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Close Brothers launch new apprenticeship scheme for SMEs
Close Brothers Group has launched a programme to help SMEs secure the skills they need for future growth.
Thursday 5 November 2026
Close Brothers Group has launched a programme to help SMEs secure the skills they need for future growth.
'Press 5 to loose customers' consumers are demanding businesses call time on automated call answering services
HSBC has launched an £8bn national fund to support small and medium-sized companies, and help those looking to start new businesses.
If you’re giving a speech you’ve probably thought carefully about the words – but have you thought about your body language?
Llandudno Pier has been bought by Adam Williams, whose company runs a leisure park, raceway and other attractions at nearby Towyn.
There is what may be called a “natural law”, known by various names such as “Murphy’s or “Sod’s” law which states a simple observation that if…
Nimber the latest addition the UK’s sharing economy alongside the likes of Airbnb and Uber with users earning £50,000 delivering items
SME manufacturers continue to report increases in total domestic orders, output and numbers employed in the three months to April, but exports continue to drag on…
A young entrepreneur who is re-inventing a forgotten Welsh industry is seeking funding after giving up a dream job designing tanks to make an innovative idea…
With innovative European startups booming, TechHub, the leading community and workspace for tech entrepreneurs, has announced its launch in Boston to help UK and European businesses take…
In this election opinion Paul Jones, on behalf of the entire and united editorial team of Business Matters sets out why a Conservative vote tomorrow is…
A court filing reveals more details of Hewlett Packard's fraud claim relating to its 2011 purchase of UK software firm Autonomy.
The CBI’s latest Growth Indicator, just published, shows growth in the three months to April is holding up at around the average pace since mid-2014.
Exergyn, an Irish SME, has been awarded €2.48m in EU funding to commercialise its Exergyn Drive engine, which turns waste hot water into electricity.
‘Build it yourself’ computer company Kano, founded by Alex Klein and Yonatan Raz-Fridman, has secured $15m Series A investment in a deal led by Breyer Capital…