The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, reveals that insolvency rates among businesses with 101 to 500 employees has fallen for the third consecutive month – from a peak of 0.19 per cent in November of 2012 to 0.09 per cent in February 2013.
Changes in VAT rules to penalise companies paying bills late are gathering support among business organisations and advisers.
Sales of food, drink and Mother’s Day presents in March shielded retailers from a potentially disastrous month as snow across the country meant shoppers stayed inside.
Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced.
If the new owners of the streamlined HMV claim their tax relief for capital allowances, they could be in for a windfall of up to £13.5m from HMRC, according to research by Portal Tax Claims, the UK’s leading capital allowances specialist.
Study shows that ‘working together’ and ‘leading by example’ are key factors in improving green practices at work.
The UK’s most ambitious SMEs are hungry for new and affordable technology, with access to the latest tech seen as one of the tipping points for business success.
Mobile phone technology has come a long way since the first mobile phone call was made 40 years ago today, changing life forever- but there is a lot more innovation to look forward to, according to one expert.
Business Secretary Vince Cable is set to get advice from two successful entrepreneurs appointed to help the government address the needs of small and medium sized businesses.
With his Premier League salary rumoured to be around £230,000 a week, Wayne Rooney is certainly a man with money to spare and now the Manchester United and England striker has teamed up with cricketer Kevin Pietersen and Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis to offer a service giving loans to small businesses that have been turned down by the banks.
Scottish small businesses have started the year in more confident mood, a survey has suggested, however, it still lagged behind the UK average.
Seventeen of the sharpest start ups from education kickstarters to cloud based ticketing platforms, and dating apps to restaurant delivery services have been selected to join Telefonica’s global tech start-up accelerator programme Wayra.
An extensive study published today by Experian, the global information services company, has revealed a significant improvement in the number of businesses reporting strong year-on-year growth
A national enterprise campaign will be celebrating the growing number of people starting businesses in Britain with a happy birthday message atop the iconic BT tower.
Peter Jones, the star of Dragons’ Den and one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs is relaunching the collapsed camera chain Jessops he purchased out of administration at the end of January – However he admits he doesn’t know if the venture will succeed.
