Public sector pay roll shrinks to lowest level in a decade – but there are more private sector jobs than ever before, ONS says
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Ten years of female enterprise celebrated as leading entrepreneurs are honoured
Some of the country’s most successful female entrepreneurs – with a mighty collective turnover of over £2 billion – have gathered to celebrate the inspirational winners of the tenth NatWest everywoman Awards. Leading the celebrations were everywoman founders, Karen Gill MBE and Maxine Benson MBE together with Awards Patron Dame Mary Perkins.
David Cameron announces £50M regeneration plan of London’s Silicon Roundabout
Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO), the body tasked with promoting British technology companies based in the East London tech cluster, is joining forces with digital news network ECNlive, in a partnership that will connect Tech City with investors in the City of London.
Price is key to employers – are they missing the value of advice?
Employers say price is important, but aren’t making the most of the options available to them when it comes to healthcare for their staff, says Jelf Employee Benefits.
‘Too big to fail’ plan outlined by UK and US authorities
British and US authorities have for the first time outlined a shared plan for tackling institutions deemed too big to fail, with the aim of sparing the taxpayer the bill.
Mega Monday and the annual festive game of cat and mouse
Christmas spending may hit £29bn but next 15 days will make or break some on high street as big day for online shopping passes
What the Hobbit can teach us about self-governance
Those who believe in a small state and self-regulated markets could claim JRR Tolkien and Elinor Ostrom as two of their own
Festive fun is off the menu
More than a quarter of UK SMEs have axed their Christmas party this year says a new survey of business owners
Twlight Zone for Britain’s “Zombie businesses”
Lawyers prepare for post-recession surge in insolvency cases
British High Street fight against increased demand for “knock-offs”
The British high street will have to work harder than ever to keep counterfeit goods off the market this Christmas as an annual survey shows an increase in the number of people who would accept a knock-off present.
Employers are ‘missing a trick’ if they fail to offer flexibility to older workers
As more than half of workers over 55 plan to work beyond the state retirement age, it is in employers interests to enable older people to stay in work for as long as possible. This is the key message from evidence given this morning to the House of Lords Public Service and Demographic Change Select Committee by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
VAT loophole on digital sales ‘costs UK more than Olympics’
Lost tax revenue from services bought from suppliers based overseas is more than £1.6bn a year, says report
Early adopters lead on changing the culture of Britain’s boardrooms
In the 18 months since Lord Davies published his review into women on boards there has been encouraging progress. The number of women recruited to the boardrooms of the UK’s largest companies has increased and there has been a notable commitment by business to remove the obstacles preventing women making it to the boardroom.
MOO Award for Britain’s Most Remarkable Entrepreneur goes to ColaLife
MOO.COM, the award winning online print business has announced the first ever winner of the MOO Award, in honour of its most unique, inspiring and remarkable customer.
Early adopters lead on changing the culture of women in Britain’s boardrooms
In the 18 months since Lord Davies published his review into women on boards there has been encouraging progress. The number of women recruited to the boardrooms of the UK’s largest companies has increased and there has been a notable commitment by business to remove the obstacles preventing women making it to the boardroom.
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