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It’s a story as old as time: Startup founder raises giant sack of that sweet, sweet VC money. Next, they have to search for product-market fit. Easy, right? Just pour all of that money into sales and marketing, and they’re off to the races. Not so fast. If you throw enough money at advertising, anyone can get the growth chart to go up and to the right. But the thing is, you need to find the right way to do growth, and that’s a lot harder. Matt Lerner spent 11 years running marketing at PayPal, followed by four years at…

Salford Business School is set to offer the government-supported Help to Grow programme once more, with three cohorts already scheduled for this year. This programme is designed to assist existing businesses in their expansion efforts, featuring workshops conducted by the School’s experts, and providing customised support to aid business owners in managing their growth plans. Open to companies from any sector, participants will complete the course with a bespoke growth action plan, ready for independent implementation. The inaugural cohort for 2024 will commence in April and the programme spans 12 weeks. Workshops will be conducted in person at Salford Business…

Come for the prices, stay for the history: in many of Britain’s towns, “Spoons” has become the chief steward of civic heritage, writes Adam Hawksbee You could easily miss The Wallaw in Blyth. Tucked just off the high street, this Grade II Listed art deco cinema closed in 2004 – the last film to be screened was Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Perhaps fitting then that, nine years after the doors were shut, The Wallaw was resurrected. But this time, as one of the country’s most stunning Wetherspoons. In many of Britain’s towns, “Spoons” has become the chief…

Lisa Arthurs shares her experiences in a short documentary by non-profit organisation Source link

New research from University of Utah psychology researchers is helping prove what American authors John Muir and Henry David Thoreau tried to teach more than 150 years ago: Time spent in nature is good for the heart and soul. Amy McDonnell and David Strayer are showing it is good for your brain, too. Their latest research, conducted at the university’s Red Butte Garden, uses electroencephalography (EEG), which records electrical activity in the brain with small discs attached to the scalp, to measure participants’ attentional capacity. “A walk in nature enhances certain executive control processes in the brain above and beyond…

Judge Christine Laing KC was sentencing Thomas Waeling for trying to murder a 50-year-old woman who was a complete stranger. Waeling, who was 17 at the time, plunged a knife into the chest of Sarah Taylor who was carrying her shopping back from Lidl on May 15 last year. Judge Laing said that stabbing cases involving young people were “rising very fast”. Lewes Crown Court heard that Ms Taylor only survived thanks to passersby who gave first aid and the air ambulance that took her to hospital. The police cordon at Bohemia Road after the attack (Image: Sussex News and…

The Medway and Bexley districts took two wins each in Saturday’s Kent Schools Cross-Country Championships at Central Park, Dartford, and photographer Simon Hildrew was there to get all the best shots.Medway’s Tyla Jade Thomas won the Year 7 girls’ race in 10min00sec and Lauren Mitchell took the honours in the senior girls’ class with 14.41. For Bexley, Murphy McDonagh was quickest in the Year 7 boys’ event (9.44) and Iris Williams ran the show in the intermediate girls’ race (14.20).Sophie Richmond led the Ashford & Weald district to junior girls’ glory in 11.48, Freddie Gibson of Maidstone was the junior…

Location : The M11 southbound exit slip at junction J7 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 30 January 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

A section of the motorway will remain closed ‘for some time’ Source link

We’ve gathered details on where the closures are, timings, and alternate routes. From Monday, January 29, until Monday, February 5, parts of the Dartford Crossing are closed due to maintenance works. The Dartford Crossing is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north. Information shared is correct at time of publication, but it could change, especially in poor weather conditions. The closure times, places and reasons are as follows: Monday, January 29 – Tuesday, January 30 A282 Northbound A282 northbound…