Business

Benjamin Nasberg is a Canadian entrepreneur and the CEO of Carbone Restaurant Group. He is known for building scalable hospitality businesses while staying closely connected to the people and communities behind them. His career reflects a steady focus on growth, culture, and practical leadership. Nasberg began working in restaurants at the age of 16. Those early roles gave him a …

For most of its history, Gradeall International operated the way thousands of UK manufacturers still do. Build good equipment, look after your customers, grow through word of mouth and trade shows, and trust that reputation would do the heavy lifting. Based in Dungannon, County Tyrone, the company manufactures tyre balers, sidewall cutters, waste compactors, and glass crushers — specialist recycling …

Bracken McKey has spent his career turning responsibility into results. Not through bold claims or flashy moves. But through steady work, clear thinking, and ideas that could hold up under pressure. Over more than 25 years in the legal field, McKey helped shape how serious cases were handled in Washington County. He took on leadership roles. He built systems. And …

Gaming now transcends the physical realm. If you want the thrill of spinning today, you no longer need to live near a casino or plan a trip. That excitement, which once required time and travel, can now be accessed wherever you are. Let’s be clear – this isn’t about good versus bad, or old versus new. Physical casinos are undeniably …

Innovate UK has awarded more than £300,000 in funding to a collaboration between the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Sustainable Innovation and UK healthtech company Sanome, to accelerate the development of an AI-enabled system for the early detection of hospital-acquired infections. The 18-month SMART grant will support the co-design and roll-out of MEMORI, a Class IIb CE-certified software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD) platform …

Training workers to use artificial intelligence will be “critical” to managing disruption in the UK labour market, according to Andrew Bailey, who said there were already signs that AI was reshaping careers and hiring patterns. Speaking at a conference in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Bailey said the long-term impact of AI on employment remained “highly uncertain”, but warned that early …

Ocado is preparing plans that could see up to 1,000 jobs cut as part of a renewed effort to rein in costs, following a difficult year for its automated warehouse technology business. Up to 5 per cent of the group’s global workforce could be affected, according to people familiar with the discussions, although talks remain at an early stage and …

The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has urged small businesses to rediscover Britain’s exporting spirit, calling on entrepreneurs to take a “leap of faith” and start selling overseas with the backing of government finance and advice. Speaking to an audience of small business owners at the UK Trade and Export Finance Forum in London last week, Kyle warned that the UK …

A High Court judge has ruled that thousands of people affected by a major data breach at Capita can continue with their legal action against the outsourcing group, in a decision being described as a landmark for large-scale data privacy claims in the UK. In a judgment handed down on 9 February, Master Dagnall rejected arguments from Capita’s legal team …

Royal Mail has urged small and medium-sized businesses to apply for its £1 million apprenticeship levy fund during National Apprenticeship Week (9–15 February), as it steps up efforts to help address skills shortages across the SME sector. Applications are open for the second round of the fund, which is available to businesses with up to 250 employees that sell products …