The Financial Skills Partnership has made a fresh call to businesses to offer apprenticeships as more people are applying for each position than ever.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Entrepreneurs are the rock stars of the business world
Entrepreneurs are the ‘rock stars’ of the business world, according to a start-up expert and best-selling small business author.
Banks play guessing game on losses, says Barclays
Banks are very poor predictors of the risks on their balance sheets, according to a report by analysts at Barclays.
UK growth on the up, says British Chambers of Commerce
The British Chambers of Commerce has raised its hopes for three years of UK growth for the first time in memory.
Review of bribery law’s clear-cut position risks confusion
If anyone is under any doubt about the legality of facilitation payments under UK law, they should check the website of the Serious Fraud Office.
Cash remains king in UK shops, but paper money is dying says British Retail Consortium
Cash is still the most popular form of payment in UK shops but the popularity of vouchers and coupons is on the rise, research has suggested.
Over third Of UK companies say young people lack work ethic to succeed in manufacturing
Almost 40 per cent of manufacturing firms say apprentices, graduates and new recruits don’t have the work ethic to succeed in industry, according to poll released by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
930,000 new jobs needed for employment rate to return to its 2008 level, says think tank
The jobs market remains weak and is likely to continue to struggle well into the second half of the decade, making this a more severe downturn for employment levels than the two previous recessions, according to the Resolution Foundation think tank.
Over 60,000 stores to close in five years’ as our high streets begin to die
Britain’s struggling high streets will be hit by more than 60,000 store closures in the next five years, a report out today warns.
Good News as UK economy sees signs of hope
The UK economy is showing more signs of getting back on its feet as new figures out today show parts of the services sector expanding at their fastest pace since before the financial crisis.
Multi-million project will map the changing nature of employment
An ambitious €4.6 million project coordinated by the University of Strathclyde is set to bring together world-leading academics and researchers to map the changing nature of employment.
Winners announced in the FTA everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards.
In a ceremony attended by leading figures from the sector along with representatives from the media, business, and government and including a keynote address by Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport some of the UKs best women in the logistics world were recognised.
The school project invention that could charge your phone in 20 seconds
Waiting hours for a mobile phone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old American high-school student’s Eesha Khare invention.
Want to start your own business? The people who have say it costs less than a weeks salary
The average cost of starting a business in the UK is £312, significantly less than the average UK weekly wage of £442, according to a new survey of micro-business owners.
Can Wikipedia predict stock market price fluctuations?
Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new scientific study.
















