Category: News

The number of stores closed by retail chains in Britain has soared over the past 12 months, according to research.

Tomorrow sees the launch of a competition to find the UK’s hottest new start up, the winner of which will receive a prize package of services to turn their new business idea into reality.

Britain’s economy did not stagnate but grew by 0.2pc last year, according to official figures.

Plans for the International Festival for Business 2014, the 61-day expo of world-class events, bringing £100 million of inward investment and 250,000 visitors to Liverpool, are announced today.

James Caan’s business growth advisory firm HB Prime Advantage is today publishing preliminary results of the “UK SME Business Outlook Survey”. This survey was conducted in February 2013, covering a sample of SME’s in the UK.

Telecoms giant Huawei presents a device it claims can download high definition films in minutes and songs in seconds

Charles Armstrong, founder of a work space for tech-savvy London hipsters, outlines his plans to expand creative hub

If Jeevan Dhillon had listened to his mother, he almost certainly would not be working at British Gas and most likely would still be unemployed.

Businesses are failing to reap the rewards of increased productivity and employee well-being resulting from new, modern approaches to working flexibly, according to new research by O2.

‘The Obsolete Currency of Real Estate’ report, which has just been released, outlines a new strategic model for workplace reviews that focuses on the needs and priorities of the employee in order to drive productivity and increase profits

Twenty key regions are to be handed powers to help them boost economic growth as part of a drive to reduce Britain’s reliance on the City.

Revenue chiefs are naming and shaming tax dodging small firms with nine business people, including a hairdresser and a coach operator, being publicly listed by HMRC as part of a scheme to highlight deliberate defaulters.

One in five small business owners turned to the bank of ‘friends and family’ for start-up capital, and almost three quarters launched their new business ventures with working capital of £2,000 or less.