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One of my favourite activities in the world
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In this episode, I explore Emilio’s journey into
7th Future Investment Initiative (FII) underway in Riyadh
The seventh Future Investment Initiative (FII7) is underway
7 ideas to grow pipeline generation
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UK tops Europe for VC start-up investment
British start-ups have received $15bn in investment from
Billionaires must face 2% minimum tax, new report says
Billionaires should pay a minimum global tax rate,
What retailers can expect from the crucial ‘golden quarter’ 2023
UK consumer confidence has fallen nine points this
UK retail sales fall in September, digital euro edges closer, X charges users, and more
RETAIL Retail sales volumes in the UK dropped
90% of the world’s richest people come from which country?
Most of the world’s wealthiest people come from
This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox chats to ex ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ Ant Middleton
Meet Ant Middleton—the real deal, a living, breathing
B2B marketplace JOOR raises $25m in new funding
Wholesale B2B fashion platform JOOR has raised $25m
94% of business leaders report “tech anxiety”
With the rate of technology moving at such
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Black Friday can mean big business for retailers.
5 ways to grow your CEO social media profile
The number of CEOs actively engaging on social
HIGHLIGHTS: British billionaire to buy 25% stake in Man Utd, JP Morgan boss warns of ‘most dangerous time in decades,’ and more
SPORTS British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe will buy
Netflix to launch ‘Netflix House’ retail stores
Netflix plans to launch ‘Netflix House’ retail stores
Business Lessons From The Netflix Series, ‘Queen Of The South’.
One of my favourite shows on Netflix lately
Profits plummet at River Island
River Island revealed operating profits plunged 90% year-on-year
Cost of living crisis UK hits September retail sales
UK retail sales growth in September slowed as
California becomes first US state to implement ‘Skittles ban’
California has become the first US state to
Majority of UK firms still face staffing issues
Nearly three quarters of UK firms attempting to
HIGHLIGHTS: Oil prices rise amid Israel-Hamas fighting, Waitrose in talks with Amazon, and more
OIL Oil prices have risen over fears the
5 Things We Learn About David Beckham From The Netflix Documentary
‘Beckham,’ a new Netflix series documenting the life
This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox sits down with ex England cricketer Monty Panesar
Ahead of the ODI World Cup, I sat
Major new Barbie exhibition set to open in the UK next year
A major new exhibition to celebrate the 65th
House prices fall across all UK regions for first time in nearly 15 years
House prices fell across all UK regions in
Meta unveils 28 new AI’s, but what does this mean for the metaverse?
In a highly choreographed Instagram post in the
John Lewis Partnership Chairman Dame Sharon White steps down
The Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, Sharon
HIGHLIGHTS: ‘Crypto trial of the century’ to start, Birkenstock set for $9.2bn IPO, Donald Trump goes on trial, and more!
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This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox talks to Vanessa Feltz
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What we can learn from the social media strategy of mega brands
Paris Fashion Week is in full swing, concluding
Which finance firm has been voted best to work for by UK employees?
In a move that may surprise some, Morgan
Asos posts profit despite double-digit drop in sales
Online fashion giant Asos has had a turbulent
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Sitting next to a high performer boosts productivity
Warner Bros. announces major expansion to UK Barbie movie studios
Warner Bros. has announced a major new expansion
Aldi posts record sales as millions more ‘discover discount’
The cost-of-living crisis has “changed the way Britain
Highlights: Private equity firms become credit lenders, Shein pays just £2m UK tax, and more!
INVESTMENT Some of the world’s largest private equity
UK Retail Sales Recover in August
British retail sales partially recovered in August after
Rupert Murdoch steps down after 70 years in charge.
So farewell news baron Rupert Murdoch – a
Bank of England gives entreprenuers a breather – rates on hold.
The Bank of England has given hard
UK Government Flip Flop on Petrol and Diesel Car Ban
The government’s flip flop on the sale of
This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox talks to ex-MIC star Harvey Armstrong
Harvey Armstrong is a well-known TV personality, particularly
Secret Sales acquires Spanish discount retailer
Off-price retail platform Secret Sales has acquired one
B&Q owner slashes profit guidance
Kingfisher, the UK’s largest DIY retailer and owner
What’s your TikTok game plan? Tips on how to revolutionise sales
TikTok’s influence is rewriting the rules in even
Bank of England’s Anticipated Interest Rate Hike Amidst Inflation Concerns
Interest Rate Predictions The Bank
Singapore just introduced passport-free travel for 2024!
