Northern Electric : Annual Report and Accounts for Northern Electric plc for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Northern Electric plc
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (continued)
Submitted to Ofgem in March 2014, the Business Plan described the long-term strategy and commitments that NPg Northeast would achieve during the ED1 period in order to deliver sustainable growth with regard to those with whom NPg Northeast interacted and served. Developed after a period of consultation with stakeholders, the Business Plan focused on a number of priorities (described throughout the Strategic Report) including minimizing costs, improving flood defenses, enhancing customer service, prioritizing employee safety, supporting vulnerable customers, protecting the environment and transitioning to low carbon technologies.…
Introducing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program and 2023 Microsoft Work Trend Index
In March, we introduced the world to Microsoft 365 Copilot – your copilot for work. We’re excited to share the next step in our journey as we bring Copilot to more customers and introduce new capabilities. We’re also releasing new data and insights from our 2023 Work Trend Index on how work is changing in the era of AI.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access ProgramSince March, we’ve been testing Copilot with 20 enterprise customers, learning alongside companies like Chevron, Goodyear, General Motors and Dow. Their overwhelming feedback is that Copilot has the potential to revolutionize work. They point to how…
CFIB survey indicates small business plan to increase wages 3.3% on average – Morinville News
by Morinville Online Staff
Small businesses in Canada are planning to increase wages by an average of 3.3% over the next year, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer. The increase in wages comes amid high inflation rates and a tight job market.
Although wage increase plans have decreased from their peak of 3.6% in June 2022, they remain elevated by historical standards. The increase is not fueling inflation, according to Simon Gaudreault, Chief Economist and Vice-President of Research at CFIB.
“Wage plans would have to further moderate to bring inflation within the Bank of…
OpenAI previews business plan for ChatGPT, launches new privacy controls
OpenAI says that it plans to introduce a new subscription tier for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot, tailored to the needs of enterprise customers.
Called ChatGPT Business, OpenAI describes the forthcoming offering as “for professionals who need more control over their data as well as enterprises seeking to manage their end users.”
“ChatGPT Business will follow our API’s data usage policies, which means that end users’ data won’t be used to train our models by default,” OpenAI wrote in a blog post published today. “We plan to make ChatGPT Business available in the coming months.”
OpenAI previously telegraphed that it…
Video game advertising venture wins big at Washington State University’s 20th annual Business Plan Competition
y255 venture team wins Herbert B. Jones Foundation $15,000 grand prize at 20th annual WSU Business Plan Competition
“Interest in, and access to, entrepreneurial learning is growing at WSU and throughout our region. That is clearly evident by the diversity represented in this year’s venture teams and their business ideas.”
PULLMAN, Wash. (PRWEB)
April 28, 2023
Innovative business software solutions and mobile app technology for social good were collective themes presented at Washington State University’s 20th annual Business Plan Competition Thursday, April 27.
y255 was the big winner, walking away with the Herbert B. Jones $15,000 grand prize.
y255,…
Announcing the next wave of AI innovation with Microsoft Bing and Edge
Just three months ago, we unveiled the new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge to reinvent the future of search with your copilot for the web. We aim to tackle a universal problem with traditional search – that nearly half of all web searches go unanswered, resulting in billions of people’s searches falling short of the mark. We launched the new Bing to bring you better search results, answers to your questions, the ability to create and compose, and with a new level of ease of use by being able to chat in natural language. Bing combines powerful large language models…
FCA Business Plan focus: reducing harm from firm failure
The FCA’s Business Plan for 2023/24, covered in overview in our earlier post, reiterates the FCA’s focus on reducing misconduct that can cause serious harm, and includes six commitments and related actions the FCA plans to take over the coming year.
One important area relevant for all firms is financial resilience. The FCA wants firms to meet their financial resource requirements so that they can conduct business, wind down and, where applicable, fail without causing significant harm to consumers and market participants.
The Business Plan confirms the FCA’s plans to introduce a new regulatory return requiring 20,000 solo regulated financial…
Small businesses plan to increase wages by 3.3% on average over the next 12 months amid high inflation and a tight job market
Toronto, April 27, 2023 – Small businesses expect to increase wages by an average of 3.3% over the next 12 months, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer®. While the average wage increase plans remain elevated by historical standards, they are down after peaking at 3.6% in June 2022.
“Wage plans would have to further moderate to bring inflation within the Bank of Canada’s target range of 1% to 3%, however they are really not that far off and, quite frankly, show a sensible approach in the current inflationary context. Small businesses, while responding with…
