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Brave Bison, the independent digital media & social video broadcaster, working with the likes of Coca Cola, Microsoft, 20th Century Fox, CNBC, Universal Pictures and Google has released full year results today. Last year the company boasted a 22% increase in net revenue from from £14.6m to £17.7m. So how is the company doing now? Kevin Deeley, CEO of Brave Bison joined Nigel Cassidy to tell us more.

As Brexit talks move forward, what's the business need for a deal? What are the ten priorities for negotiation, and how bad is the need for a transition agreement? Nigel was joined by Tom Parker, a Brit who's applied to be Belgian. He's the Vice President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium.

According to data released today by GfK, a market research institute, consumer confidence remains stable but still in the negative territory. Survey shows households carried on spending this month - suggesting consumer confidence has remained stable. GfK's index to measure this was unchanged from February. The finding has led the market research firm to suggest that those predicting a post-Article 50 slump "could be wrong". The negative data is most likely due to the generally bleak/unclear future of the UK economy post-Brexit. Now Theresa May has fired the article 50 gun, can we expect things to worsen in consumer confidence or be on the up? Joe Staton, Head of Market Dynamics at GfK joined Nigel Cassidy to discuss further.

Britain’s price for splitting from the EU could be as low as €25bn - much lower than the €60bn that had been suggested. That's according to influential European think-tank Bruegel. They say the final figure comes down to whether you consider coming out of the EU as like quitting a club, and therefore leaving all the club's equipment behind, or a divorce, where both parties must divide up the house. James brydges spoke to Zsolt Darvas from Bruegel, one of those responsible for the research.

It's time to talk politics. On today's programme: the Government has published a white paper on the Great Repeal Bill, setting out its plans to convert EU regulations into UK laws; Britain’s price for splitting from the EU could be as low as €25bn, much lower than the €60bn that had been suggested, says think-tank Bruegel.

This week, Simon and Sarah discuss the pros and cons of facial recognition technology in airports and the Trump Slump is already taking its toll on tourism in the US. They also hear about the international art and culture scene in Amsterdam as well as revealing the most bizarre vintage inventions. And there'll be an insider's guide to Naples. They first speak to Patrick Whyte, Skift's UK editor on what Brexit means for the travel industry and also to talk about their Europe Forum next week.

On the latest Market Wrap, the resilience of the pound in the face of Article 50 uncertainty, hitting a fourth week high against the euro. Plus, Lloyd's of London will establish a new European subsidiary in Brussels to make sure business will carry on 'without disruption' after Brexit. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by financial commentator Rodney Hobson.

Our Apprentices are four members of the Share Radio team who've each been given £15,000 of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. Today's Apprentices were Matt Cox and Olivia Demetriades, and they were joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

This week on "The Investment Trust Show", brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors, we looked at the F&C Capital and Income Investment Trust. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by its manager Julian Cane and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

Worrying numbers of small businesses are feeling increasingly stretched by financial pressures. So much so, that 1 in 5 small business owners with cashflow problems aren't able to pay their staff, and are instead having to dip into their savings. To find out how this has come about, Share Radio reporter Anviksha Patel spoke to former Apprentice winner and Small Business Champion, Tim Campbell MBE.