The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The UK looks set to avoid a triple-dip recession according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). Business confidence is at its highest…
New research released today from Crunch Accounting reveals that only 19 per cent of small businesses are aware and prepared for the introduction of HMRC’s new…
Despite winning the battle against potentially confusing technology in the workplace, small business owners are feeling overwhelmed by the intrusion it causes in their personal lives,…
Retail sales grew at their fastest pace for 13 months in January, providing a much-needed respite to the high street following the collapse of HMV, Jessops…
In a major victory for campaigners, Justin King, the supermarket chain’s chief executive, has written to the Business Minister, Michael Fallon, agreeing to join the PPC,…
The 2012 Late Payment Index from Experian, the global information services company, today revealed that UK businesses paid their bills more than a day earlier in…
The chancellor will issue separation warning to institutions that flout the rules over high street and investment banking divisions
The UK is returning to growth and should avoid a triple-dip recession, according to a range of indicators which point to firms’ growing confidence, a steadier…
More than half of general managers consider HR’s contribution to their organisations’ corporate responsibility agenda as vital, according to research conducted by the Chartered Institute of…
The collapsed High Street camera retailing brand Jessops has been bought by a group including the entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star, Peter Jones.
PopUp Moreton in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, will see 12 small businesses and start-ups take a slot in the shop in the Old Market Way shopping centre.
Forty per cent of financial advisers in the Midlands cite a lack of working capital as a major barrier to growth, reinforcing the fact that businesses…
The largest ever recruitment of volunteer business mentors supporting businesses looking to start, grow and create jobs has hit its 15,000 target the Department of Innovation…
Examining the insolvency figures throughout 2012 highlights an increasingly stable picture amongst businesses.
Small businesses are stepping up pressure on the Government to take a tougher line with energy suppliers to limit their power to roll over contract terms…