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As voters across the Continent give all European leaders cause to reflect on the EU's agenda for the years ahead, the CBI set out the business…
Friday 6 November 2026
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As voters across the Continent give all European leaders cause to reflect on the EU's agenda for the years ahead, the CBI set out the business…
Businesses across Greater Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country have an opportunity to access finance to grow and create jobs as part of a £56million Mezzanine…
Consumer confidence has reached its highest level in almost seven years as economic optimism among British workers increases, new figures from YouGov and the Centre for…
Owners and directors of small and medium sized businesses are still being caused problems, including stress-related health issues, through the late payment of invoices despite the…
The Future High Street Forum has published a report that identifies local leadership as the ‘recipe for success’ on the high street.
Innovative firms, particularly smaller start-ups, will be offered the chance to work with the FCA whilst the develop new technologies and approaches to ensure they are…
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…
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.…
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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…
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…
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’…
Inventor Shaun Pulfrey talks to us about how a lightbulb moment resulted in him creating the award wining and best-selling detangling hairbrush