My neighbor was a math professor at a college in San Francisco. He once told me: “The longest distance between two points travels through a committee.” His quote applies well to B2B sales. A Forrester survey found that 80% of respondents say at least three people are involved in the purchase process, and most of…
A section of the M22 in County Antrim is closed in both directions due to a security alert, the PSNI have said. The motorway is closed between junction one in Dunsilly and junction two in Ballygrooby. ATO have just arrived at the scene. Police said an update will be provided in due course. Source link
Representative AI image (Pic credit: Canva) Singapore‘s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran on Monday began his one-year jail term in a corruption case, opting not to appeal his conviction, and apologised “unreservedly” to the nation. Iswaran, 62, was handed the jail sentence on Thursday last week for obtaining illegal gifts worth about USD 313,200…
Representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) Global warming. Disappearing plant and animal species. Fertile land turning to desert. Plastic in the oceans, on land, and the air we breathe.These urgent environmental challenges will be in the spotlight over the next few months as the United Nations hosts four major sessions to address key threats to…
For small business lenders, whether or not a loan application is approved boils down to basic numbers. Basically, the debt-to-income ratio for your small business. In other words, how much of your small business’s monthly earnings are used to repay existing debt. As a small business owner, you need the documentation to prove your worth…
Representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: Extinction of bird species caused by humans over the last 1,30,000 years have substantially reduced functional diversity of birds in the environment, a new study has found. The extinction also resulted in a loss of three billion years of unique evolutionary history, it found. At least 600…
The average UK house price came close to reaching a record high last month as falling mortgage rates helped to boost confidence among buyers, according to Halifax. The UK’s largest mortgage lender said the average price hit £293,399 in September, just short of the record £293,507 reached in June 2022. Prices have now risen for…
Top minister John Healey refused multiple times this morning to answer basic questions about Sue Gray’s future, after her chaotic and humiliating dismissal as chief of staff yesterday. Ms Gray, who will now take on the newly-created job of ‘envoy for the regions and nations, departed Sir Keir Starmer’s right-hand side yesterday after weeks of…
I feel sad,’ says Lady Astor, referring to OKA, the upmarket interiors retailer she founded in 1999 I feel sad,’ says Lady Astor, referring to OKA, the upmarket interiors retailer she founded in 1999. The company went into administration in the US and into a company voluntary arrangement in the UK this summer. Lady Astor…
Inheritance tax rise will cheat our children, say entrepreneurs By Anne Ashworth Updated: 09:45 BST, 7 October 2024 A flat-rate lump sum levy that falls due each year could be the solution to the mounting challenges facing Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Autumn Budget plan to squeeze more tax from ‘non-doms’. These are people whose…
