The Evolving Meaning of the C-Suite in Modern Business Understanding the C-Suite Definition and Origin The term “C-Suite” refers to the executive-level managers within a company, whose titles often begin with the letter “C” for “Chief.” This includes roles such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Operating Officer (COO), among …
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Accountancy Capital, a leading provider of premium accounting and financial services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its interim team. This strategic growth comes in response to increasing demand for specialised, high-impact financial solutions across a range of industries. London, England, United Kingdom – October 19, 2024 /MarketersMEDIA/ — London, UK – October 2024 …
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Understanding Competency Based Interview Questions: Examples and Insights Introduction to Competency Based Interviews What are Competency Based Interviews? Competency Based Interviews (CBIs) are a structured interview format that focuses on evaluating a candidate’s skills, abilities, and behaviors that are essential for success in a specific role. Unlike traditional interviews that may focus on a candidate’s …
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Maximising Business Efficiency with CFO Outsourcing Services Introduction In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, companies are constantly seeking ways to enhance their operational efficiency and maintain a competitive edge. One strategic approach that has gained significant traction is the outsourcing of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) services. By leveraging the expertise of external financial professionals, …
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MS Power BI for Accountants: Simplifying Complex Financial Data Introduction to MS Power BI What is MS Power BI? MS Power BI is a business analytics service provided by Microsoft that enables users to visualize and analyze data with greater speed, efficiency, and understanding. It offers a suite of tools to transform raw data into …
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Why CEO Engagement is Crucial for Comprehensive Annual Reports and Accounts Introduction In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, the role of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) extends far beyond the traditional boundaries of leadership and management. One of the critical areas where CEO engagement proves to be indispensable is in the preparation and presentation …
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The Role of the CEO in Shaping Annual Reports and Accounts: A Comprehensive Analysis Introduction The Importance of Annual Reports and Accounts Annual reports and accounts are critical documents that provide stakeholders with a comprehensive overview of a company’s financial health, operational performance, and strategic direction. These documents serve as a transparent communication tool, offering …
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The recruitment landscape is on the cusp of a transformative shift over the next decade, largely driven by advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This transformation is expected to redefine how organizations attract, select, and retain talent, with AI technologies playing a pivotal role in streamlining and enhancing the recruitment process. Here’s a comprehensive look at …
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London, February 2024 | FD Capital, the leading financial recruitment agency, is expanding its portfolio with a financial controller recruitment team. The agency has seen rapid growth across FD Capital and its sister agency offering FC roles on a part-time, interim, and permanent basis. London, England, United Kingdom – February 10, 2024 The agency has …
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Advantages of a Part-Time CEO: Cost Savings: Hiring a part-time CEO can be cost-effective for smaller businesses or startups with limited financial resources. A part-time arrangement allows the organization to access high-level leadership without the full expense associated with a full-time executive. Specialized Expertise: A part-time CEO can bring specialized expertise to address specific challenges …
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The CEO recruitment process The CEO recruitment process is a critical and strategic endeavor for any organization, as the Chief Executive Officer plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s vision, strategy, and overall success. The process involves several key steps to ensure that the selected individual is not only qualified for the position but …
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Introduction The role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a critical one within any organization, serving as the financial backbone and strategic partner to the executive team. In the dynamic and competitive business landscape of London, UK, the recruitment process for CFOs is a nuanced journey that requires a thorough understanding of market trends, evolving …
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Exec Capital launches International Team London, November 2023 | Exec Capital, London’s leading executive recruitment agency, is expanding its global reach with the launch of its international team. The specialist recruiter is opening a full-service office in Dubai, handling clients in the Middle East, while the London office continues to focus on domestic and international …
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Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of business leadership, the traditional model of a full-time Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is undergoing a paradigm shift. The concept of part-time CEO recruitment is gaining traction, challenging established norms and prompting organizations to rethink their approach to leadership. This essay explores the rationale behind considering a part-time CEO and …
