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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Would you pay someone else to do your washing? Lorenzo Franzi of Zipjet explains.

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Would you pay someone else to do your washing? Lorenzo Franzi of Zipjet explains.
Recent research reveals that a normal British household spends 264 hours a year doing washing. So what's the alternative? Zipjet hopes that you would want to pay someone else to do it. The startup is thinking big: It's announced a 3-month pilot partnership with Persil (Unilever) picking up, washing, and delivering clothes back to customers. Co-founder of Zipjet, Lorenzo Franzi, joined the team to discuss the plan...
Guests:

Emma Wall, Lorenzo Franzi


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Linda Lewis (1)

Company Casebook: RationalFX

Linda Lewis (1)
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Company Casebook

Company Casebook: RationalFX
Linda visits RationalFX, an international transfer and currency exchange payments company offering cut price transfers for businesses and XendPay, which allows foreign workers to send money home, but lets them set the fee.

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Linda Lewis (1)

Company Casebook: Pomora

Linda Lewis (1)
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Company Casebook

Company Casebook: Pomora
Linda meets the founders of Pomora, an extra virgin olive oil subscription delivery service which lets you adopt your own olive tree in Italy – so you know EXACTLY where your oil has come from. She also speaks to a Pomora customer who has been to visit her tree.
Guests:

Alan Johns, Paul McGuigan, Vanessa Kimbell


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: William Hill reject Rank Group and 888 takeover bid

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: William Hill reject Rank Group and 888 takeover bid
Bookmaker William Hill has rejected a £3.16bn takeover offer from online operator 888 and casino giant Rank. The bid, in shares and cash, was called "highly opportunistic" by Gareth Davis, chairman of William Hill, who said it did not reflect its true value. Gambling industry strategist and consultant, Steve Donoughue, discussed the deal.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Steve Donoughue


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Georgie Frost

What is the future of young entrepreneurship post-Brexit?

Georgie Frost
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Consuming Issues

What is the future of young entrepreneurship post-Brexit?
Tuition fees are increasing for students, low-income families are losing grants, more competition for jobs, high house prices - what does all this mean for kids out there with big dreams? And what do they think of their chances in a post Brexit Britain? Joining Georgie Frost today are three young men who are helping shape the next generation of business. Adam Bradford is an award winning social activist, Louis Howell is a Youth and Community Trainer, and Jacob Sarkil is former young mayor of Lewisham and a youth leader and social entrepreneur.

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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Is employee negligence the biggest cyber threat to companies?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Is employee negligence the biggest cyber threat to companies?
IBM has created a new app to determine whether or not a company's systems have been compromised by cybercriminals. But industry experts say the real threat to companies' cybersecurity is simply worker negligence. Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security providers Digital Pathways, explained the biggest worries for companies.
Guests:

Robert Van Egghen, Colin Tankard


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Linda Lewis (1)

Company Casebook: Only By Nature

Linda Lewis (1)
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Company Casebook

Company Casebook: Only By Nature
Age is no barrier to setting up and running a small business. Husband and wife team Margaret Salmon and Paul Brown set up their company when they were in their mid 50's and mid 60's respectively. Ten years on she's 66 and he is 73 - and Only By Nature, their sugar free frozen yoghurt business is going from strength to strength. The frozen yoghurt, retailing at £3 per tub, is being stocked by several large supermarket chains.
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Margaret Salmon, Paul Brown


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Linda Lewis (1)

Company Casebook: Yeay

Linda Lewis (1)
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Company Casebook

Company Casebook: Yeay
Think Snapchat meets Ebay - and you've got a new video E-commerce platform called Yeay which promises to provide 'the ultimate shopping experience' - all done on mobile phones. Sellers make and upload themselves from their mobile phones using the Yeay app. For buyers, to keep it simple there's an integrated payment system as well. Backed by one of German's top venture capital firms, it's the brain child of former TV producer Melanie Mohr.
Guests:

Melanie Mohr, Ben Mosse


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Sue Dougan

Share Food with Sainsbury's Magazine: Episode Fourteen

Sue Dougan
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Share Food with Sainsbury's Magazine

Share Food with Sainsbury's Magazine: Episode Fourteen
Sue Dougan and Sainsbury's Magazine's editor-in-chief Helena Lang speak to blogger Alan Spedding about the tastes of Cumbria, cook and writer Meera Sodha about vegetarian Gujarati foods, Scott Hallsworth whose the founder of Kurobuta, and Lily Simpson from The Detox Kitchen.
Guests:

Helena Lang, Alan Spedding, Meera Sodha, Scott Hallsworth, Lily Simpson


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Georgie Frost

This Is Money: Good Deal or Bad Day?

Georgie Frost
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This is Money

This Is Money: Good Deal or Bad Day?
Once again, it's time for the This is Money podcast. Every week, in partnership with NS&I, Financial Broadcaster of the Year Georgie Frost and Financial Website of the Year This is Money team up to go through all the finance stories you need to know this week. First up: the ARM takeover by Softbank - does this prove that Britain is open for business, or did we just write ourselves out of the Internet of Things? Then, we take a look at the new cabinet, what would you do if you were in charge of the country? Or pensions? Then, banks are 'named and shamed' for offering loyal savers record low interest rates. All this and more, on This is Money. This is Money is presented in partnership with NS&I
Guests:

Simon Lambert, Richard Browning


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