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Thinking Commercially

Bright Network's Ben Triggs and commercial awareness guru and author Chris Stoakes discuss some of the key business trends of our time. Made for students and recent graduates, Thinking Commercially keeps things simple, developing your understanding of the business world and critical thinking about companies, sectors and the economy as a whole.

Special - 5 essential commercial trends, interview tips & our top resources

57 mins; September 27, 2023

Episode 27 - interviews, starting a job, types of businesses & top tips

70 hours 9 mins; June 29, 2023

Episode 26 - your questions: ESGs, SMEs, taxes, free internet & your soft skills

55 mins; May 30, 2023

Episode 25 - ChatGPT, business lobbies, shadow banking & holidays

54 mins; May 02, 2023

Episode 24 - SVB collapse, tax, EY split, leaving London & CEOs

55 mins; March 28, 2023

Episode 23 - your questions, top trends, being commercial & applications

51 mins; February 28, 2023

Episode 22 - profits, cashflow, big tech, FTSE 100 & advertising blunders

55 mins; January 30, 2023

Episode 21 - REITs, strikes, cost of living & business of football

55 mins; December 09, 2022

Episode 20 - mini budget, remote working, money laundering & Gen Z

53 mins; October 25, 2022

Episode 19 - special: ace applications & starting your first job

55 mins; September 16, 2022

Episode 18 - price rises, rail strikes, economic productivity & wellbeing tips

51 mins; June 24, 2022

Episode 17 - Twitter, a recession, decline of cash & shopper returns

54 mins; May 24, 2022

Episode 16 - P&O, the tax year, influencers & flexible working

55 mins; April 20, 2022

Episode 15 - economic sanctions, tech M&A, going meat-free & the Post Office

52 mins; March 18, 2022

Episode 14 - UK's economic growth, Peloton, oil prices and returning to the office

50 mins; February 25, 2022

Episode 13 - balancing the UK economy, NFTs, China's property market & the pub

55 mins; January 21, 2022

Episode 12 - businesses posting a profit, green energy, conglomerates & modern brands

56 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 11 - the energy crisis, global corporation tax, job vacancies & top tips

51 mins; October 22, 2021

Episode 10 - IPOs, M&A, staff shortages, the new NI rate & dressing for the office

59 mins; September 17, 2021

Episode 9 - quantitative easing, pensions, the future of Channel 4 & sugar tax

59 mins; July 23, 2021

Episode 8 - IPOs in London, taxing big tech, commercial property & Coca-Cola bottles

51 mins; June 25, 2021

Episode 7 - vaccine IP, the roaring 20s, inflation worries & a new streaming service

59 mins; May 21, 2021

Episode 6 - how businesses raise money, Deliveroo's IPO, space exploration & the microchip shortage

55 mins; April 16, 2021

Episode 5 - the City after Brexit, the Budget, understanding oil & Amazon's new shop

57 mins; March 12, 2021

Episode 4 - GameStop, green investments, research reports & that Trustpilot review

48 mins; February 12, 2021

Episode 3 - Bitcoin's value, international trade, Tesla's rise & business innovation

57 mins; January 15, 2021

Episode 2 - big tech firms, negative interest rates, the high street and hobbies in 2020

49 mins; December 11, 2020

Episode 1 - Government spending, FlyBe and commercial property

60 hours 15 mins; November 13, 2020

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