Justin Brewer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Greenhub, is an entrepreneur whose career reflects drive, vision and resilience. Born and raised in Somers, Connecticut, he grew up with a passion for sport, particularly soccer. His dedication to the game carried him to Sacred Heart University, where he played NCAA Division I soccer as a four-year starter while studying Communications Technology. The discipline and leadership skills Brewer gained on the pitch would later become the...
Workspaces are evolving as hybrid work models become more prevalent. Companies are redesigning traditional office environments to support a flexible workforce, requiring strategic approaches to maintain productivity and collaboration. The transformation of workspaces is influencing business operations. As hybrid work models gain popularity, companies are adjusting their office spaces to meet new requirements. By incorporating flexibility into design, organisations can create environments that accommodate various working styles. This shift signifies a move towards embracing change...
Eric Davidov was born in Manhattan and raised on Staten Island, New York, in a family that valued hard work, discipline, and education. His mother built a career in software engineering, while his father shifted from wholesale into real estate. This steady example of persistence shaped Eric’s own outlook from an early age. Sport also played a major role in his youth. Eric competed in tennis and diving, but it was boxing that left the...
Celebrity chef Rick Stein will close his Marlborough restaurant this weekend, the second outlet to shut in a week as his family-run hospitality empire battles mounting financial pressure. The High Street site, which opened almost a decade ago, will serve its last meals on Sunday, October 5. The closure follows the permanent shutdown of Stein’s Coffee Shop in Padstow, Cornwall, where three staff were redeployed. In a statement signed by Stein, his wife Jill and...
A Senate Republican wants to ensure that lawmakers feel the pain in their wallets as the federal government shutdown drags on. Members of Congress, unlike other federal employees, are guaranteed to get paid during a government shutdown. But Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants to impose a tax on lawmakers that would eat away at their paychecks. Moreno plans to introduce the Stop Holding Up Taxpayers, Deny Wages On Washington’s Negligence (SHUTDOWN) Act, which would create...
What began as isolated disputes over niche items is now reshaping how cakes, baked goods and sweet snacks are treated for tax purposes. The result is that products previously considered zero-rated are increasingly being reclassified as standard-rated confectionery, subject to 20% VAT. The change centres on a single phrase in VAT legislation, which defines confectionery as: “Chocolates, sweets and biscuits; drained, glace or crystallised fruits; and any item of sweetened prepared food which is normally...
Baroness Michelle Mone has launched a blistering attack on Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, accusing her of “inflammatory language”, “reckless public statements”, and misrepresenting both the facts and legal context surrounding the PPE Medpro case. In a two-page letter seen by Business Matters, the peer directly confronts Badenoch’s remarks made on BBC Radio, in which she called for Baroness Mone to resign from the House of Lords and said the authorities should “throw the book at...
Women in England face a dramatic and long-lasting earnings hit after having children, with the average mother losing over £65,000 in pay by the time her first child turns five, according to sobering new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The analysis reveals a 42% fall in mothers’ average monthly earnings – equivalent to a loss of £1,051 per month – compared with income levels one year before childbirth. The ONS found that...
Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency portfolio posted a rare rebound in Q3 2025, climbing 36.6% in value to $3.1 million, according to new analysis from Finbold. On-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence shows the former US president’s holdings rose from $2.27 million on July 1 to $3.10 million by September 30 – a paper gain of around $823,000. The recovery comes after a brutal start to the year, when Trump’s wallet value collapsed 80.7% in Q1 (from...
Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., revealed to Fox News Digital that he is one of three Republicans in Congress who was surveilled by the Biden administration’s ‘Quiet Skies’ program, a program that has been shut down due to overreach concerns. Earlier this week, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Rand Paul, R-Ky., convened a hearing examining alleged Biden administration abuse of the program, which was terminated by DHS in June, and revealed that three current Republican members...
