It seems Lord Sugar may be preparing to quit the BBC1 show that turned him into the nation’s most recognisable business man.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Cameron commits to financial education in schools
Prime Minister David Cameron today confirmed financial education will be compulsory in English schools from September 2014.
Better Bathrooms secures £10M backing to help create 500 new jobs across the UK
Business Growth Fund (BGF) backs National Business Entrepreneur of the Year and award winning company with £10 million investment
Chancellor George Osborne announces that bankers will face jail for reckless misconduct
Bankers will now face jail for reckless misconduct, the chancellor has said as he pledged to adopt the main recommendations of the parliamentary commission on banking standards intended to clean up the City.
UK business confidence reaches 13-month high
Business confidence in the UK is at its highest point since May last year, according to a new report.
The Winklevoss’ trust fund will be bad for Bitcoin, says Professor
Professor Jon Rushman, an ex-Blackrock managing director, believes the Winklevoss twins’ attempt to build the first exchange traded product (ETP) in Bitcoin will harm the virtual currency’s quest for acceptance.
Pay Once Again The Main Cause Of Working Days Lost
Stoppages over pay – including pensions – are once more the main cause of working days lost to labour disputes in 2011 and 2012, after two years when disputes over redundancy accounted for most days lost, according to figures published today by ONS.
3 out of 10 Workers Receive No Occupational Health Support
More than a quarter of British workers say their employers provide no occupational health services, and women are more likely to lose out than men.
RBS reviews mismatch in lending procedures as still has £20bn of loans available for SMEs
RBS has launched an inquiry into business lending after finding it has a £20bn pot of money available for SMEs.
Third of UKs leading businesses say that their corporation tax is “minimised”
More than a third of the leading business people in the UK take advantage of legal tax planning measures to ensure their organisation’s tax bill is minimised, new YouGov research shows.
Sir Philip Green demands radical business rates overhaul to support struggling high street
Sir Philip Green calls for overhaul of business rates as it is revealed by PricewaterhouseCoopers that the tax burden for Britain’s leading retailers has increased by 65 per cent since 2005
£200 million digital investment set to support growth
HM Revenue and Customs’ Digital Services are to be transformed by £200 million of Government investment, as taxpayers get direct access to their tax affairs.
Michael Birch pays $1M to buy back the Bebo website he sold for $850m
The founders of Bebo has bought the social network for $1m just five years after selling it for $850m.
Talent shortage continues to affect marketing and media sector
Latest employment data from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) reveals that the marketing and media sector continues to suffer from a mass talent shortage.
MoD Should Help Nurture An Entrepreneurial Mindset For Troops
A military charity has said that if MoD helped nurture an entrepreneurial mindset from the day recruits joined up it could save the department money and be better agile thinkers.
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