In a major step forward for international travellers,
‘AI will be 1,000 times larger than Chat GPT-4 in 5 years’ says DeepMind boss
“In the next five years, the frontier model
More people are living beyond 100 than ever before!
New data from the Office for National Statistics
HIGHLIGHTS: Interest rates predicted to rise to 5.5%, Shein to snap up Missguided, and more!
ECONOMY The Bank of England (BoE) is expected
THG takes operating loss as it changes direction.
THG Losses Reshape Financial Landscape
Lidl Face Losses Despite Wins in Sales and Market Share
It is a crazy world in UK
Bank of England to keep interest rates higher for longer – Fitch.
Despite months of gloom, the world economy
“Tough decisions here,” Citigroup CEO cuts top jobs.
On the day after Barclays announced 450 job
IRS to use AI to crack down on tax-evading millionaires
The IRS has announced it will use funds
Gen Z & Y crucial to unlock $500bn wealth management market by 2030
The wealth management market is set to double
This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox in conversation with Lizzie Cundy
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Tears fears and souvenirs as Poundland salvages doomed Wilko.
Wilko Poundland Transition: Closures and Salvations
Sales and profits surge at Zara owner Inditex
Inditex, the Spanish group which owns fashion retailers
Strikes and Showers Dampen UK Economy, July Figures Show
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Brand new data from the Sneaker Index reveals
Unions castigate Barclays for redundancies in wake of billion pound profit
Unions have castigated Barclays for plans to
Promotion? only those born after 1985 in Jack Ma’s Alibaba
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5 things you didn’t know about Elon Musk!
As Elon Musk’s highly publicised and controversial new
Primark to hit £9bn sales as value reigns king
Value fashion retailer Primark is on track to
“5.75% is absolutely on the table”: Interest Rates Latest
The job market is cooling. For the
HIGHLIGHTS: All 400 Wilko stores to shut with 12,500 job losses, UK shareholders enjoy biggest returns in two decades, and more!
RETAIL All Wilko stores to shut with
Entreprenuers refuse to tilt at windmills as government renewable drive flops.
Offshore wind entrepreneurs fought shy of
Online dictionary scraps binary-gendered phrases in favour of ‘they’
Online dictionary site Dictionary.com reveals it has scrapped
This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox talks to former rugby powerhouse, James Haskell
In this week’s podcast, Matt Haycox is joined
The safe pair of establishment hands with the devil’s own job
A pillar of the British
‘Eco-friendly’ paper straws more toxic than plastic, EU study reveals
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are described as
Meta drops Facebook News in UK, France & Germany
Meta has announced it will be dropping Facebook
“12,500 jobs will not be lost,” Robert Mantse won’t let go of Wilko.
The ebullient head of private equity
Lululemon increases outlook as sales surge – what’s driving its success?
It’s no secret that fashion retail is having
Britain’s biggest builder warns of hard times.
Britain’s biggest home builder has become
B&M snaps up slice of Wilko for £13 million.
Unions confirmed that discount chain B&M
Wave bye bye to the Barbie factor – the reality is spending is down.
Forget about Barbie and Oppenheimer –
Royal Mail Hikes Price of First Class stamps to £1.25
First Class stamps will go up 15p to
Back-to-basics at M&S! How traditional retail tactics are driving success
News broke last week that Marks & Spencer
Highlights: New Look poised to secure £100m refinance deal, OpenAI on track for $1bn sales, and more
RETAIL High street fashion chain New Look, which
RIP Mohamed al-Fayed – the shunned entreprenuer who saved a football club.
One of the most controversial and
“Activity in the housing market running well below pre-pandemic levels”
More evidence this week that
The Blade Runners put the boot into ULEZ.
Where furious letter writing campaigns by frustrated
Could LinkedIn be the powerful marketing tool you’re missing out on?
“As many social networks stagnate or shift their
This week’s podcast! Matt Haycox chats to former professional footballer Jermaine Pennant
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Birmingham is the UK’s TikTok capital, with 8,754
UK Sneaker marketplace Laced expands into Europe after successful $12m Series A round
Sneaker resale platform Laced has expanded into Europe,
Barbie smashes records to become Warner Bros highest grossing movie ever
Barbiemania shows no signs of abating, as new
Major US Cities to ban meat, new clothes & private cars by 2030! Is this for real?
