Megan Habina is the Founder and CEO of Valkyrie Fitness & Nutrition, a company dedicated to helping women in first responder, military, and healthcare roles build strength, balance, and confidence through practical fitness and nutrition coaching. Based in New Jersey, Megan’s journey began in Vineland, where she grew up working in her family’s restaurant and learning the value of discipline and determination. Before starting her business, Megan served as a Class I and Class II...
Britain’s small business leaders are embracing a new ethos of marginal gains, with fresh research revealing how the so-called “1% mindset” is quietly shaping a new wave of SME growth. According to Adobe, which has launched its Adobe Express ‘One Better’ movement alongside entrepreneur Steven Bartlett, more than 90 per cent of SME owners familiar with the term believe that making small, continuous improvements delivers measurable benefits to productivity and profits. Often associated with elite...
Britain is on the cusp of an entrepreneurship surge that could reshape the workforce and inject billions into the economy, according to new research revealing that one in ten adults plans to start a business within the next year, the equivalent of more than 5 million people. The findings, published in the Entrepreneurship Revolution report from Block and Public First, paint a picture of a UK increasingly powered by independent enterprise, side-hustles and digital-first microbusinesses....
Two of London’s oldest and most storied food markets, Smithfield and Billingsgate, are set to begin a new chapter in the Docklands after the City of London Corporation confirmed Albert Island as their future home. The decision marks a dramatic turnaround after both markets appeared destined for closure last year when rising costs forced the Corporation to abandon a £740 million relocation plan to Dagenham. At the time, traders feared the historic meat and fish...
The Bank of England has warned that the global race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is increasingly being fuelled by debt, creating a growing risk to financial stability if the current AI boom turns into a market correction. Governor Andrew Bailey said valuations of AI-driven technology companies were now approaching levels last seen during the dotcom bubble in the US, and levels not seen since the financial crisis in the UK and EU. The Bank’s...
Mercedes-Benz has placed a significant vote of confidence in the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector after confirming a £20 million partnership to develop high-performance electric vehicle technology, creating 150 skilled jobs across Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The German manufacturer will invest £10 million of its own capital, matched by a further £10 million from the UK government, to develop next-generation high-power drive systems for electrified and hybrid performance cars. Crucially, the work will draw on Formula 1...
Selling beyond your home market sounds simple until real customers start paying in currencies your system barely understands. A smooth global checkout relies on more than showing the right symbol or converting a total at the last second. It depends on tools that read regional habits, manage shifting rates and keep the payment step feeling familiar no matter where the shopper sits. When those pieces line up, the process feels effortless. When they do not,...
Asif Sheikh grew up in Chicago, surrounded by the steady rhythm of a working-class city. That environment shaped how he saw responsibility, teamwork, and long-term commitment. He often says that growing up in Chicago taught him the value of “showing up every day and doing the work, even when nobody is watching.” That mindset would later guide his entire career. Asif didn’t take a traditional path through business school. Instead, he strengthened his education over...
Labour has suspended one of its own MPs after he broke ranks to vote against the party’s contentious inheritance tax changes for farmers, deepening internal divisions over the reforms and fuelling anger in rural communities. Markus Campbell-Savours, the MP for Penrith and Solway, was the only Labour member to oppose the measure in the Commons on Tuesday night. The proposal – part of the Budget resolutions – passed comfortably by 327 votes to 182, but...
An aerospace engineer who challenged her employer’s transgender toilet policy has lost her discrimination case, after an employment tribunal ruled that Leonardo UK’s approach was lawful and proportionate. Maria Kelly, a people and capability lead at the defence giant, claimed she experienced harassment, direct sex discrimination and indirect sex discrimination after the company allowed transgender women to use female toilets. Her grievance centred on an incident in March 2023, when she said she encountered a...
