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24ʰʳMedia: Elevating Brands with High-Quality Custom Print Solutions

24ʰʳMedia: Elevating Brands with High-Quality Custom Print Solutions

24ʰʳMedia enhances brands with premium custom print solutions, delivering quality and creativity around the clock. Cape Town, South Africa, February 18, 2025 / LinkDaddy News / – 24ʰʳMedia is setting the benchmark for premium digital printing services in Cape Town, offering businesses a powerful way to showcase their brands with impact. With a commitment to […]

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Fuel Ventures backs PlanningHub’s AI-powered solution to modernise UK property planning

Fuel Ventures, a leading UK venture capital fund, has co-led a £300,000 funding round in PlanningHub, a cutting-edge PropTech platform using AI to transform access to planning information for property development. Designed to eliminate the inefficiencies of the UK’s complex planning system, PlanningHub provides instant, data-driven insights to developers, investors, and local authorities, helping to

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Impossibrew raises £1.57M in record-breaking crowdfunding round as demand for alcohol-free beer surges

London-based startup IMPOSSIBREW has successfully closed its latest Crowdcube fundraising round, securing £1,575,390—more than three times its original £500,000 target. Founded by Mark Wong, the company is redefining alcohol-free drinking with its patent-pending Social Blend technology, which naturally enhances relaxation while delivering an authentic beer experience. The funding round, which valued IMPOSSIBREW at £12 million

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Gordon Ramsay combines UK and US restaurant businesses in Lion Capital deal

Gordon Ramsay is uniting his restaurant operations on both sides of the Atlantic through a deal that sees fresh investment flowing from US private equity house Lion Capital. The celebrity chef, 58, is merging the British and American arms of his global dining empire into a single entity, jointly owned on a 50–50 basis by

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UK firms plan biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence collapses

UK employers are bracing for the largest wave of redundancies in a decade, as confidence among businesses plummets amid concerns over rising costs and tax hikes set to take effect from April. A new survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revealed that redundancy intentions are at their highest level in

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Elon Musk’s government cuts could hand billions to private companies

Elon Musk’s sweeping cuts to US government agencies have sparked concerns that private companies—including his own—could reap billions in new contracts as public services are dismantled. Musk, who has taken on a powerful role in the Trump administration, has vowed to oversee the mass downsizing of federal agencies, arguing that many should be “deleted entirely.”

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Vivienne Westwood fashion house under scrutiny over homophobic bullying allegations against CEO

The Vivienne Westwood fashion house is facing mounting scrutiny after an independent investigation upheld allegations of homophobic bullying against its chief executive, Carlo D’Amario. The claims, which were examined by an employment barrister in June 2023, included accusations that D’Amario repeatedly used homophobic slurs, bullied staff, and discriminated against employees based on their sexuality. Despite

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Blue Origin to cut 10% of workforce as it ramps up rocket launches

Blue Origin, the spaceflight company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is cutting 1,400 jobs—around 10% of its workforce—as it shifts focus to ramping up rocket production and increasing launch frequency. In an internal memo seen by Business Matters, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the job cuts would trim managerial ranks while reducing roles

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UK economy posts surprise growth at end of 2024, but concerns remain

The UK economy defied expectations by posting 0.1% growth in the final quarter of 2024, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. Analysts had predicted a contraction, but strong performances in construction, pubs, bars, and machinery manufacturing helped to keep the economy in positive territory. In December alone, the economy grew by 0.4%,

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