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The most recent Business in Britain report conducted by Lloyds Bank has shown that more than 67 per cent of SMEs are concerned about the prospect of rising interest rates in the next six months.

Atos SME Harbour programme opens up opportunities for innovative technology SMEs to win government business

New research out today has revealed that men will be taking most advantage of the new pension legislation which came into force today – with men set to cash more than four times as much money from their pension pot as women, with many planning to embark on a secret spending spree.

Lloyds has announced several new “pledges” to support UK prosperity, including creating 20,000 new digital champions, driving growth in the UK’s start-ups, and helping companies to export their wares abroad.

James Caan, former TV Dragon and Business Matters columnist, has left the Start Up Loans Company, which lends taxpayer cash to budding entrepreneurs, after a legal battle over the £130million scheme.

As a new survey has revealed the cost of the little things needed to run a business often come as the biggest surprise, it highlights the fact that owners to look again at their smaller expenses when finalising budgets for the new financial year.

Despite a growing reliance amongst businesses on the internet, recent research has discovered that slow internet connections are costing the UK economy £11bn a year in lost productivity, as millions are left unable to work during periods of IT downtime.

New research has revealed that ex-Service personnel would have better employment prospects if businesses understood their mental health needs and how to access specialist support.

The New Year is often associated with change and 2015 has seen a shakeup of sorts within the top ten Hotspots. The London Borough of Bexley has been dethroned from the number one spot, where it has sat since the Property Hotspots Index was launched back in February 2014.

UK consumers are steadily progressing into a national savings and retirement crisis, according to new research.

Congratulations are in order for Bakkavor’s apprentice, Tasha Devey, who has been named by the National Skills Academy as England’s 2,000th food industry apprentice of 2014, following her completion of the IPQ level 3 Diploma in Food Industry Skills last year.

As the leaders of the main political party’s debated who will be running the country after May 7th there was one stark omission from every single one of them.  The small businesses which form the backbone of the UK economy.  

Robert Half UK has conducted a study that has proved to be enlightening concerning the buoyant nature of the Midlands job market. But it has also highlighted the challenges that many HR directors and hiring managers will face in the first half of 2015 and for the rest of the year.

Two thirds of senior business managers and owners don’t believe that suffering from stress, anxiety or depression is a serious enough reason for employees to be off work, according to new research