A Channel 4 and Clear Channel study has revealed that Black entrepreneurs face more obstacles setting up and running their businesses than their white counterparts. The study showed that Black business owners face more challenges generating funding and more feel they have to fight hard to convince investors to believe in their businesses when compared to white business owners. The findings, which featured responses from more than 500 entrepreneurs, revealed that 56% of Black owned businesses only receive funding once they had already grown a successful business, compared to…
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Flexible working hours can benefit work-life balance, businesses and productivity
Reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements, such as those used during the COVID-19 crisis, can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better and more healthy work-life balance, according to a new ILO report. The report, Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World , looks at the two main aspects of working time; working hours and working time arrangements (also called work schedules) and the effects of both on business performance and workers’ work-life balance. It includes a range of new statistics covering…
Read MoreNew CIPR Board and Council announced for 75th anniversary year
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has announced the line-up of its Board of Directors for 2023 as well as the makeup of its Council for 2023-2024. The new Board comprises senior public relations and marketing professionals with vast experience working within in-house teams, consultancies, academia, the public sector, and not-for-profit bodies. Honorary officers President: Steve Shepperson-Smith Chart. PR, FCIPR Vice President: Rachel Roberts Chart.PR. MCIPR Vice President: Rachael Clamp Chart.PR. FCIPR Elected members Avril Lee, MCIPR Daniel Gerrella Chart.PR, MCIPR Anne Gregory Hon. FCIPR Hayley James Chart.PR. FCIPR Chris Love Chart.PR.FCIPR Rebecca…
Read MoreHis Majesty The King donates to Fuel Bank Foundation
The Fuel Bank Foundation is grateful to announce that condolence cards containing financial donations sent to His Majesty The King, following the death of the late Queen, have been passed on to the charity, along with an additional donation from His Majesty via The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF). Fuel Bank Foundation is the only national charity to provide emergency help to people living without heat, light and power in their homes because they can’t afford to top up their prepayment gas and/or electricity meter. Established in 2015 by…
Read MoreAcer Releases 2021 Sustainability Report and Shares Milestones on Acer Green Day
Acer has released its 2021 Sustainability Report which includes the strategies, actions, and outcomes of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts. Acer’s sustainability reports (formerly named corporate responsibility reports) have been published annually since 2008, emphasizing the company’s adherence to transparent reporting and public disclosure of information. As a part of its ESG strategy, Acer has set sustainability goals for 2025, focusing on the aspects of circular economy, climate change, and social impact. The 2021 Sustainability Report also follows the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards), adopts the Sustainability…
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