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Help! The NSA and GCHQ have been snooping on my data under Prism. I’m going to leave cloud and go back to on-premise as that’s the only way I can be sure to keep my data safe from prying eyes.”
If this is you, then before you abandon cloud, it’s imp
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Author
Frank Jennings
Following a report (click here:
http://www.knowledgepeers.com/networks/856/news.html?id=1752
) commissioned by Microsoft that found that data security concerns are still an inhibitor to adoption for some UK based SMEs and last week’s Edward Snowden
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Author
Frank Jennings
G-Cloud: Government ICT procurement and the opportunity for SMEs
We all know about the speed of change in digital technology. We see it around us every day. Cloud computing is at the heart of these changes, and has brought about a step change in t
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Author
Justin Bowser
The Impact of Cloud IT on business working and culture
Wildbore & Gibbons LLP April 2013
Background
Wildbore & Gibbons LLP were established in 1887 and with such a long history serving a client base of very diverse brands we have certainly experie
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Author
John Kennedy
Over the past few months, the rate at which money is flowing towards crowdfunding platforms has accelerated noticeably. This could be a temporary blip – one of the regular swings between excess supply and demand that you’d expect to see in markets suc
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Author
Andy Davies
On 11 April 2013, we are staging another Charity Leaders’ Exchange event (click for details:
http://www.knowledgepeers.com/networks/625/events.html?id=1567
). This one has generated particularly significant and rapid interest. We have hardly started
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Author
Chris Dines, CEO Knowledge Peers
When running your own business there is always going to be a significant element of business development – I have found that if you stand still on this critical component of business for five minutes, you can be left behind without even realising it.
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Author
Simon Clark, Partner, Kingston Smith
18 Jan 2013 17:10
For those who watch the world of alternative finance, the past few weeks have hugely strengthened the view that this industry – a growing wave of non-bank organisations from start-ups to listed PLCs that provide debt and equity to small businesses – i
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Author
Andy Davis
Over the last few months, I have found myself having more and more discussions around cloud based systems. This may be to do with my involvement with Xero, a leading online accounting system, as people see the benefit of this system and start hunting
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Author
Simon Clark, Partner, Kingston Smith
A business breakfast organised by Harvey Nash – October 2012
At 8am in the morning (ugh), the great and the good of the engineering world (well some of them anyway) plus me, were arriving at the Lanesborough Hotel in Knightsbridge, central Lond
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Author
Martin Stevens
Many thanks to Paul Grant for writing this blog. If you'd like to learn more about alternative funding routes, why not come along to our event this Friday 5th October - The Exchange 2012:
http://www.knowledgepeers.com/networks/840/index.html
A
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Author
Paul Grant
Small businesses are the life-blood of our economy, they employ nearly half of the people in this country and deserve to be seen as the vital force that they are.
Yet in terms of technology, small and medium enterprises – SMEs - are often seen
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Author
Caroline Atkinson
It is becoming clear that a defining feature of a healthy 21st century labour market is its flexibility. As many developed economies have struggled their way through recessions, it is those countries with the greatest level of flexibility in their lab
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Author
Andrew Scherer, Communications Director, Inspiring Interns
By Russell Rothstein
Follow Russell on twitter @RussRothsteinIT:
http://www.twitter.com/russrothsteinit
Yelp, TripAdvisor and other review sites are making huge waves in the markets for local business, hotels, and other consumer produ
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Author
Russell Rothstein
In a time of government cuts to careers guidance and enterprise, and the removal of statutory work experience, it is vital that businesses get involved in schools and invest in the future. With youth unemployment reaching record highs, one topic has b
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Author
Stephen Logan
The meeting on “The Third Industrial Revolution – Industrial Policy and Disruptive Technologies” took place at the House of Lords yesterday. Committee Room G was packed – standing room only for the late arrivals (like me!). It was run by POST – the Pa
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Author
Martin Stevens
For many years now there have been repeated press attacks on non-‘Doms’ and frankly I don’t fully understand what all the fuss is about.
Dom Perignon, whilst often the preserve of the rich is not the only illustrious champagne available. Perri
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Author
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse MBE
Do you know what your customers are saying about you on Twitter, or Facebook? If someone makes an adverse remark, do you ignore it or respond to it? Is it a trending topic or a one-off to be lost amongst the zillions of tweets being posted all the tim
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Author
Philip Carnelley
By Russell Rothstein
Follow Russell on twitter @RussRothsteinIT:
http://www.twitter.com/russrothsteinit
“All of the vendors sound the same.”
“Your competitor claims to offer all of the same features you just mentioned.”
“How do I k
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Author
Russell Rothstein
Usage is up: 242% increase over 5 years to 29 minutes a day per person (Ofcom in Jul 2012)
Rich, functional experiences: 51.3% of consumers are using a Smartphone in the UK, up 17% in one year (Dec 2010 - Dec 2011, comScore MobiLens)
Increased t
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Author
Phil Peters
Cloud Computing appears to be brilliant yet baffling in equal measure. Perhaps this is because it offers solutions to problems that most businesses are not even sure they have, and untold rewards with seemingly uncertain risks.