Reports have emerged in the last week of
Rolex acquires Bucherer – what we know about the deal
The world’s number-one watch brand has bought the
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The latest twist the demise of Wilko,
Another bumper year for the big earners in the boardroom.
While most people struggle with the
Solopreneurship is on the rise and here’s why!
“The trend of solopreneurship is on the rise,”
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PRODUCTIVITY: 7 quick tips to pack more into your day!
Elon Musk has famously said he works 80
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With Bloomberg news reporting this week that Goldman
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OpenAI’s self-learning chatbot ChatGPT has been getting all
Fashion brands are investing in wholesale over DTC channels, new report reveals
Global fashion brands are expecting 27% growth in
TECH: OpenAI acquires ‘digital products’ firm Global Illumination for undisclosed sum
ChatGPT owner OpenAI has acquired New York-based digital
“AI will take our jobs” fake news, as 64% of C-Suite plans to hire more as a result of Gen AI
AI could impact up to 300 million jobs
UK property prices still on way down – Rightmove.
Another strong indication this week is that
Gold Prices Hold as Turkish Tycoons Pour Cash into a Dash for Safety
Turkish tycoons and rich entrepreneurs are propping
Fewer shoppers and not much use for solar panels in this grey soggy summer.
It has been the sixth wettest July
“A threat to electoral process,” lead researcher into left wing bias ChatGPT.
The academic who led the research that
Thanks Parky! you showed us anyone can make it.
Thanks Parky you showed us all anyone can
ChatGPT has left-wing bias and woke, research says
There was a time when the critics
The Daily Mail poised for a Fleet Street takeover.
The Daily Mail appears set to press
Will this ‘trailblazer’ AI-powered business model be the future?
Hungryroot, the US-based healthy grocery and recipe subscription
STRATEGY: Turnaround plan finally pays off at M&S
In an unscheduled trading update, retailer M&S told
UK Inflation eases but there are still many problems.
The British economy faces a growing risk
MARKETS: Value ranges drive strong Q2 growth at Asda
Supermarket Asda posted like-for-like sales growth of 9.6%
EXCLUSIVE TEASER: “We are all going to die!” Terror at 37,000 feet for pop star Chesney Hawkes
The One and Only popstar Chesney Hawkes opened
TikTok trials new AI-generated content labels
In the battle to differentiate real from fake…
SMEs to get help from new UK Climate Hub
The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net
UK online sales settle at ‘no pandemic’ scenario, new study reveals
The pandemic has had ‘next to no impact’
Favourite emerges in race to buy up the remains of Wilko.
As shoppers emptied the shelves of
Pre-orders total $750M for world’s first certified flying car
Californian-based firm Alef Aeronautics reveals it has notched
Amazon lays out why workers should go back to the office.
Global shopping giant Amazon US is leading tech
UK shrugs off recession with surprise uptick in growth
The UK economy saw unexpected growth
The $8.5 billion deal creating a new global luxury fashion house
An $8.5 billion deal sealed this week is
Wilko on the brink – no sales, no deliveries, little hope
On the day high street hardware store
“It is really hard. But I love it.” Surviving tech PR in Africa.
For nearly ten years London-based entrepreneur Jessica
It’s Nuts ! A handful a day can chase the blues away.
You are a hard-pressed entrepreneur. You are
Rising Interest Rates Trigger Decrease in House Building Activity.
A mainstay of UK house building
Sorry sales in soggy July : Why 6000 shops have shut.
How many entrepreneur dreams have bit
How the Oracle of Omaha hit a record $10 billion profit.
Uber investor Warren Buffett has
“Hitting these immigration offenders where it hurts”
Entrepreneurs should think twice before employing an illegal
More pain for entrepreneurs: interest rates up to 5.25% – a 15 year high.
The cost of borrowing money
Next profits up £10 million- Its Yeezy for Adidas!
Fashion retailer Next has bucked the
Lighting up celebs:“Is this a fantasy, can I really do it?”
This is not your everyday
Costs hurting sausage roll seller Greggs – but 10% growth forecast
Greggs – the cheap and cheerful
More protection in the fickle world of finance
. Entrepreneurs wanting to invest in the
Entrepreneurs beware – tax is knocking on the door of your second home.
