How British Airways’ On Business Programme Supports SMEs October 10, 2025 | City Talk For frequent business travellers flying in and out of London, business trips could soon do more than connect destinations – they could add value back to the business. Recognising the priorities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), British Airways’ On Business programme is designed to make corporate travel simpler, smarter and more rewarding. SMEs often [...]
Help Shape London’s Future: Central London Alliance Hosts Landmark Debate on Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth October 1, 2025 | City Talk London, 1st October 2025 – Central London Alliance is set to host a landmark event, London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, bringing together hundreds of business leaders, policymakers, innovators and members of the public to help shape the capital’s future. The free-to-attend public forum will take place on Thursday 9 October at the Emmanuel [...]
It takes a village: Do we need to rethink our attitude to old age? April 10, 2025 We’re living for longer than ever but the boom in the elderly population is a social and political time-bomb. Could ‘later life’ communities like Auriens be the answer to the old age crisis, asks Steve Dinneen I enter a grand lobby, all lofty ceilings, marquetry floors and art deco fittings. An effusive concierge in a natty [...]
Five simple ways to improve your personal finances in 2025 February 5, 2025 Morning Wire has partnered with City Pay it Forward, a grassroots organisation, seeking to make a positive impact in our community, to provide five important but simple tips to improve your personal finances.
The King’s Award June 4, 2024 | Sponsored The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the pinnacle of achievement for British businesses. Unlike some awards, recognition here is based solely on merit, not on participation fees or advertising. Each of the companies named as winner has been through a rigorous screening process before the judging panel awarded the Royal Warrant, which previous winners (to [...]
The rise and further rise of The Adaptavist Group June 4, 2024 | Sponsored Simon Haighton-Williams, CEO of The Adaptavist Group, wonders if his companies’ software is used in Antarctica? It’s a reasonable meditation given that the group has grown so rapidly in recent years that they now have more than 23,000 customers across 166 countries, representing more than half of the Fortune 500. Founded in 2005 as Adaptavist, [...]
365 Finance revving up for greater growth June 4, 2024 | Sponsored Headquartered in Camden, 365 Finance is revolutionising the SME lending model with its unique technology, Rev&U™. The fluctuating fortunes of their customers’ businesses can now be mirrored in their repayment plans – so when business is slow, repayments are low; when business is booming, they pay a little more. On one side, Rev&U™ removes the [...]
FACT reap due rewards for diligent growth June 4, 2024 | Sponsored Since their foundation in 1983, FACT have become globally recognised for protecting the intellectual property of the film and TV industry and, more recently, the sports rights sector. It has been said that the best organisations and teams always build from a position of strength and that’s precisely what FACT have done. Their credibility comes [...]
King’s Award heaven for Carmageddon makers June 4, 2024 | Sponsored There’s some irony that the makers of one of the most controversial video games ever conceived has won the UK’s most prestigious accolade for international trade. Stainless Games was founded by Partrick Buckland in 1994, and that game, Carmageddon — described as a title that defined racing games—put them on the map a few years [...]
Another royal award but no complacency at Preqin June 4, 2024 | Sponsored Being awarded one Royal Warrant is a feat, but receiving another two awards in just eight years is exceptional – and that’s what privately held London-based investment data company Preqin has achieved. Many businesses describe themselves as ‘global leaders’ and winning two Queen’s Awards in international trade in 2016 and 2019 and now their first [...]
