The Government recently announced its plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees from the 30th June 2014. This means that those…
Around the world, record numbers of people are setting up their own businesses. Many of these fledgling businesses will be looking for growth funding but are…
Head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, accepts her organisation's low growth forecasts for the UK economy were wrong
The International Festival for Business (IFB2014) launches today, offering in partnership with UKTI and the Department of Business Skills and Innovation, more than 1,000 live business…
The majority of the UK’s small and mid-sized firms are optimistic about their financial prospects for the year ahead, and looking to new markets both at…
LOVESPACE, a distinctive storage company founded by Streetcar co-founder and entrepreneur Brett Akker, has attracted major venture capital firm, DN Capital, alongside the crowd to help…
As thousands of SMEs prepare for the AE challenge, Clare Abrahams, head of auto-enrolment at Lorica Employee Benefits explores the lessons they can learn from the…
With the 2014 World Cup looming, we thought there was no better time to discuss the similarities between football and business, and the overwhelming highs and…
The dominant services sector expanded faster than expected last month as hiring matched a 17-year high
London-based property start-up Movebubble has just closed a second round of funding, raising an extra £900K from private equity investors in the UK.
Many of today’s entrepreneurs find advantages in pursuing an early international footprint. However, given differences in regulations and business practices from country to country, the smooth…
Telling a client what he or she wants to hear regardless of the reality of the situation is a temptation to avoid at all costs. It’s…
The Queen’s Speech today highlighted the introduction of the ‘Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill’, a piece of legislation that is, for the first time, specifically…
Pensions took centre stage in an 11 bill programme, with changes to annuities and workplace schemes.
Company tapping into UK skills as London xone hub takes on responsibility for developing mobile technologies