Debranded logos - denuded of their former contours, textures and finesse in favour of more rapid mobile loading speeds

In a world driven by mobile technology, brands everywhere are racing to simplify their logos so they load faster and appear crisper and clearer on mobile phone screens. Welcome to the wonderful world of ‘debranding’.

Gartner have made a series of short articles freely available guiding different strategic leads in enterprises through the best ways to respond to the uncertainty and likely impact on resources and supply chains created by the Russia-Ukraine war. Of interest …

How should the enterprise respond to the Russia-Ukraine war? Read more »

Welcome to a new business database.  COBRA is here to stay following a successful trial earlier this year. It is especially useful for any student who is thinking of setting up a small business or is looking for career guidance …

New business database – COBRA: complete business reference adviser Read more »

If any members of staff from the Portsmouth Business School would like to discuss reading lists, book ordering or any other library-related matters you will have the opportunity to see either Sue Stevenson or Lizzie Wildgoose every Friday afternoon from …

PBS staff drop-in sessions starting this Friday Read more »

www.independent.co.uk With the news that the Independent and the Independent on Sunday is to close down, it has prompted the British Library to publish a very interesting blog about the future of the newspaper.  Read it here: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/thenewsroom/2016/02/from-print-to-digital.html    

Fashion entrepreneurship: retail business and planning by Michele M. Granger and Tina Sterling (2nd edition). This lovely book was ordered for the art and design unit Enterprise planning and retail and has just arrived. See the reading list here. The …

Creative Arts Book of the Week 04/01/16 Read more »

A library reminder to staff and students about using your business databases: IBISWorld and Key Note. If you are looking for market research and statistical analysis of industry sectors then don’t forget about these subscription databases. Similar in content but …

Portsmouth Business School – A comparison of two business databases Read more »