How to manage difficult situations at work through language and behaviour
Think back to the last time you had to manage a difficult or unpleasant situation at work – like making a person redundant, or taking them through a disciplinary procedure. How was it? Could it have gone better? If the answer is ‘yes’, then you’re not alone. So many of my clients can recall times when the wheels came off, despite their best efforts – and they wished they’d had some strategies in…
2023 Annual Visitor Attraction Website Report Survey launched
Rubber Cheese, in partnership with Convious, is proud to announce the launch of the 2023 Annual Visitor Attraction Website Report Survey to help attractions improve their digital infrastructure and enhance the visitor experience, moving from clicks to conversions.
Cambridge Cleantech announces CEO transition
Cambridge, UK - Cambridge Cleantech, the UK’s first cleantech innovation network and now one of Europe’s leading climate tech innovation enablers, announces a leadership transition, with Martin Garratt, Founder and CEO of the organisation, handing over the baton of leadership to Sam Goodall, currently the Head of International Projects, effective May 1, 2023.
Crowdfunding democratising equity funding in agri-tech
There is still money out there for agri-tech but entrepreneurs are finding there is less appetite for risk and greater demand for faster returns. However, companies turning to crowdfunding are finding this a successful way to raise significant finance and also to engage with potential power users of their technology – leading to co-design that is accelerating time to market and international…
Do you need to improve your cellular coverage?
Improving cellular coverage is a growing need for all schools, universities, hospitals, airports, hotels, and all other large corporations or offices.
The EpiCentre supports Haverhill community
The EpiCentre in Haverhill is proud to be supporting initiatives to help local charities and the wider business network.
Smart Packaging will become a US$2.6 billion market by 2033, says IDTechEx
IDTechEx predicts that the smart packaging market will grow to US$2.6 billion by 2033. Source: IDTechEx - "Smart Packaging 2023-2033".
IQGeo receives Carbon Neutral status for the second consecutive year
IQGeo, a developer of geospatial software that is “Building better networks” for telecom and utility operators, announces that for the second consecutive year it has received Carbon Neutral Organisation status for its 2022 carbon footprint assessment.
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough to officially open next week’s Huntingdonshire Business Fair
The countdown is on for the Huntingdonshire Business Fair taking place at Burgess Hall, St Ives on Wednesday 26 April.
Has stress taken over your life and is burn-out real?
The Bridge First Aid says...Yes, it is! How do I know? Because I have been there. Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) reclassified workplace burnout in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), The updated manual lists burnout as an occupational phenomenon, rather than a medical condition. Hmmm interesting.
CodiKoat receives research grant for reusable food packaging development
CodiKoat are thrilled to have beaten a highly competitive field to be awarded a £330,000 UK Research and Innovation grant. The grant will fund the development of "CodiPac", their new antimicrobial reusable food packaging solution.
DragonLight launches new Crowdfunder to help finish feature film Six Inches of Soil
Last year we raised enough money to cover the cost of shooting the film. Our small team filmed on the road for 42 days, shot over 120 hours of footage, in nine different English counties. We interviewed over twenty farmers and other experts, attended farming conferences, protests, filmed with sheep, pigs, cows and our unsung heroes - the microbes, fungi, beetles, earthworms and other critters of…
Pozitive Planet becomes new corporate supporter of Tom’s Trust
Pozitive Planet, a tech driven business with a unique approach to supplying utilities, payments, EV charging, telecoms and carbon offsetting to thousands of UK companies, has become the latest corporate supporter of the children’s brain tumour char
Latest research shows that job creation within Cambridge’s innovation clusters fuels an increasingly buoyant and resilient ecosystem
Economic data shows uplifting effect on employment across both Knowledge Intensive (KI) and non-KI sectors in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region.
Council encourages communities to go green with a grant fund project celebrating its fifth year
A grant scheme has opened for 2023 to encourage exciting community projects that reduce carbon emissions and engage local people about climate change.
"The Lingang Speed": World-class EV and energy cluster builds up from TESLA
TESLA located in Lingang, Shanghai - the home of Lingang Cambridge Network, which EFEC helped to set up with The Cambridge Network in 2019. Every 45 seconds a new TESLA vehicle rolls off the production line in Lingang and the giant factory' success has helped grow a globally significant cluster of EV suppliers and energy companies.
Cambridge Wide Open Day to drive inclusive collaboration
o2h group, the creators of innovative SciTech communities, has launched the Cambridge Wide Open Day, offering a unique insight into the city best known as the ‘UK Centre of Science & Technology’. The inaugural event will take place on Wednesday 14th June 2023, welcoming science enthusiasts and local residents alike from across the Cambridge community - giving everyone the opportunity to…
Celebrities visit Manchester Film Festival looking dazzling in Lily Arkwright ethical diamonds
Celebrities, actors and filmmakers flocked to Deansgate, Manchester for the Manchester Film Festival 2023. The star studded week saw the UK and world premieres of documentaries, shorts and feature films like Bolan’s Shoes. Bolan’s shoes was directed by Ian Puleston-Davies and starred Timothy Spall, and held its premier at Manchester Film Festival this year. The premier saw many well known faces…
Camlab is purchasing RGGO certified biogas (green gas)
This certificate created by Crown Gas & Power (a registered biogas provider) confirms that the above company is purchasing RGGO certified biogas (green gas) at these premises during the supply period: 1st January 2023 - 30th September 2024.
Welch's launches new Net Zero website
Welch's Transport Ltd in Duxford take one step closer to launching their Net Zero HGV and last mile BEV services with the release of the services own micro-site. Bringing clean, zero-emission pallet deliveries to Cambridge businesses and organisations.
Beavers to Help Protect Villages from Flooding
Two new “dam” good beaver enclosures to be built thanks to funding from Environmental partnership.
Date for your calendar: Becoming irresistible: how to recruit and retain tech talent
Is your company struggling to recruit and retain the best tech talent? If so, this event is for you.
CodiKoat Appoint Blake Gudgel As CEO
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Blake Gudgel as our new CEO. Blake joins CodiKoat at a crucial moment in our history. Having spent the last 16 years leading the development and operations efforts in early-stage technology companies in the US & Europe, he will now use his expertise to lead CodiKoat to the next step in our growth.
Moving your IT to the Cloud? Why not Private Cloud?
I am sure you are aware organisations are moving to the “cloud” and you probably have some cloud systems already. Most of us do!
Three ways the “Back to work” Budget may help you recruit
Like many SMEs, you may have been struggling with recruitment and/or retention over the past couple of years. Here, HR Dept highlights three ways the 'Back to work' Budget may help you recruit.