Category: News

The first major survey of British business following the Prime Minister’s policy speech on Europe in January 2013 has revealed broad support for the re-negotiation of Britain’s relationship with the European Union.

Auctions sales data for used car sales for March 2013 shows year-on-year values are up sharply as the market struggles to get quality stock.

Former Apprentice winner Stella English has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against businessman Lord Sugar.

Google will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online, the first major company to deal with the sensitive issue.

A scheme through which thousands of children from across Britain are each handed £10 to start a business has been revived with the support of the Government and entrepreneurs including Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed.

As official trade figures disappoint yet again, the CBI is unveiling a new package of export-boosting measures to help British firms unlock overseas opportunities. They include an incentivising tax break, a review of the practicalities of the Bribery Act and making export finance schemes easier to access.

PC sales certainly haven’t been good over the past year or so, but the past quarter saw the worst decline since sales data began in 1994 with sales falling by 14 per cent worldwide during the period.

SMEs struggling to access finance have received a boost as Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the launch of the first phase of the new business bank.

Only 11 per cent of UK businesses are committed to improving public health as part of the government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, new research has revealed.

The authors of the 2013 Cranfield Female FTSE board report have expressed concern that after a short period of growth, complacency may again be setting in when it comes to improving the number of women on the boards of the UK’s top companies.

The latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, reveals that insolvency rates among businesses with 101 to 500 employees has fallen for the third consecutive month – from a peak of 0.19 per cent in November of 2012 to 0.09 per cent in February 2013.

Changes in VAT rules to penalise companies paying bills late are gathering support among business organisations and advisers.

Sales of food, drink and Mother’s Day presents in March shielded retailers from a potentially disastrous month as snow across the country meant shoppers stayed inside.

Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced.

If the new owners of the streamlined HMV claim their tax relief for capital allowances, they could be in for a windfall of up to £13.5m from HMRC, according to research by Portal Tax Claims, the UK’s leading capital allowances specialist.