Posts by Vicki Owen

Business booming at online advertising service Telemetry

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Online video advertising service Telemetry, used by multinationals such as household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser to deliver and audit campaigns, is rapidly expanding with the help of new contracts.

‘Apprentices who work for us learn real skills’

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

The fifth annual Apprenticeship Week starts tomorrow amid continued concern about the value of the Government-backed scheme.

Employer contact at school reduces likelihood of young people becoming NEET

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Young adults who can remember four or five examples of involvement with employers while at school are five times less likely to be NEET than those who have had none.

TV Dragon Theo urges firms to hire apprentices

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Theo Paphitis, is calling on British companies to continue to invest in apprenticeships and training despite the economic slump.

Appointments: Dame Ann Dowling joins board of BP as non-executive director

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

The head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where she is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is taking up her new role this week.

Allan Leighton backs women business leaders

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Ex-Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton is joining the battle to get more women on the boards of British companies.

‘Colleges pose cut-price threat to the High Street’

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Fears are growing that colleges’ increasing emphasis on vocational courses that offer cut-price services direct to the consumer could undermine established businesses.

Firms miss out on ‘potential superstars’

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

The bosses of some of the country’s biggest companies have called for businesses to offer more jobs to prison leavers.