In this episode of the Loop, we’re talking robots. Robotic process automation, or RPA, to be precise. What is RPA and how can it help businesses survive and thrive in these challenging times?

Restructuring a business often isn’t the doom and gloom story you might expect. In this episode of the Loop our panel of experts discuss the misconceptions around debt restructurings, and what is key to affording your business the best opportunity for its future.

How damaging will the economic impact of coronavirus be? With billions of people all over the world in lockdown, whole sectors of the economy at a standstill, and a global jobs crisis looming, how can middle-market businesses make it through? In this episode, resident host Jon Cronin is joined by RSM UK partner Simon Hart and Joe Brusuelas, the chief economist at RSM US. Listen in as Jon, Simon, and Joe explain the economic impact of coronavirus and give practical advice for adapting your people and operations for the new normal.

We're in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution and data has taken centre stage as a gateway commodity for future business success. Getting the right finance solutions in place to ensure your business can grow, innovate and remain competitive in the global markets is key in any sector, but has come to the forefront as an issue for manufacturing companies in the UK. Given recent developments in the economy and Brexit, in this episode we welcome Tim Figures, Make UK’s Director of Technology, Sustainability and Innovation as well as Mike Thornton, RSM’s Head of Manufacturing to talk through some of the issues faced by manufacturing businesses in the current economic climate. From productivity to digitisation - listen in to discover more about these challenges.

In our 8th episode of The Loop, private client tax partner Chris Etherington, NorthInvest’s entrepreneur coach Charlotte Scott and co-founder of the Leeds Digital Festival Stuart Clarke, form a panel tasked with discussing the key challenges to growth that UK tech start-ups and scale-ups face, and how founders can best be prepared for them as they arise.

In our seventh episode of The Loop, RSM’s Employment tax partners, Susan Ball and David Williams-Richardson discuss the UK government’s anti-avoidance tax legislation, IR35 and the new rules coming into play which could affect millions of people.

Establishing effective corporate governance is critical for any organisation, with boardrooms increasingly in the spotlight. In this episode of The Loop we look at trust, or perhaps the lack of it, and the steps needed to earn it.

Climate change is a global emergency, and the current direction of travel points to the need for wholesale reform of energy consumption in the UK and across the globe, but are businesses ready?

Claire Spencer and Rob Donaldson untangle the considerations a business will need to make when planning overseas expansion, touching on everything from tax implications and managing an international workforce, to differing business cultures.

Simon Hart and Brad Ashton discuss how Brexit is impacting businesses today and look at solutions for trade beyond Brexit.