Before we’ve had a chance to blink, the end of the year is nigh.
We’ve had a jam-packed this year at Informi. From interviews with makers of leopard print gym leggings to revisiting Tomorrow’s World and discovering what predictions came true. We’ve covered a lot and we want to make sure you haven’t missed any of our best bits!
So, here’s our yearly wrap up of the best of the Informi blogs, the key events of 2018 and some extra titbits we weren’t able to cover ourselves:
January
Key events:
- Plastic microbeads are banned in England
- Iceland announces that it will stop using plastic for its own-brand products by 2023
- The Beast From The East causes widespread disruption across the UK
Best of the Informi blog:
How Can Businesses Be Sustainable While Still Making Money?
Under scrutiny, though, this idea falls apart. Businesses can and do make millions while being much more sustainable than their rivals. All it takes is the right business acumen — and a lot of hard work…read more.
February
Key events:
- Toys R Us and Maplin go into administration
- Elon Musk’s Space X Falcon Heavy launched
- The Beast From The East causes widespread disruption across the UK
Best of the Informi blog:
Groundbreaking Women Who Changed The World Of Business Forever
Tuesday 6 February 2018 marked 100 years since women got the vote. With that in mind, we take a look at some of the most groundbreaking women in history – both pre and post-suffrage – that changed business forever… read more.
And let’s not forget Valentines Day. For these couples, mixing business with romance is a match made in heaven.
We Found Love In A Perfect Workplace: Evoke
We Found Love In A Perfect Workplace: Dialog
We Found Love In A Perfect Workplace: SixtyEightFeet
March
Key events:
- Cambridge Analytica scandal breaks
- Novichok attack in Salisbury
- The New York Times began publishing obituaries of women from history that they have overlooked
Best of the Informi blog:
Lessons Learnt In My First Year of Running A Business
Owner of Bettie Confetti, Andy, gets brutally honest and shares her lessons learnt from the first year of business selling snarky greeting cards line… read more.
April
Key events:
- Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize for “DAMN”
- Dr. Maya Angelou turned 90 years of age
- The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to Prince Louis
Best of the Informi blog:
Busting The Excuses For Not Starting Your Business
So much holds us back from starting a business but resident blogger Jen Smith busts the most common excuses to make 2018 the year you finally get started… read more.
You might have missed: The National Living Wage for people over 25 increases from £7.50 to £7.83 an hour.
May
Key events:
- The Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan
- GDPR came into effect
Best of the Informi blog:
The Ex-Call Centre Manager Leading The Clean Eating Revolution
Carley left behind a well-paid call centre role to pursue her long-standing passions of sport and nutrition – and set up Kettlebell Kitchen in 2016. We caught up with Carley to find out more about her journey… read more.
You might have missed: The first 3D printed human corneas are created at Newcastle University.
June
Key events:
- Thousands of people march through London to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and to protest against government cuts to the health service.
Best of the Informi blog:
Memorable World Cup Moments And The Lessons For Life And Business
Every World Cup is packed with compelling stories, on and off the pitch, that can teach us much about life and business. That’s why we’ve picked 10 memorable World Cup moments and deciphered some – slightly tenuous – business lessons… read more.
