The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The UK economy has seen a £9.9bn trade and investment boost from the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, one year into a four-year programme of activity…
The London Olympics are forecast to deliver a £41 billion boost to the British economy by 2020, the government’s official evaluation has found.
With one million young people unemployed in this country - and the vast majority of them unskilled - it is a disgrace for the government to…
SME’s will no longer be caught out on higher business energy prices, as British Gas British Gas has announced it will end automatic roll over contracts…
Letting agents should be subject to tighter regulations that would make it possible to ban those guilty of sharp practice, a group of MPs has urged.
Vince Cable’s £3.9bn Business Bank is “shaping up to be a missed opportunity” that will fail to address the “finance gaps” that constrain the growth of…
UK Trade & Investment today announced plans for the largest series of trade missions and showcases yet staged to top emerging global markets.
The number of businesses in "zombie" businesses has fallen at a record rate as the economy continues to improve, according to a report by a leading…
HM Revenue & Customs abandoned hopes of collecting more than £950m in outstanding PAYE in the run-up to the biggest reform for 70 years in the…
Jelf Employee Benefits believes that many more small to medium sized businesses and their employees could be introduced to a wider variety of benefits with competitive…
Absence from work in the UK has dropped to a new record low, according to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey out today.
Advanced cyber attacks being made by state-sponsored cyber terrorists can take months to control even after being detected an IT security company was warned.
Banks’ turnaround divisions are “exploiting” ailing firms rather than helping them, a government adviser has warned Vince Cable.
Business Minister Michael Fallon launched the StartUp Britain bus this morning Monday July 15 as it hit the road this summer to help to boost the…
Tomorrow’s employers no longer value a strong academic background as research, commissioned to identify the ‘DNA’ of the ideal start-up employee, found that 81 per cent…