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Image copyright Getty Images “No eggs, tinned fish or crunchy Twiglets”, were some of the responses I got on social networking site LinkedIn when I asked whether there were any workplace rules for what you could or could not eat at your desk. It was the waft of chicken korma that had got me wondering. […]

Fed up with self-proclaimed “Instagram influencers” trying to snag free ice cream in exchange for a social media post, a Los Angeles small business owner has instituted a new rule: Influencers have to pay double. Joe Nicchi, owner of CVT Soft Serve in Los Angeles, had no qualms about sharing exactly how he felt about

Image copyright Getty Images Primark founder and chairman Arthur Ryan has died after a short illness, the budget fashion chain has announced. Mr Ryan founded the High Street retailer as Penny’s in 1969 in his hometown of Dublin in Ireland. Fifty years on, the chain has expanded to over 350 stores in 11 countries across

Image caption Goldings has been struggling to cope with changes in shopping habits A 152-year-old family-run hardware shop is to close as town centre footfall has become “pretty much non-existent”. Goldings in Bedford High Street opened in 1867 but its owners said competition from the internet and multinational firms made it impossible to continue. Announcing

Image copyright Getty Images “Retail isn’t dead – it’s taking a new direction,” says designer and retail entrepreneur Karen Millen. She sold the fashion company that bears her name back in 2004, and it’s now been put up for sale again by the bank that currently owns it. Karen Millen still has an interest in

Rwanda is bidding to become a centre for high-tech innovation and creativity in Africa. In the capital, Kigali, smart technology is being used in its schools and hospitals – and on its buses. Entrepreneur Patrick Buchana Nsenga tells the BBC how the introduction of cashless tap-and-go payments have helped the city’s buses boost their revenues

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Murat Cetinkaya had refused to cut interest rates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired the governor of the central bank and replaced him with his deputy. No official reason was given for the sacking of Murat Cetinkaya, who had held the position since April 2016. However, it comes amid

Image copyright Getty Images Deutsche Bank has made the first of the 18,000 job cuts announced on Sunday as part of a radical reorganisation. Teams of share traders in Tokyo and other offices in Asia were told on Monday that their jobs were going. Shares in Deutsche Bank were about 3% higher in Frankfurt as

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways says it is facing a record fine of £183m for last year’s breach of its security systems. The airline, owned by IAG, says it was “surprised and disappointed” by the penalty from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). At the time, BA said hackers had carried out a “sophisticated, malicious

Image copyright Andy Scott Image caption Andy Scott managed to rebuild his business empire and personal fortune The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to serial UK entrepreneur Andy Scott. When Andy Scott was run over by a taxi, breaking both his legs and