Tame your computer - delete the empties
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to quickly delete empty rows (Microsoft Excel*)...
Bidwells comments on planning proposals
Mike Derbyshire, Head of Planning at Bidwells said: “The lack of housing in the right places is now seen as a major obstacle to growth and productivity, and planning reform is considered to be essential to increase housing supply.
ViewRanger gets Top Developer award from Google
ViewRanger, the outdoor guide, mapping and navigation app developer, has been recognized by Google for its hard work and awarded with a Top Developer award.
Deloitte advises the founders of Carter Cabin Hire on a private equity-backed MBO
Deloitte Corporate Finance has successfully advised the founders of Carter Cabin Hire on the sale to a private equity-backed management buy-out team, for an undisclosed sum.
Are your natural inhibitions stopping you from growing your business?
We are all different. We like different things. We have different views and different values. Just think how dull the world would be if we were all the same!
Activ8rlives are semi-finalists for the CISCO British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards
Aseptika today announced that they have been short-listed as one of 20 semi-finalists for the Cisco British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards, selected from over 150 entries from across the UK.
HSBC paddle their way to victory in Wacky Races
Cambridge’s most exciting business challenge, Wacky Races, marked its fourth anniversary on Saturday 11th July. Seven teams took to the water in Milton Country Park to battle it out for the title, and HSBC emerged victorious.
Take part in Pi Wars – annual public robot Olympics
Mike Horne and Tim Richardson are old, old friends of the Raspberry Pi project. They’ve been running the Cambridge Raspberry Jam for ages – it’s one of the Jams the Raspberry Pi Foundation uses as an exemplar and a showcase for anybody wanting to start their own.
Startup gets triple Cambridge Judge boost
Blogging platform Niume, supported by Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Accelerate Cambridge, has hit its fundraising target through a crowdsourcing venture launched by Cambridge Judge MBAs.
Cambridge Filmworks teams up with Microsoft Research for its annual Summer School
Cambridge Filmworks recently spent a week with Microsoft Research as they hosted their 10th annual PhD Summer School.
Coaching students fast-tracked to Premier League
Students of a unique football coaching course will have the chance to work with a Premier League club as part of their degree.
The Pension Freedom experience
In the last week or so, the press has been making a fuss about how the Pension Freedoms are actually panning out. To put this in context, George Osborne has confirmed in Parliament that some 60,000 savers have withdrawn about £1Billion from their pension pots since April.
Neapolitan Riviera and Italian tours available from Cambridge Airport
Cambridge International Airport has welcomed the announcement by award-winning specialist travel company Newmarket Holidays that it will be offering direct holidays to the Neapolitan Riviera in summer 2016.
Smart meters and home automation - should we believe the hype?
The UK Government has an ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Most consumers will be well aware of the need to reduce household energy consumption – either from rising energy household energy bills or the high-profile advertising campaigns around heating control technologies.
Inbound marketing: what it is and why it works
To define inbound marketing, you really need to think about what conventional, outbound marketing – the thing most enterprises do today – actually is, and what it aims to achieve.
Cosmic! Cambridge Science Centre's new exhibition is out of this world
Opening on Thursday 23 July, Cambridge Science Centre's new COSMIC exhibition invites visitors to step out of this world into a space adventure, exploring our solar system, stars, and the extraordinary machines we travel in and send out to discover new frontiers. Its hands-on and interactive exhibits put you firmly at the controls.
The £1m inheritance tax threshold: what it really means
Karl Dembicki, senior associate at Woodfines LLP in Cambridge, discusses the new main residence nil rate band.
Paved with good intentions?
End results are more important than good intentions, says The Scientific Alliance.
52N and Resource Central announce Shared Service Centre partnership
Cambridge-based candidate engagement business, 52N Resourcing Solutions, has announced a Joint Venture with Sarajevo-based Resource Central - to bring an integrated range of recruitment services to client organisations in the UK, across Europe and beyond.
Pasta, gunge and bugs - join Cambridge Science Centre's Fun Lab at the Big Weekend
Join Cambridge Science Centre at Fun Lab tomorrow (Saturday) when, as part of the Big Weekend celebrations on Parker’s Piece, the team will be running some great hands-on experiments alongside the University Museums, the MRC Human Nutrition Unit, Napp Pharmaceuticals and the University Physical Education Department. Entry to the Fun Lab is free!
Young women explore pathways to success
One hundred Year 12 students from across the UK have attended a potentially life-changing event at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, where they heard from inspiring alumnae and explored their options for the future.
Mobile autocue now available to all
Cambridge video company WaveFX has been using autocues for over a decade to help clients deliver a polished performance, but the big news is they now have a mobile unit allowing for more flexibility and creative filming.
Breaking down the barriers of full duplex radio
Self-interference cancellation techniques are advanced enough to make full duplex a reality, according to speakers at the CW Radio SIG meeting in Bristol.
Skills top of the agenda for MPs
Skills were put at the forefront of the political agenda when MPs Daniel Zeichner and Lucy Frazer spoke at a business dinner at Cambridge Regional College.
How a company’s charity activity can help to create a great place to work
Charity fundraising challenges are not only an important part of a company’s corporate social responsibility. They can also have a far wider impact on reinforcing a culture of teamwork and camaraderie, making the organisation one which a potential new recruit will aspire to join.