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Confidence among UK businesses hit its lowest level in at least 21 years last month, a survey suggests.

The serial entrepreneur, current owner of Boux Avenue, Rymans and Robert Dyas has announced that he has quit the BBC show Dragon’s Den.

The Post Office has announced the launch of Drop & Go, a service that allows business customers and internet power sellers to use a fast track pre-paid card to send their mail.

Former Dragons’ Den star James Caan has invested in the SME-focused virtual practice Excello Law just months after cementing his first foray into the legal sector.

The UK looks set to avoid a triple-dip recession according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). Business confidence is at its highest since Q2 2011 and suggests that growth will resume this quarter.

New research released today from Crunch Accounting reveals that only 19 per cent of small businesses are aware and prepared for the introduction of HMRC’s new RTI payroll system happening this April.

Despite winning the battle against potentially confusing technology in the workplace, small business owners are feeling overwhelmed by the intrusion it causes in their personal lives, according to new research from specialist business insurer Hiscox.

Retail sales grew at their fastest pace for 13 months in January, providing a much-needed respite to the high street following the collapse of HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster.

In a major victory for campaigners, Justin King, the supermarket chain’s chief executive, has written to the Business Minister, Michael Fallon, agreeing to join the PPC, a voluntary commitment to honour contractual payment terms with suppliers.

The 2012 Late Payment Index from Experian, the global information services company, today revealed that UK businesses paid their bills more than a day earlier in 2012, compared to 2011.

The chancellor will issue separation warning to institutions that flout the rules over high street and investment banking divisions

The UK is returning to growth and should avoid a triple-dip recession, according to a range of indicators which point to firms’ growing confidence, a steadier housing market, and employers’ readiness to hire.

More than half of general managers consider HR’s contribution to their organisations’ corporate responsibility agenda as vital, according to research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).