Small businesses across Europe are missing out on new business opportunities because they are unable to respond to enquiries fast enough in a world where customers…
Office supplies company Staples has put its full weight behind a new StartUp Britain campaign in an effort to create a 500,000-strong army of entrepreneurs to…
High street banks have admitted they are incentivising staff to sell more expensive “alternative” credit products to small business customers as industry lending to these businesses…
If you’ve been able to bear watching business hopefuls on TV be dismissed, put down and insulted by people with more money than they have, then…
In the run-up to the Budget George Osborne announced potential changes to current maternity regulations which would have made small businesses exempt from paying for maternity…
Over 150 businesses are celebrating winning Queen’s Awards today, with 102 companies having won awards for international trade, 44 for innovation and 10 for sustainable development.
Banks failure to support small business deserves punishment, say MPs. The Government did not do enough to punish taxpayer-backed banks when they failed to hit targets…
Merism Capital, the social impact seed fund, has partnered with Crowdcube, which is reported to be the first crowdfunding website in the world to offer ordinary…
Small businesses are allegedly regaining confidence. However, it is claimed that this is not resulting in an increase in staff numbers.
The CBI is today calling on the Government to bolster the UK’s attractiveness to investors, warning that without action, investment and jobs will be lost to…
A UK personal finance survey of over a 1,000 workers with expense accounts has revealed that two out of three aren't claiming everything owed to them,…
A shortlist of 13 franchisors has been announced in the 2011 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers. The finalists were selected…
I’ve been watching Dream School over the last few weeks with a mixture of emotions (admittedly, mainly horror) and now that it has come to an…
The number of UK firms showing signs of serious financial problems is growing as customers tighten their belts, says a report produced by corporate turnaround specialists…
A new survey has revealed that great swathes of small and medium-sized enterprises are now embracing social media as a means of conducting business.