So before we dissect
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Author
Colin Barnes
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time recently with CEOs talking about Social Media and its impact on their business. Most conversations tend to begin with “My marketing guy tells me that I need to do it, and that our firm needs to do it, but I jus
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Author
Andrew Moloney
Despite an unclear business outlook, SMEs (companies with less than 2,000 employees) will continue to invest in business applications and SaaS, with key areas of investment including CRM, analytics, mobility, and industry-specific software. PAC expect
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Author
George Mironescu
Many thanks to Paul Grant for writing this blog. If you'd like to learn more about crowd funding, take a look at our topic hub for The Exchange 2012:
http://www.knowledgepeers.com/theexchange
In June www.escapethecity.org:
http://escapethec
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Author
Paul Grant
Over the last few years I've had numerous conversations about the cloud in all its forms with businesses large and small. Having worked at one of the leading Information Security vendors in a previous life, conversations inevitably turn to the securit
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Author
Andrew Moloney
Many thanks to Russell Rothstein for writing this blog. If you'd like to learn more about Cloud or Digital Business, take a look at our topic hub for The Exchange 2012:
http://www.knowledgepeers.com/theexchange
.
In today's economy with slugg
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Author
Russell Rothstein
It is all too easy to get comfortable in business and forget that innovation can take many forms. It is not just about the big R&D spend each year. Innovation means many things to different organisations however the context I wish to talk about is the
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Author
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse MBE
This entry describes the case for a fresh approach to enterprise financing, particularly the so-called equity gap. It proposes an instrument called royalty funding, which would enable effective owners and managers to hire risk capital, rather than be
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Author
Ian Whalley
27 Jun 2012 12:15
It is true to say that managing change and growth is exciting and fills the air with optimism. However at times it is also stressful for all concerned not least because the change element feels unsettling for employees who are used to the past.
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Author
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse MBE
BCG predicts that the percentage of UK spending on online advertising (of all advertising) will increase from 28.9% in 2010 to 37.3% in 2016 - not a bad performance for a channel that simply did not exist twenty years ago. According to BCG, SMEs who u
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Author
David Soskin
Bob was right all along (no – not ‘The Builder’ – I mean Dylan)! Those never ending shifting sands that we do not see each day have moved the desert further on and a new wilderness, just like our markets, has emerged. But it’s not just about the marke
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Author
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse MBE
Today we had a visit from Ed Miliband and Ken Livingstone. They had a tour of Kennington Park, owned, developed and managed by Workspace Group:
http://www.workspacegroup.co.uk/
, home to lots of interesting, growing businesses. People seem to like w
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Author
Chris Dines
I'm having breakfast with Ed and Ken tomorrow morning (Monday 30th April). Seriously, I got invited yesterday and will have the chance to chat to them over coffee and croissants. All thoughts on questions would be very welcome, and I'll update this bl
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Author
Chris Dines
Stakeholder engagement can trace its origins back to the early participatory movements of the 1960s. People in environmental and community groups wanted to have a say in the way that their local areas were being changed. Governments and community lead
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Author
Chrissie Gibson
Last month I was a panellist in a debate:
http://www.nfptweetup.org/previous-events/14th-event/
at NFPTweetup about the role of digital media and how it can help tackle the challenges facing the sector. (For those of you who haven’t been, NFPTweetu
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Author
Zoe Amar
Beer and Partners:
http://www.beerandpartners.com/
is not one of those brands that does what it says on the tin; there was no beer at their London Investment Fair in Pall Mall last week (although to be fair there was wine.)
The business ange
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Author
Sophie Orbaum
Leap trains young people to help them manage conflict in their lives so that it doesn’t deteriorate into destructive behaviour such as violence, self-harming or low aspirations. They not only go on to communicate better, with a greater sense of self-
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Author
Thomas Lawson
A recent report by the Boston Consulting Group shows that the UK's online industry is set to grow at an annual rate of 11%. The UK is ranked top of all G20 nations in terms of the amount the internet contributes to its GDP.
It also shows that
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Author
David Soskin
18 Apr 2012 10:55
Just back from Melbourne Australia toy fair – the last trade fair in the season and it sure feels good to see one’s family and dog again! Golly Gosh – how my dog has grown!
Five days in Australia, and many meetings later, the euphoric exhausti
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Author
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
Welcome to the second part of my blog about how charities can achieve corporate funding. Having seen both sides of the fence, I’ve hopefully picked up some useful stuff.
Last time I suggested ways to make corporate donors see you as a ‘match’. This
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Author
Sush Amar
Clippy is very niche, specializing in designing products that nobody else has. Sometimes I have longed to be a soap producer or a candle maker, items which seem to be timeless sellers, and used to be perceived by me to be an easy selling option, and t
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Author
Calypso Rose
It’s that crazy time of year again! 3 days of UK London Toy Fair, 3 days of Nurnberg German Toy Fair, 3 days of Birmingham NEC Fair and now 3 days of New York USA Toy Fair – all back to back. Oh and don’t forget the Melbourne Australia Toy Fair in Mar
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Author
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
Christian Aid have recently caused a flurry of comment in my little world by announcing a new organisational structure that seems to abolish the fundraising function. (You can read the original article here:
http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising
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Author
Tobin Aldrich
In January there are two things that a guaranteed, dreary weather and trade shows. As I run a giftware business, there is quite a lot of choice. From London to Birmingham, Paris to Frankfurt huge halls will be filling up with booths of gorgeousness.
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Author
Calypso Rose
Having spent three years developing a web based offer for businesses, a few amateur observations on social media (from someone who has received more advice from “experts” than I can care to mention).
In a parallel life, I happen to run my cycl
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Author
Chris Dines
