The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
SMEs are failing to maximise their trading potential because of conflicting payment practices employed by businesses globally, according to research conducted by Bibby Financial Services.
Ahead of the latest official GDP statistics, the CBI said the volume of output in the three months to January grew at the fastest pace since…
At the Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) major Policy Conference in London, the UK's small business agenda takes centre stage. Senior policymakers will discuss the 4.9…
An overwhelming majority of senior executives across the world's largest organisations accept that their long-term business success will be based on mastery of the growing amount…
Lord Young and Minster of State for Skills and Enterprise Matthew Hancock today launch the Growth Vouchers Programme which will support more than 20,000 small businesses…
British entrepreneurs created a record number of new businesses in 2013, according to new figures published by StartUp Britain
Google has bought UK start-up DeepMind for a rumoured $400 million
A leading UK small business organisation has said that an announcement from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) that “banks are open for business” to small businesses…
In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses, the Prime Minister will announce that the government has exceeded its target to identify 3,000 regulations to…
Consumers will be one step closer to having enhanced, easy to understand consumer rights following the introduction of the new Consumer Rights Bill to Parliament by…
BoE Governor says even if unemployment trigger changes interest rates will not rise
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has joined forces with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to launch Reshore UK, a new one-stop-shop service to help companies bring…
The winner of The Apprentice has opened the doors to her first cosmetics clinic with treatments on offer from a 25-minute ‘express facial’ to ground-breaking Lipo…
University students have remained optimistic about their job prospects throughout the economic downturn.
Research projects which will explore how light can be used in new ways in innovative manufacturing processes and technologies have been awarded £3.6 million business secretary…