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UK entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on older workers to plug skills shortages in their businesses, according to figures released today.
Thursday 1 October 2026
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UK entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on older workers to plug skills shortages in their businesses, according to figures released today.
Nearly 40% of small business owners blame the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the increasing burden of red tape in the UK. A recent poll commissioned…
Matthew Riley finished his first apprenticeship at the age of 18 and now 34 he’s doing it all again - his teacher, one of the most…
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in discussions with TV producers to star in his own reality show, reports say. MP Hazel Blears was photographed carrying an…
The capital’s new Mayor set up a “forensic audit group” of leading business people and public figures that he said would end mismanagement and deliver better…
SMEs responsible for 110 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year AXA launches carbon calculator to help SMEs reduce emissions. Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)…
Research by a leading social entrepreneur networking website has revealed that nearly 40% of small business owners and social entrepreneurs have experienced cash flow problems in…
Demonstrating that money cannot buy you everything, Richard Branson has topped a poll of business heroes as voted for by business owners themselves, beating the world's…
The leaders of the UK's major franchise companies gathered to reward excellence in marketing when the winners of the 2008 Franchise Marketing Awards were announced on…
A Gloucestershire based Public Relations Agency is the first in the UK to use the power of Facebook to help small to medium sized businesses increase…
According to a major new study, two out of every three SMEs are ignoring the current environmental debate. With many larger companies making fundamental changes in…
Small business complacency is harming future growth potential and increasing the chance of business failure across London according to information released today by Business Link in…
A leading UK based accounting software company can today reveal that year on year; accountants are increasingly leaning towards the Conservatives, with nearly half of voters…
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is warning that freight transport firms, and businesses which provide their employees with company cars, are most at risk from…
New research carried out by the Small Business Research Trust (SBRT), in conjunction with the Forum of Private Business (FPB), shows that smaller firms are bearing…