Following a roaring success on Dragon’s Den and an investment from Jenny Campbell, ParkingPerx has gone from strength to strength. Founder Chris Reed has pushed for more investment, further high-quality partnerships, the creation of new jobs, and substantial international interest.
On top of Jenny Campbell’s investment, the start-up has received £250k from Mercia Technologies. This has given ProxiSmart, the umbrella company for ParkingPerx, impressive momentum and will facilitate the creation of six new jobs over the next four months.
ParkingPerx has announced an enviable list of High Street brands and Merchants where shoppers will be able to earn their free parking rewards.…
Cleaning is a task that every person has to do. However, many people do not enjoy it or do not have the time to clean regularly. These individuals often turn to local cleaning companies for assistance. For this reason, cleaning businesses are highly lucrative, as they are in high demand and have relatively low start-up costs.
Of course, one needs to be sure they have the right supplies from a trusted cleaning products supplier to start taking on clients and growing their business.…
Whether it’s a creamy berry quinoa parfait or a mediterranean morning scramble washed down with an avo-shake, power breakfasts are all the rage. Long gone are the days when Del Trotter could classify as a young urban professional. The fictional Only Fools and Horses star referred to himself as a ‘yuppie’, indulging in a combination of Pina Colada, Castella cigars, and cooked full English breakfasts on a daily basis. If the wheeler dealer from Peckham were to try and fit in with the health-conscious business men and women of the 21st century he would struggle.…
If you have developed a business plan that you are confident will succeed, the only thing that may be standing in your way is securing the finances to put the plan in action. If you know how much funding you need and can identify what each dollar will be used, you can consider the benefits of looking for an investor to help with your startup. The benefits of working with professional investors can be a good idea if you know who the investment advisor is as a person.…
There’s a well-known skills shortage within the UK construction industry. The issue has been prevalent over the last few years, with the apprenticeship scheme touted as a potential solution for sourcing homegrown talent into the construction sector. But has the construction sector made the most of the apprenticeship scheme in order the deal with the skills shortage? Nifty Lift, suppliers of work platforms investigate:
The gender gap in apprenticeships
While the government continues to create apprenticeships, there have been concerns over the disproportionate number of males being offered apprenticeship roles in better-paid industries compared to female candidates.…
2020 is set to bring us another worldwide celebration of sport with the Olympics in Tokyo, so you’d be forgiven for thinking 2019 might end up being something of a lull for the sporting world to recharge.
In particular, cricket is set to be the focus of the year while men’s football takes a backseat, as both the Cricket World Cup and the Ashes series are to be held in England.
Even a ‘quiet’ year has so much going on in the sporting world then.…
It’s a very strange and humbling understanding, that the item in the museum’s glass case in front of you is so many times older than you are! That the person who made it might not have thought much beyond its primary use, much less that it would be a lasting record of their era. That it would survive not only them and the intended original owner, but so many centuries after.
It makes you wonder what will remain long after we’re gone, and realise how important it is that such items are preserved as information for the future.…
Older drivers sometimes grumble that their MOT test is unnecessary; perhaps saying that it is just a way for the government to tax road users and car owners by stealth. It can be tempting to follow along with this belief, especially if it encourages you to think that you can save your MOT fee and rebel against the government as you do so!
However, the Ministry of Transport (now broadly the DVLA) in the 60s did not have the aim of making themselves rich off the MOT test fee, and they have, ever since then, ensured that the MOT test fee is exactly the same all over the country precisely to avoid garages and mechanics getting rich by overcharging, or by undercharging and not doing as thorough a job as they should.…
Trade shows are one of the most popular traditional ways to advertise a business’ products and services. Even with advances in internet marketing technologies such as social media and video conferencing, the value and benefits of trade shows have only been enhanced. By working with reliable trade show booth companies like ExpoMarketing, businesses have managed to achieve much better results from trade shows.
Below is a rundown of the top benefits associated with trade shows.
1. Create a Lasting Impression
The primary purpose of trade shows is to allow business people to showcase a variety of goods and services to attendees.…
Everyone seems to be talking about the new generation of millennials and how they are shaping the culture of the U.S., but few understand the far-reaching effect of a new mindset and skillset being brought to the table.
A millennial generation is a group of tech-savvy individuals raised around and dependent upon the internet for almost everything. This group sees the world differently from the baby boomers and older generation, and these differences impact how they act and operate within the work environment.…
