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Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Over a million small businesses lack basic digital skills
More small to medium-sized UK businesses (SMEs) are seeing the benefits of being digitally enabled but there are still around 1.2 million that lack basic digital skills, missing out on potential revenue and customer interaction, according to the second annual UK Business Digital Index by Lloyds Bank.
Centre for Entrepreneurs drops demands for Startup Britain domain handover
Business Matters helps secure victory for a British blogger in his battle to retain the domain startupbritain.co.uk registered before the government backed scheme launched four years ago.
Britain’s top boardrooms on track to meet women on boards target
The 2015 Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report launched today, confirms that Britain’s top boardrooms are set to meet the 25% women on boards target this year.
Fired judges proves porn at work could bring the hammer down on your business
Three judges were fired last week for viewing porn at work…but they aren’t the only ones as according to a new survey a fifth of UK workers would not tell their employer about a potential threat to business they had caused as a result of accessing porn and/or adult websites.
Made in Britain: Moat House
Sam Clarke, Director of Moat House, tells us how the business was built from a fallen branch in to the eco friendly and exciting business it is today.
Startup Britain accused of threatening British Startup with unjust court action
A British blogger with a keen interest in business startups has been threatened with legal action and a bill that could stretch into thousands of pounds as Startup Britain demand he hand over the domain startupbritain.co.uk he registered before the support organisation existed
Sir Richard Branson offers record £1m prize fund for Pitch 2 Rich 2015
The nationwide competition enters its Fourth year which gives entrepreneurs the chance to pitch to the Virgin billionaire
Champneys, French Connection & Conde Nast shamed for minimum wage failure
French Connection, Conde Nast and Champneys have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay their workers the minimum wage.
UK businesses not sufficiently prepared for future workforce challenges
UK businesses are not planning how to manage and deploy human capital, according to new research.
Women now account for 23% of board seats in FTSE 100 manufacturers
Women now account for 23% of all board seats in FTSE 100 manufacturers – up from 19% in 2013 and 21% last year – according to a new report out today.
Scheme to promote alternative lenders to be running within 12 months
A scheme requiring banks to refer small firms rejected for loans to alternative finance providers should be up and running by next year, the managing director of the British Business Bank said.
UK manufacturing growth remaining steady
Activity in the manufacturing sector remained broadly steady in March, according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey.
Crowdcube launches programme to help fund British seed-stage businesses
Leading investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, has launched a dedicated scheme, the Sprint Programme, to help British start-ups raise finance.
UK SMEs issue call to arms against big business bullies
The growth of UK SMEs is being undermined by spiralling costs of doing business, suffocating red tape and bullying tactics from big businesses, a major new poll from the Forum of Private Business reveals.
















