Houses Still Available for £50,000 in the UK…Really!
While real estate prices are definitely skyrocketing in the UK, there are still some places where you can get a property that doesn’t completely break the bank. In a recent article on the Daily News, they featured five properties in […]
Save The Environment One Drink at a Time With Pokito
Here’s a great idea that can help the environment – while helping you to enjoy your coffee. A British entrepreneur has invented a reusable plastic cup that can collapse and fit in your pocket. Calling it Pokito, investor Andrew Brooks […]
Splurge for Your Dog with Four Legged Fancies
For those of you who have it all – Four Legged Fancies is the place to enjoy. That’s if you’re a dog lover. This is a bakery for dogs and they are busy securing deals with Googlebox’s Steph and Dom, […]
Clothing Businesses Showing Low Turn Out
This is certainly bad news for high street businesses. They have had seven months now of low sales. Last month, alone, the year-on-year sales fell by 1.5%, according to the BDO monthly High Street Sales Tracker. Sales of clothes dropped […]
Pops Is Serving Up the Fun
Here is an interesting business idea. Pops supplies high-end restaurants, stores like Selfridges and events like Wimbledon with alcoholic ice lollies. They are raising new funds and plan to double in size. They plan to sell almost 500,000 lollies this […]
Coffee Shop Craze in the UK
If you’re noticing more coffee shops around town – you’re not going crazy. Experts actually predict that there will be a 40% rise in the number of outlet coffee shops by 2020. At the moment, there are close to 19,000 […]
Akeroyd Moves from UK Fashion Label to Versace
Jonathan Akeroyd has moved from UK label Alexander McQueen to the Italian design house. Akeroyd previously worked at Harrods to help them expand and improve the McQueen brand. He helped to manage it through the difficult times when Alexander McQueen […]
Kindle Direct Publishing Just Might be the Key
Most writers have been discouraged at one point or another by rejection letters. Some preserver and others give up. Mark Dawson is in the former group. Two years ago, he uploaded a manuscript onto Kindle Direct Publishing and he is […]
Welsh Brewer Sees Great Sales…in Coffee
Interestingly, the Welsh brewer SA Brain had a great boost in coffee sales last year with 34% growth. Their chain of coffee shops, called Coffee#1 has seen great success. The Cardiff-based brewer sponsors the Welch rugby team and produces beers […]
Women Earn Less Than Men During Their Lifetime
According to official data by Robert Half UK, women will earn approximately £300,000 less in their working lives than men. They earn roughly £5,700 less a year than do men, so that, over their career, men will earn on average […]