The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
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…
John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, has sent an open letter to the leaders of the main parties calling on them to…
HSBC's Chairman Douglas Flint had said that the bank will consider whether to move its headquarters from London once the regulatory environment becomes clearer.
Women entrepreneurs are equally or more ambitious than men when it comes to starting and scaling-up businesses, despite encountering more barriers. Many women do however shun…
A new study has revealed that more than a third of the UK SMEs are not aware of the VAT rules and could be risking falling…
There are only a few months left for businesses to take advantage of the increased Annual Investment Allowance (AIA).
The UK’s longest running awards programme that celebrates the achievements of Britain’s growing legion of female entrepreneurs has launched its nomination drive for the 13th year…
Ed Miliband was last night accused of snubbing the backbone of the Britain’s workforce - the self-employed workers – for refusing to send them a special…
gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000…
Former Olympic medal winning cyclist, Bryan Steel, has teamed up with an insurance broker, Paul Hopewell to start a business networking group with a difference: everyone…
The first interest payments have been served up to investors who bought one of the world’s first crowdfunded mini bonds last year on investment platform Crowdcube.
Will Davies of property maintenance firm aspect.co.uk, has given a stark warning to job seekers and the Department of Work and Pensions after the general election.…
A cyber attack could cost a business its investor backing, according to new figures revealed today.
New research has found that nearly one in five employers want the next government to focus on staff wellbeing.
A third of business accounts are currently paying less than 0.1 per cent interest, according to research.