Category: News

Despite positive signs of the economic recovery continuing to gather momentum

Deal for Beats’ music streaming service and headphones arm is Apple’s largest ever.

As thousands of students graduate this Summer and consider what’s next, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is issuing ‘golden tickets’ to its Willy Wonka themed enterprise boot camp – to prepare tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

The service sector is continuing to feel the benefits of the economic upswing with growing optimism, business volumes rising briskly and firms taking on more staff. That’s according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Service Sector Survey.

Businesses are struggling to prepare for auto enrolment legislation, saying that a lack of relevant qualifications, time and resources is preventing them from meeting the new workplace pension requirements.

Richard Hillgrove, founder of Hillgrove PR, failed to pay nearly £100,000 of VAT and National Insurance payments due to HMRC

Activity in the UK manufacturing sector remained solid in May, and output is expected to rise strongly in the next three months, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows.

A one-time rock musician who put down his guitar and picked up a spade has been named Britain’s best company in the Federation of Small Businesses’ annual awards.

Inventor Shaun Pulfrey talks to us about how a lightbulb moment resulted in him creating the award wining and best-selling detangling hairbrush

Jo Hockley, Founder, tells us how the experience of her 15 month old son and a trip to Belgium brought about the creation of Toddlebike

Official data confirm the UK economy grew by 0.8pc in the first quarter, as strong consumer spending growth supported by robust business investment

Are you ready to start your own recruitment company…? Serial Entrepreneur James Caan Announces the Launch of his Third Search for the Next Recruitment Entrepreneur.

Interest rate rises could be the “only game in town” to deal with an overheating market, says BoE deputy governor Charlie Bean

Video game retailer plans stock market listing two years after toppling into administration

Business group outlines practical steps firms can take, but government help also needed.