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Startups face a fundamental challenge when competing against established corporations. Limited marketing budgets often prevent early-stage companies from accessing traditional PR channels that larger competitors routinely utilize. Yet credibility remains essential for securing clients, attracting investors, and recruiting talent. Research from Global Recognition Awards reveals that 63% of award-winning small businesses report income increases, compared to 48% among large companies. The data suggests that recognition delivers disproportionate benefits to smaller organizations. While Fortune 500 companies...

The Purchasing Managers’ Index, commonly known as PMI, is a monthly survey that measures how business leaders feel about the economic conditions in their industry. It focuses on areas such as new orders, production levels, employment, supplier deliveries and inventory changes. Understanding PMI in Simple Terms According to experts working for Montellis Group, PMI is valuable because it gives a direct glimpse into how companies are operating before official economic reports are released. Most readers...

When asked who a successful leader is, some people will say Barack Obama, some will say Jean Luc Picard, and others may say Oprah Winfrey. For many people, a successful leader is someone who has vision, a well-defined strategy, and is great at decision-making. These skills help a leader to motivate teams, drive sales, and ensure that the teams they oversee offer great long-term performance. However, some hidden skills are not often considered, which can...

The UK’s financial watchdog is preparing to bring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings agencies under formal regulation for the first time, in what is being described as the most sweeping overhaul of sustainable finance rules in the country’s history. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation setting out plans to police the rapidly expanding ESG ratings sector, which has grown into a $2.2bn (£1.6bn) global industry as investment managers increasingly embed ESG...

Entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett is preparing to launch a new tech news website later this month, as he expands his fast-growing media and business empire. The publication, reportedly called Founded, will cover the technology and start-up landscape across the UK and US, according to City AM. Bartlett is understood to be hiring around 10 journalists alongside an editor-in-chief as he builds out a full newsroom. A holding page on Founded.com has replaced...