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How to calculate your margin: Professional Services 101
Financial Systems

How to calculate your margin: Professional Services 101

Ensuring fiscal health: Understanding and regularly checking your margins can unlock insights about your firm's financial state, calculate gross profit and avoid common errors.

By Nicola Stewart • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Transformative tech key to supporting student wellbeing
Digital Entertainment

IWD 2024: Transformative tech key to supporting student wellbeing

Higher Education institutions in the UK face considerable challenges as outdated tech intensifies problems around student wellbeing and retention.

By Sarah Fry • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2024
Overcoming the threat of account takeover fraud
Multi-factor authentication

Overcoming the threat of account takeover fraud

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting online accounts in identity theft surge, with ATO fraud attacks increasing by over 350% in 2023, finds digital fraud management firm, Sift.

By Ashley Diffey • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2024
The benefits and risks of Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics

The benefits and risks of Artificial Intelligence

AI is a powerful business tool, yet it carries potential risks. According to Immuta's 2024 Data Security Report, robust data governance is crucial to maintain security.

By Anthony Farr • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2024
The power of embedded green finance
Marketing Technologies

The power of embedded green finance

Banks wrestling with outdated systems can bolster sustainability efforts by leveraging carbon management to personalise client services, ensuring greener finance integrates seamlessly with consumer lifestyles.

By David Beer • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: In my first business, I exclusively hired working moms. Here's why.
Unified Communications

IWD 2024: In my first business, I exclusively hired working moms. Here's why.

Challenging stereotypes, a director recounts hiring working mothers for her first business, spotlighting their productivity and resilience, and championing gender equality.

By Lisa Marie Maxson • 4 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: DEI dilemmas: Why rethinking inclusivity is crucial
International Women's Day

IWD 2024: DEI dilemmas: Why rethinking inclusivity is crucial

On IWD 2024, addressing substantial gender pay gaps and shrinking DEI teams challenge the effectiveness of current strategies, demanding a strategic shift towards genuine inclusivity.

By Lauren Ryder • 4 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: New paths for women into data analytics
EduTech

IWD 2024: New paths for women into data analytics

IWD 2024: Unconventional strategies such as mid-career resets and conversion courses seek to increase women's representation in data analytics, amid concerning gender gap.

By Dr Clare Walsh • 4 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2024
Why companies are 'democratising' employee share plans in tough times
Human Capital Management

Why companies are 'democratising' employee share plans in tough times

In light of increasing costs and dwindling margins, companies are shifting towards democratising employee share plans, offering equity ownership to a wider workforce as a strategic method of cost reduction and employee motivation.

By Jay Foley • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: How and why tech companies should help women reach the c-suite
Workplace

IWD 2024: How and why tech companies should help women reach the c-suite

Revealing only 26% of UK tech staff are women, an op-ed explores how tech firms can secure gender balance and women's progress to leadership roles.

By Katharina Richter-Weiss • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: SocialFi is a new frontier – here's what you need to know
Crypto

IWD 2024: SocialFi is a new frontier – here's what you need to know

SocialFi, a blend of decentralised finance and social media, is gathering momentum, with platforms like KangaMoon and xNinja.Tech attracting thousands of users, and set to challenge traditional social media platforms.

By Magda Schmid-Debska • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Navigating the workplace: The experience of women of colour in corporations
Partner Programmes

IWD 2024: Navigating the workplace: The experience of women of colour in corporations

IWD 2024: Unveiling the challenges faced by women of colour in corporations, shedding light on the importance of intersectional inclusion, and exploring advocacy strategies.

By Mayka Rosales Peterson • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Let's create a secure digital world for women, together
Unified Communications

IWD 2024: Let's create a secure digital world for women, together

On International Women's Day 2024, it's a crucial necessity to jointly combat gender-based cyber crimes and establish a secure digital space for women worldwide.

By Saba Hasan • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: The lessons I've learned from a life on the move
Public Cloud

IWD 2024: The lessons I've learned from a life on the move

Mexican-born tech exec Brenda Lazcano shares her journey from Mexico to Australia, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion in the tech industry.

By Brenda Lazcano • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Why I'm a passionate advocate for inclusion in the IT sector
IT Industry

IWD 2024: Why I'm a passionate advocate for inclusion in the IT sector

Laura Thomson, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Fastly, shares her experiences breaking down barriers to promote diversity and inclusion in the sector.

By Laura Thomson • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

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IWD 2024: Fostering an unconditionally inclusive culture globally
Workplace

IWD 2024: Fostering an unconditionally inclusive culture globally

The global push for an unconditionally inclusive culture is underlined, spotlighting the critical roles tech industries play in promoting diversity and gender equality.

By Pauline Yau • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
IWD 2024: How project management can be the ideal entry point into an exciting industry
DevOps

IWD 2024: How project management can be the ideal entry point into an exciting industry

Amid a male-dominated ICT sector, project management emerges as a fruitful career for ambitious women, offering exciting opportunities and flexibility.

By Lauren Tuggey and Dominique Logan • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024