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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Kelly Hoppen MBE joins search to find Britain’s top business ‘passionpreneur’
Multi-award winning Interior Designer and ex Dragon’s Den, Kelly Hoppen MBE is joining forces with direct selling business Amway UK Ltd to find Britain’s most inspiring business ‘Passionpreneur’.
UK regional cities defying perceptions internationally
Regional cities across the UK are bucking the trend when it comes to international trade.
Over 65s are an untapped opportunity for UK Hospitality & Leisure sector
Older generation highest spenders on Hospitality and Leisure in the UK at £3,372 per head on average annually
FSB launches service to help SMEs better source cars & vans
New FSB Vehicle Service will advise on sourcing business vehicles as SME demand for vehicles grows
Loyalzoo raises over £170,000 in first three days
Loyalzoo, the UK’s largest loyalty app for independent retailers and businesses, has successfully launched a second crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs with a view to raising £250,000.
Pension reforms spark surge in over 55’s starting own businesses
Rather than blow money on super cars or luxury holidays new research shows many over 55s are considering starting their own businesses in the wake of the pension reforms.
UK retail startup goes global with deal in Brazil
Cambridge, London and Singapore based fashion technology company Metail has announced a contract with the largest e-commerce business in Brazil – Dafiti – and has now set its sights on the fashion e-commerce market in Asia.
Tech City enhances UK-wide Digital Academy following application surge
Business accelerator Tech City UK has enhanced its Digital Business Academy, which provides free enterprise skills from BBC, O2, Microsoft, Twitter and more, following over 12,000 programme registrations from across the nation.
Mayor Joe hails ambitious Liverpool company
Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, announced the arrival of smart advertising platform Open Messenger which harnesses the visibility and mileage of Hackney taxis and is rolling out across Liverpool.
Britain’s workforce faces a stress epidemic with over 90% suffering
Stress is prolific in British business with almost half of senior managers saying they are stressed all or most of the time.
Made in Britain Campaign appoints CEO to push British manufacturers further
Chief Executive John Pearce to take campaign to over 1,000 members as ‘making in Britain’ gets back on track
Free online support launched for people looking to launch their own business
People looking to start their own business can now benefit from 12-months free access to Outset Online, an interactive business start-up programme valued at £500, thanks to UK charity, The Outset Foundation.
SME owners prefer to look to friends & family for advice rather than experts
SMEs are failing to make use of expert advice when setting up their business leaving them vulnerable to costly mistakes.
Freeing up small business leaders from admin could boost UK economy by £4.7billion
Economic growth is being held back by the leaders of small firms having to spend more than 28 hours a week on administrative tasks rather than growing their business, according to new research out today. It identifies a potential £4.7billion economic boost if business leaders could spend their time as they wished – going for growth.