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The benefit of free courses such as eventbrite or cademy Free courses, offered by platforms like Eventbrite or Academy, bring numerous benefits to individuals seeking to acquire new skills, enhance their knowledge, or explore new interests. Here are some key advantages of free courses: Accessibility and Inclusivity: Free courses make education more accessible to …
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Executive C-suite recruitment in London is a dynamic and competitive landscape shaped by the city’s status as a global financial hub and a center for diverse industries. The recruitment process for executive-level positions in the C-suite (Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, etc.) is a critical aspect of organizational success, and London’s …
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Introduction: In the dynamic landscape of business, the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has evolved beyond traditional financial management. Modern CFOs are strategic leaders, influencing critical decisions that impact the overall success and sustainability of an organization. Recognizing the complexity of this role, companies increasingly turn to headhunters, or executive search firms, to identify …
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Getting growth right with a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) involves leveraging their financial expertise and strategic insights to drive sustainable and profitable growth for the organization. Here are key ways to achieve growth with a CFO: Financial Planning and Analysis: A CFO plays a crucial role in developing a comprehensive financial plan aligned with the …
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CFO or FD Networks in the UK are professional communities and networks specifically designed for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Finance Directors (FDs) to connect, share insights, and enhance their professional development. These networks provide a platform for finance leaders to exchange knowledge, discuss industry trends, and build relationships with peers facing similar challenges in …
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The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) brings substantial value to a business through their unique skill set, financial expertise, and strategic contributions. Here are some key areas where a CFO adds value to an organization: Financial Strategy and Decision-Making: A CFO plays a vital role in shaping the financial strategy of a business. They provide strategic …
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The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has undergone significant changes between 1980 and 2021, reflecting the evolving business landscape, technological advancements, and increasing expectations placed on financial leaders. Let’s explore some key transformations that have shaped the CFO’s responsibilities over the years. Financial Reporting and Compliance: In the 1980s, the CFO’s primary focus …
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FD Capital are a FD and CFO Recruitment boutique we are currently looking for an assistant to join our team. Previous recruitment experience is very desireable but your attitude is more important. We are looking for confident people, with good English skills. You must have a strong work ethic and take pride in everything you …
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Our sister site FD Capital Recruitment is seeing really strong growth at the moment, the London recruitment market has at last recovered from the three pandemic lockdowns which have restricted the market so much between 2019 and 2021. Now the worse of that is behind us, they are seeing growing interest in Finance Director and …
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Europages is a leading online directory that caters for the European business community, the company behind the site is called Visable which is a pretty good name for a business seeking to improve the visibility of companies on the internet. They claim to have 2.4million buyers per month across 15 languages and receive around 3,000 …
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We recently launched a range of podcasts and whilst exploring ways to get them “out there” I came across the usual podcast directories and hosting platforms but also the range of music sites. I’ve never previously considered using these to get traction or engagement to any of my own sites, and probably like everyone else …
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Xp Power The development distributor has extended its strong line card to include an expanded product range for designers working on the next generation of high-performance, high-quality electronics by January 8, 2020. Under the agreement, Mouser now has a new line of 3D printers in stock, the first of its kind in the United States, …
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Worldwide Healthcare Trust The US Department of Health and Human Services appears to be suffering from something terribly sinister, with its former chief medical officer, Dr. Kathleen Sebelius, being retired after denying allegations of sexual impropriety. The US government’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which is forcing the former head of health care at …
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Saga plc the company that caters for customers over 50 has been in the news again this week. They operate through three divisions, Insurance, travel and Emerging businesses. Their travel business consists of the operation and delivery of package tours, escorted tours, river cruise and ocean cruise. The Company owns and operates two cruise ships. …
