The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Pay inequality is becoming more exaggerated as new research shows British women are pocketing £142,000 less than men in bonuses over the course of their career.
Apprenticeships have been highly praised in a new survey, with nearly 8 out of 10 apprentices and 8 out of 10 businesses saying they would recommend…
More successful A-level students are now opting for apprenticeships over university degrees as the next step in their careers but one campaigner says we must radically…
Whitehall is blighting the Government’s pledge to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses, a red tape watchdog has warned.
A Government drive to arrest the decline of a flagship lending scheme for credit-starved small companies is finally paying off, new figures show.
Small and medium sized businesses are benefiting from increasing use of a government finance scheme by banks to improve availability of finance.
HMRC’s latest published data on Research & Development tax credit schemes shows the total number of claims has more than doubled over the past year, driven…
Research reveals that only 34 per cent of businesses could accurately describe what affiliate marketing actually was.
British Retail Consortium's overall figure falls from a record high, helped by the effect of warmer weather on high street footfall
It’s hard to deny that the contemporary customer experience – whatever its form, wherever it happens – is a digital experience. The digital dynamic pervades and…
As the green shoots of economic recovery emerge, new CIPD research shows how urgent action needs to be taken by the corporate world to stem the…
A proposal to promote diversity at senior management level in the financial services sector needs to be backed up with a future leadership pipeline offering training…
Businesses which fail to pay their suppliers on time could face fines under plans being reviewed by Vince Cable, the Business Secretary.
Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined a significant expansion in the groundbreaking Catapult centres that help turn great ideas into commercial realities
APPLE’S shares rocketed last night after legendary US investor Carl Icahn tweeted his support for the company, adding tens of billions to its market value.