Entrepreneurs with a second home in the
Dame Alison Rose resigns from NatWest in wake of Coutts Farage Row
The Nigel Farage Coutts Bank battle claimed
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: Kim Kardashian’s brand Skims valued at $4bn, Asia drives growth at LVMH, US decline dents Puma sales
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“One of the worst rebrands in the history of rebrands” Twitter users respond to new ‘X’ logo
Twitter users are slating the new ‘X’ rebrand,
CMA to probe online legal servies
Unregulated online legal services like “quickie divorces”
Dame Alison Rose apologises to Nigel Farage
Embattled NatWest chief executive, Dame Alison Rose,
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Haycox Interviews ‘King of Bosh’ Tom Skinner
TEASER…In this week’s podcast (which launches Thursday), Matt
RETAIL: Should you launch a fashion start-up in today’s market?
The US is the best country to start
The backlash has begun! What brands can learn from Bud Light & the ‘anti-woke’ culture
Bud Light’s parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev lost a
BREAKING: Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at heart of photos scandal
Huw Edwards has been named as the
An open letter to the BBC mystery presenter.
Shortly after we published this comment piece, Huw
BBC Presenter Story: what you need to know and why you shouldn’t take a punt on it and name him online
Once upon a time a household name who
Threads powers to 100m users in a week
Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s newly launched social media
When they spot a fake it’s too late! – Top AI entrepreneur on deepfake.
The giant companies who run the internet
What should mortgage holders do at a time of rising rates?
Britain is in the middle of the
How AI saved one banking and payments firm $35bn
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to influence the way
“We are genuinely excited” The 29-year-old with a 109-year old business
Jacob Corlett, the 29-year-old entrepreneur disrupting the
Councils argue expansion of ULEZ be blocked
London’s expansion of a fiercely debated scheme
Britons worry they won’t be able to afford to retire
The prospect of retirement must seem like
UK manufacturing shrinks to six month low
UK manufacturing had another dismal month, with
UK PLC narrowly avoids recession in first quarter
The UK economy recorded marginal growth in
Cost of living crisis sees Britons raid piggy banks
Britons have been dipping into their piggy
Rate hikes add to misery for divorcing couples
As though divorcing couples didn’t have enough
All Change at Thames Water as company struggles to stay afloat
Sir Adrian Montague has been appointed chairman
How the million dollar Messi factor is kicking in
Lionel Messi is preparing to kick off in
Techies – Why Canada wants Immigrants
Forget about lumberjacks and mounties, the great
Suspended sentence for former Audi boss in emissions scandal.
A reminder of how careful entrepreneurs
COVID cash – £30 million given back
With all the furore about the COVID cash handouts,
Interest Rates Rise: Pain Peaks till ’27
Money printing and handouts mean more pain until
Masterclass: How to Buy a Football Club
7 Signposts to Success! There are many football
MiCA regulation: Changing EU’s crypto landscape
In November 2022, FTX, one of the largest
Musk v Zuckerberg Cage Fight – what price the billionaire bout?
It’s unlikely to happen, but it should. Surely,
Interest Rates Increase Again! 6% by The Year End?
Borrowing money has just more expensive. Entrepreneurs and
AI: Struggling to Millions “It can be quite tricky”
Tech entrepreneur Leslie Kanthan has spent the last
The Entrepreneur Boxing Clever with AI
We’ve reported on the scientific research carried out
How Hip-Hop Created A Multi-Million Dollar Business Empire
When an African student in London decided to
Well done Messi! But Isn’t Money in Football Rotting the Roots of the Game?
In the news this week were two tales
Brand it Like Beckham: What You Can Learn from the Beckham Business Ethos
One of the greatest players ever to lace
Messi to Inter Miami: Why Messi’s Millions May Not Be As Much As You Thought
The multi-million-dollar deal to take footballing great Lionel
NEWS: M&S profits better than expectations as turnaround strategy in full swing
British retailer Marks & Spencer posted adjusted pre-tax
NEWS: Shein’s “meteoric rise” hits Boohoo Group sales and profits
Manchester-based fashion giant Boohoo Group has posted a
From Start-Up to Sold! Top Tips For Selling a Business
Selling a business is an art form, which
No-index – What you can learn about running your business from…George Clooney!
I should probably stop writing about devastatingly handsome
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