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Bankers Investment Trust When it comes to retirement planning, you want to do more than just hope to make the right decisions. I think the financial services division of BTC is a relationship – focused, hard-working to listen to your retirement savings goals and understand your risk tolerance and individual needs. When I worked with …
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Lloyds Bank Plc Lloyds Bank customers are the target of a phishing scam that is currently rife with email and text messages. Law firm Griffin Law is drawing attention to the scam through the Financial Ombudsman Service, whose contact details are below. You can visit your nearest branch, write a letter or call us at …
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Next Plc Shares in Next Plc soared on Tuesday after the clothing retailer raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts after lifting its full-year profit forecast to – again better than – expected – the first half. After slower growth in the first half of the year, Next plc has confirmed its full-year guidance and …
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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Morrison Supermarkets PLC is the Yorkshire-based grocery retailer operating in the UK, with Morrisons being the largest supermarket chain in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Owned by the British, who own the world’s largest food chain, as well as a number of other retail and restaurant businesses. [Sources: 4, 6] …
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Jd Sports Fashion Plc British retailer JD Sports Fashion has posted what chief executive Peter Cowgill described as “one of the most successful financial years in the company’s history” after posting record results for the first time in its history. The UK-based retailer said: “We are pleased to have delivered another year of strong sales …
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Nuplace Ltd Telford Housing Company If you are interested in renting a Nuplace home, don’t forget to register to be the first to know about the new property. The latest development at Rowan View in Snedshill is letting tenants move in and people will move in later this year. The news articles and features relating …
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Hays Travel UkA Sunderland travel agent has struck a deal to buy its rivals after the collapse of Thomas Cook last month. The family-run travel company is on the verge of becoming a big name after buying its parent company. It is the first time the family who run the business have bought a travel …
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Auto Trader Group Plc Goldman Sachs today lowered its price target to 688p and reiterated its buy investment in Auto Trader Group Ltd (NASDAQ: AUTO), which has reaffirmed its investment in the company and cut its dividend by 5%. Peel Hunt raised its price target from 560p to 545p today and upgraded its hold on …
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The Benefits Of Google MapsWith so many people using Google Maps to find directions, landmarks and addresses, it was only a matter of time before an ad appeared. I think Google Maps Street View is just another cool but unnecessary feature that no one really uses. [Sources: 1, 19] If you want to get away …
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What Are Business Intelligence Reports Traditionally, business intelligence takes the form of quarterly or annual reports. Business intelligence tools backed by software work continuously at the speed of light, but what about quarterly reports? [Sources: 12] Business Intelligence platforms enable companies to use existing data architectures and develop custom business intelligence applications that make information …
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Avacta Launching Covid-19 Laboratory TestOn September 8, 2020, QIAGEN announced that it has launched a portable rapid test for detecting SARS CoV-2 antigens with a small digital detection system. On July 10, 2019, Innatoss Laboratories announced the development of antibody tests that neutralize V 2 in the service of Sars Co using the company’s proprietary, …
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An Overview Of Valirx Plc ValiRx Plc is a biopharmaceutical development company developing cancer-related therapeutic and diagnostic technologies. We want to make a significant contribution to technological breakthroughs for human health and well-being by developing and marketing novel, cost-effective, high-quality, safe and effective therapeutics. [Sources: 2, 3] ViRx’s GeneICE ™ technology platform uses the ability …
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An Overview Of Physiomics Plc Physiomics PLC, a provider of technology-based solutions for predicting the impact of cancer therapies in the biopharmaceutical industry (AIM: PYC), today announced its financial results for the six months ended December 31, 2018. We have used the best primary and secondary research to consider some of the prominent players that are …
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GB Tyres are one of the leading suppliers of commercial vehicle tyres in the UK. Established in the West Midlands in 2013 the business has grown to become one of the fastest growing importers and exporters of commercial vehicle tyres in Europe. As wholesale tyre distributors, we provide tyres for a variety of sectors including …
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Not surprisingly the stock market has been very volatile this month, rising and falling as the mood about Covid swings from positive to negative. Companies have of course their own unique circumstances. Lookers Group PLC – reported a large fraud had been discovered, and that did not get well received by investors who had been …
