Archive for February, 2009

Kent business people are being encouraged to make the most of the county’s largest business exhibition and conference by pre-booking a place now. Kent 2020 Vision ’09, a free event which is being held at the Kent Showground, Detling, on Thursday 2 April from 8am – 5pm, is the largest gathering of business people under one roof which last year...  Read more

Two employees of Clydesdale Bank in Tunbridge Wells have raised more than £7,000 for cerebral palsy charity Scope by tackling Africa’s highest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro. Mark Lilliott and Ben Jury were part of a 22-strong team that battled altitude sickness during an arduous ascent of the inactive volcano, which at 19,343ft (5,896m) dominates the skyline...  Read more

Embedded content is now one of the key factors in determining which new mobile handset consumers choose, according to the results of a poll published today by GetJar, the world’s leading independent app store. 69% of respondents indicated that the content provided with a new phone is now more important to their purchase decision than price, design...  Read more

With the Government looking for ways to replenish its coffers, it is to impose a new upper tax band for high earners, who although may be distracted by the current economic downturn, are advised to consider now ways to mitigate the effects of the new 45 per cent rate, according to leading Kent accountancy firm Horwath Clark Whitehill (HCW)  Read...  Read more

On Feb. 14 President Barack Obama talks about his first major milestone in helping the United States back on its feet to recovery. This is Obama’s first major victory in Congress thanks to the $787 billion economic stimulus legislation that was just passed. The video below was aired today (Saturday Feb 14, 2009). Have a watch of the short video and...  Read more

Youngsters from Drapers Mills School, Margate, have been preparing for the national finale exhibition of Create-a-Quest, a cross-arts project devised by The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts and supported by Land Securities, the owners of Westwood Cross  Read more  [Read more...]

Business Link research* has found that 49% of business customers in the South East that use Business Link expect to grow in the next 12 months, compared with only 24% that do not. Despite the economic downturn, which Business Link has been monitoring through its South East Business Monitor, there is considerable optimism and resilience among small and...  Read more

YUBZ, the company that brought retro design to the mobile lifestyle, has just announced the addition of three new colors to its TALK MOBILE series – Army Green, Orchid Purple and Sky Blue. The “old-school” handsets, available for just $45, connect easily to most mobile phones (some require an adaptor) for a fun and fashionable way to talk  Read...  Read more