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Cambridge Cluster a global magnet for investors, innovators and collaborators
Looking back over 2021 and what it meant for the Life Sciences industry it would be impossible not to feel, as was the case across all sectors, that... Read More
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Employment law in 2022: What should employers expect?
Given the continued uncertainty generated by the pandemic, it is more difficult than ever to predict how employment law will develop during the... Read More
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Cell and gene therapies: How to encourage and promote the move to market
The evolution of advanced therapy medicinal products, or ATMPs, is bringing real world results, write James Fry, partner, and Isabel Teare, senior... Read More
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IP in 2022 – What next and where?
Intellectual Property (IP) has changed much less than many other sectors since 2019 – largely because it is, as its name implies, intellectual,... Read More