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Fourex Kiosks Coming to London

You may soon notice a new machine around the London tube stations and the Westfield shopping centres. It’s a Fourex kiosk that will accept your unsorted coins and notes in and out of circulation from over 150 currencies…and convert their […]

Kirsty’s Making Its Name in the UK

If you haven’t heard of Kirsty’s, you probably will soon. Kirsty Henshaw was a single mom from Preston, Lanchashire, who launched her brand of healthy ready meals in 2012. Worth £4 million today, Kirsty’s is the UK’s fastest-growing branded ready […]

A Brilliant Business Model

A Brilliant Business Model

Ladies, if you have not yet heard about Gwynnie Bee, you’ll definitely want to know about it. This is a truly brilliant business model and it would be interesting to see if such a model exists in the UK (or […]

Where are Brits Moving Away To and Why?

As many as 13 of every 200 people who are from England have left for other shores. However, emigration levels have decreased. In 2006, 203,000 Britons moved abroad, while last year only 137,000 did so. What are the top destinations […]

Drastic Rise in Online Buying in the UK

According to Barclaycard, online spending is up by a quarter in just four years and more than 20% of all spending is likely to be done online this year. Their data shows that 22% of all card spending last year […]

Find Out Who One First Place in the Small Shops Competition

  If you’re looking for the place that was just crowned as the best small shop in England – then you’ll need to go to Hunters of Helmsley. Owned and run by husband-wife team Chris and Christine Garnett since 2008, […]

How Does Your Salary Compare to Others in the UK?

The 2014 ONS annual salaries survey is worth a look. The overall average wage for 21,563,000 people was £27,271. The closest people to this pay grade are sheet metal workers. There are different ways to interpret the data, but it’s […]

Flying Out Today? Will You Get There on Time?

Flying Out Today? Will You Get There on Time?

If air travel makes you crazy and you want to streamline the experience as much as possible, you’ll want to check out this list. The report, published by OAG which is an aviation data service that provides flight schedules around […]

La Favorita Delivered Ready to Expand

La Favorita Delivered Ready to Expand

If you love pizza, you just might want to keep an eye on the La Favorita Delivered company. This chain, backed by financier Jon Moulton, is planning to raise £400,000 with crowdfunding to expand into Scotland and the rest of […]