How to make company-wide benefits such as pensions appeal to individuals
Following the increase in the minimum pension contributions for automatic enrolment from April, it is important employers think about the value employees are attaching to this particular benefit, writes Mattioli Woods Employee Benefits Consultant Nick Howarth.
Pension freedoms: how to use reward to encourage over 50s to stay at work
Since pension freedoms were implemented in April 2015, members of defined contribution pension schemes have, in many cases, been able to flexibly access some or all their pension once they reach 55, writes Mattioli Woods Employee Benefits Consultant Nick Howarth.
Less is more
Jan Le Miere, technical writer at kdm communications, talks this week about how less is more when it comes to words and how you use them.
Improve your SEO ranking with the help of Yoast!
Yoast SEO is a powerful and popular tool used to help make sure your site is as search engine-friendly as possible. This article is focusing on the important factors to include in your blogs that will impress Yoast and help optimise your blog effectively.
GCP publishes reports on Waterbeach, Comberton, and Fulbourn Greenway consultations
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has reported on its Greenways project, which last year set out to consult with the public on proposals for new and improved cycle, walking and equestrian routes from Waterbeach, Fulbourn and Comberton into Cambridge.
Cambridge scores top marks with international event organisers
A party of international event organisers – from the US, Canada and Russia – were bowled over by the inspirational venues in Cambridge and the region which they were shown during a recent three-day visit.
Penningtons Manches advises on sale of Chemtest Group
Penningtons Manches’ corporate team has advised the shareholders of Newmarket-based Chemtest on its acquisition by Eurofins Scientific, the world’s largest group of laboratories.
Cambridge AI expert to speak at Hay Festival 2019
What are the implications of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) for society? This is just one of the many topics up for discussion at Hay Festival 2019 next month.
CIC co-founds Start Codon to deliver life science business acceleration programme
Cambridge Innovation Capital plc (CIC), the venture capital investor focused on intellectual property rich technology and life science businesses in the Cambridge ecosystem, announces the launch of Start Codon, a new strategic initiative aimed at driving the translation of world-class research into commercially successful companies, in which it is a founding investor.
Growth Architects: What is a sales funnel?
Every business sells. Market stall holders, specialist consultants, government agencies, artists and even venture capitalists. They all sell - every single day. It’s the most important aspect of any business because if you’re not selling, you’re not running a business. Or you are; you just won’t be for long.
Meteor Inkjet wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
Meteor Inkjet, a leading independent supplier of industrial inkjet electronics, software, tools and services has been honored with a Queen's Award for Enterprise.
Onespacemedia makes shortlist at SME Cambs Business Awards 2019
Web design and branding agency, Onespacemedia, is proud to have made the shortlist at the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2019 in two categories for the second consecutive year.
Cambridge businesses honoured by Her Majesty the Queen
Several Cambridge businesses have again triumphed in this year’s prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, announced to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 93rd birthday today.
Guiding IBD treatment options with PredictImmune
In December 2018, PredictImmune launched PredictSURE IBDTM, the world’s first, truly validated and CE-marked prognostic test for guiding treatment options in inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis). PredictSURE IBDTM is an easy-to-set-up blood-based biomarker test, combined with a sophisticated algorithm to produce a disease risk score.
Maria’s debut picture book makes award shortlist
Anglia Ruskin University graduate is in the running for CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal
Wentworth Laboratories appoints new representative for France
Wentworth Laboratories, a leading manufacturer of wafer probers and probe cards for backend test solutions, is delighted to have appointed Peritest, a well-established supplier to the semiconductor industry, as its exclusive representative for France.
BioStrata receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise
BioStrata is proud to confirm that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the Prime Minister's recommendation that the company should receive a Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade.
Speechmatics recognised with prestigious Queen's Award
Speechmatics, the Cambridge-based leaders in Machine Learning and Automatic Speech Recognition, can today announce that it has been recognised for outstanding achievement in business by winning a coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Its Automatic Linguist is a 2019 winner in the prestigious Innovation Category.
Discovery of genetic variants could lead to new weight loss medicines
Around four million people in the UK carry genetic variants that protect them from obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to a new paper co-authored by MRC researchers. The team say the discovery could lead to the development of new drugs that help people lose weight.
Cambridge engineer supports next steps in lunar exploration
Cambridge engineer and Canadian astronaut Dr Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will join colleagues at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in a project that will see humans return to the Moon.
'How safe is my pension provider?'
A worthwhile question, of course, and one that Mattioli Woods is keen to help its clients answer. Wealth Management Director Alex Brown explains more...
The sweet spot
Do you need help finding inspiration? If so, there's a sweet spot in everyone's life which can offer a hand, writes Communications Consultant Simon Hall...
Green material for cooling identified; Cambridge Enterprise to commercialise
Researchers from the UK and Spain have identified an eco-friendly solid that could replace the inefficient and polluting fluids used in most refrigerators and air conditioners.
The uncertain unicycle that taught itself and how it’s helping AI make good decisions
Cambridge researchers are pioneering a form of machine learning that starts with only a little prior knowledge and continually learns from the world around it.
Hewitsons grows Agriculture & Rural Property team
Law firm Hewitsons has further strengthened its distinguished Agriculture & Rural Property team with the appointment of Solicitor Alex Wensor.