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Cineworld PLC is a United Kingdom-based international cinema chain. It was founded by Steve Wiener in 1995 and has been active to date. Cineworld’s acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group has created the second largest cinema business in the world (by the number of screens). Cineworld currently operates in the UK, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic, …
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ROLLS ROYCE, THE AEROSPACE COMPANY Rolls Royce Aerospace is a subsidiary business of the larger Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC. This company is a multinational engineering company based in the Great Britain. This company was founded in 1904 when Henry Royce and Charles Rolls merged their businesses, one which focused on …
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LOOKERS GROUP, PLC. Lookers Group is a multi-franchise dealer group, who is responsible for the representation of 32 volume premium and volume automobile manufacturers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This means the group is a car dealership group, who work with several car manufacturers to help sell their …
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In 1834, Marston was founded. It started as a brewery at Horningblow Brewery in England. The founding father is John Marston, a brewer who had gained a reputation for himself in the 1800’s. After a merger with John Thompson and Son Limited in 1898, Marston’s moved to Albion Brewery where its utilization of the Burton …
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NATIONAL EXPRESS National Express, which was founded in 1972 is a coach operator that provides services through the whole of Great Britain. Importantly, they carry out their movements between cities and regions. Their services are largely rented out to local coach companies in Great Britain. The company’s headquarter can be located in Birmingham. Their hubs …
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INTRODUCTION: Continuous research and assessment are an important factor in the longevity of your business. Market research is one of the most crucial building blocks of any new as well as grown-up businesses. It includes the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the competition. Market research allows you to make changes and swiftly promote …
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Whilst the world has seen many pandemics, the UK like so many other countries around the World has watch from a distance without adequately preparing for the impact that such an outbreak would have here. Sadly of course the UK has been hit hard, and wasn’t very well prepared, we were slow to test and …
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This years budget will be a really interesting one, now the Conservatives have their well deserved majority they can afford to be radical, also the first budget of a new administration is often seen as the time to push through unpopular tax rises, whilst towards election time things need to be less radical and more …
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I’ve spend more time this month considering the future for the UK and how we can move to become sustainable and successful in the long term. My main thought is that given the UK is so windy and we have such a large territorial water area that we need to fully embrace the potential for …
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Well I can’t believe it but Brexit has finally arrived, any how easy it was once the Brexit blockers were removed from Parliament, I don’t think those selfish MP’s spared any thought for the economic damage their dithering caused last year. The whole point of Parliament is for it to represent the will of the …
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We are partnering with a Recruitment App and Website business called RecruitSleuth this company offers a great product and solution and will be powered by our own database. They offer to take a CV, strip it apart and analyse the performance of the companies a candidate has worked for and show that in graphical form. …
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Over the last year I have been increasingly supportive of the Governments committment to making the UK carbon neutral by 2050, it seems a long way in the future but 30 years goes by in no time, I remember finishing university and spending a year in Australia that seems like yesterday but was 30 ago …
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At the time of writing this blog post which is towards the end of January the UK is just shrugging off the impact of the brexit logjam we all experienced last year. Our previous parliament tried and tried to block brexit going through but in doing so the confidence of the country took a real …
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I’ve been doing some contracting work myself whilst working for Compelling Media and Telford and Wrekin Council, I’ve been reading about IR35 but and preparing for the changes that will bring, but I don’t think contractors in general are properly aware of what it means and the impact it will have on them. IR35 has …
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Last year my local authority Telford and Wrekin declared a climate change emergency, this was a brave move by the Council and recognises that that World is in trouble and urgent action is needed to address the issue of Climate Change and CO2 emmissions. However what has been done in the last six months? Well …
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A major challenge facing the whole world and the UK is the impact of carbon usage in the economy and reliance of it in almost every aspect of our lives. I read Biology at University and always had an appreciation of the issue, but like everyone else I am only now seeing the full scale …
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