PETERBOROUGH-based contact centre Fusion has announced the appointment of a new site manager at its Bretton-based premises. Emma Rodulson-Ellis (left) will head up the contact centre operation, which handles more than 1.4 million customer enquiries…
THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging the government to lift the barriers to employment that stifle job creation to enable them to take on apprentices of all ages. More than two thirds (69…
BUSINESSES in Peterborough are being urged to enter the Business in the Community Awards to demonstrate leadership, innovation and the impact of their responsible business. There are now only eight weeks left to enter the…
FOLLOWING the sacking of Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray, Peterborough Business spoke to Robert Dillarstone and Laura Burke (left), employment lawyer and MD of Greenwoods Solicitors LLP about the reaction by Sky to the comments…
A SUCCESSFUL businesswoman is “surprised but delighted” to have been named Marketeer of the Year by Peterborough-based medical devices company Coloplast.
EAST of England businesses developing innovative new products in 2011 could receive a major funding boost through the East of England Development Agency (EEDA)’s Grants for Research and Development programme.
DURING a recent password audit at a Peterborough-based financial services company, the IT department discovered one employee using the following password: “MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyCanberra” When asked why he had such a long password, he said he had…
PROPOSALS for fathers to be able to take up to 46 weeks of parental leave following the birth of a child will put pressure on SMEs but it’s not the biggest obstacle facing businesses right…
PETERBOROUGH Chamber of Commerce has announced a new venue for its regular informal networking evenings, after the Ramada Hotel agreed to play host for 2011. The free networking events, which are open to all businesses…
ECONOMIC development company Opportunity Peterborough has been successful in persuading another quality restaurant to open in the centre of the city.