Category: News

Strong inward investment into the UK economy created or secured more than 112,000 jobs in 2011/12, a rise of 19 per cent on the preceding year, new figures showed today.

More than one in ten British small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) say they have considered closing down in the last three months as a possible impact of the current economic situation.

The largest set of trade and investment events ever held in this country starts today with the Government’s Global Investment Conference. The conference, the first of a series of global business summits being held in London to showcase the UK during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has opened with some large scale plans unveiled.

Over four percent of Britain’s SMEs have contributed to London2012 in some way according to the latest research from BDRC Continental’s Business Opinion Omnibus, yet sentiment remains more anti than pro the Olympics among small businesses

Small automotive businesses in the Midlands which struggle to finance their orders are being assisted by a plan to get giant manufacturers and banks together to improve lenders’ understanding of the sector.

The CBI today called on the Government to prevent soaring pension costs harming businesses’ ability to invest and create jobs.

The UK’s first national subjective wellbeing report published today highlights the positive effect of having a job on people’s ‘happiness’.

everywoman has announced the high flying women who have made it to the final of the Specsavers everywoman in Retail Awards. These women, work within large or small organisations, or as leaders of their own companies.

Only 36 per cent of workers trust their senior leaders and more than half of workers display signs of having adopted a ‘not bothered’ attitude to their work. That’s according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Senior politicians from the two main parties have added their support to the campaign to save one of London’s most successful clubs for entrepreneurs from eviction.

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012 will be asking the question ‘Are you ready to pass it on?’ from 12-18 November this year, event hosts Youth Business International have announced.

StartUp Britain has today opened the first of its revolutionary PopUp Britain shops, offering start-up businesses a unique low-cost opportunity to experience life on the high street.

The development of the Black Country Enterprise Zone has moved a step closer after half a million pounds was secured to carry out essential works.