The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
This is a time of great uncertainty in business. How long will the recession last? How many dips will there be? What on earth is going on in the Eurozone? How will all of these issues impact on my business? How should business leaders tackle these questions? Simon Hartley founder of Be World Class discusses
Pop star, resident judge from The Voice UK and tech fan Will.I.Am, is working with Simon Cowell on a new TV show which will try to find and fund technological entrepreneurs with star quality.
A new small claims track has today been introduced to the Patents County Court (PCC), which will speed up the court process and make it cheaper and easier, particularly for small and medium sized businesses, to protect their intellectual property (IP) rights.
A key meeting concerning the UK’s roll-out of 4G mobile network services is due to take place later as rival operators threaten legal action as EE prepares to launch alone.
Canary Wharf Group has announced plans to open Europe’s largest accelerator space for technology businesses innovating in the financial services sector.
The Dragons’ Den star, entrepreneur and one of our columnists, Duncan Bannatyne is set to be discharged this afternoon (Monday) following tests that he suffered a suspected heart attack.
Hundreds of live music venues will be exempt from licensing laws and small firms will benefit from more flexible audit and accounting rules as thousands of businesses are freed from unnecessary red tape today.
£13 million of funding has been awarded by the Government to help 10,000 more British firms export. The funds will go to UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to help more companies make contacts and sell to overseas markets.
A leading expert on the UK’s small and medium sized companies has welcomed Vince Cable’s £2bn British Business Bank, but warns that finance alone is not enough if the UK’s growing firms are to match the success of Germany’s Mittelstand.
“Engagement” is the new buzzword: employee engagement, community engagement, stakeholder engagement. But what does engagement mean in relation to strategy, and is it more than just a fad and fashion? Is there really something important here? Philippa Hardman and Chris Nichols of Ashridge Business School tell us why its the new buzzword.
With trust in business falling in the wake of high-profile scandals such as those in the banking sector, new research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) suggests that managers are seeking to demonstrate their professionalism by attaining Chartered status.
Retailers reported a slight rise in sales volumes in the year to September, along with the expectation that growth will strengthen somewhat next month, the CBI have announced.
Small enterprises looking for a “no strings attached” financial boost to aid the development of innovative, low-carbon business ideas can now apply for an award from Shell Springboard. Now in its eighth year, Shell Springboard offers businesses the chance to win up to £40,000 to help make their commercially viable ideas a reality.
Despite more than one million young people being unemployed many UK employers are finding it difficult to recruit young British workers.
The government’s plans to restrict income tax relief has given rise to concern that small businesses could be unfairly affected by HMRC’s campaign to crack down on aggressive tax avoidance.
