A survey has revealed that the current tough economic conditions and the lack of bank credit are leaving 8 out of 10 firms struggling to maintain cashflow.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
‘win-win’ finance scheme for business announced
Big businesses must help their struggling small suppliers get access to billions of pounds in funding, the Prime Minister will say today.
Don’t just rely on the usual suspects for growth
New approach needed to maximise private sector growth potential across the UK
John Lewis and Startup Britain announce plans for regular start-up pitches
An enterprise campaign and a leading British retailer have revealed plans to offer emerging British businesses regular opportunities to pitch their products to top buyers, after a pilot project uncovered a wealth of UK-based talent on Tuesday.
SME Growth in the UK
Growth in the SME space is down to capitalising on the economic situation and exportation says David Taylor, CEO of James Caan’s Growth Advisory Business Hamilton Bradshaw Venture Partners
EE launches UK’s first 4G superfast phone plan for small businesses
EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, today unveiled the pricing and plans for its new superfast Fibre Broadband and 4G services
Soft skills overtakes leadership as top L&D priority
Soft skills development has overtaken leadership training to become the top priority for organisational learning in the coming year, according to a new study by Video Arts, the learning content specialist.
Pension costs are now a bigger concern than attraction and retention
Ensuring benefits packages are engaging and motivating has become a greater concern for reward professionals than attracting and retaining staff.
Joanna Shields to quit as Facebook European MD to lead Tech City
Joanna Shields is leaving Facebook, where she is Vice-President and Managing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa, to take up the role at the Tech City Investment Organisation in January 2013 to spearhead the push to make London the next Silicon Valley.
Face to face networking nets UK small businesses a projected £9.45 bn a year
Dealing with contacts in person, rather than
via email or social networking, is helping the UK’s successful entrepreneurs
and business owners generate a potential £9.45bn revenue a year, says new
research
Business insolvencies in September fall
The latest BusinessIQ Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, reveals a 3.1 per cent drop in number of business insolvencies in September 2012 compared to September 2011.
Twelve British start-ups win the chance to pitch to major high street retailer
Each of the businesses are at different stages, some have prototypes while some are about to launch their product to market – but all of them offer something that so far doesn’t exist in the British retail landscape.
Single Market Week: British SMEs urged to exploit EU opportunities
The European Union (EU) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Single Market this week with events across the continent, including a high-level conference today at Lancaster House in London.
Telecoms giant O2 helps local retailers struggling in the fight for footfall
New research today reveals that significant numbers of independent retailers fear for their future as the battle for footfall on the UK high street takes its toll.
Unemployment falls to 15-month low
Jobless rate down to 7.9 per cent as number of people out of work falls 50,000 to 2.528 million, the ONS says
