The trend of cautious private sector hiring caused by the flexibility of the UK labour market is likely to continue for the next six months, an employement survey by the CBI and recruitment specialists Harvey Nash revealed today.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Bank of England’s handling of financial crisis to be scrutinised in reports
Three reviews commissioned by central bank in May are due to be published this week
Fund to invest in ex-military entrepreneurs
A £50m fund is being established to invest in start-ups founded by former Armed Forces personnel.
Simpler company reporting to focus on transparency & gender balance
Measures to improve the quality of narrative reporting by Britain’s largest companies have been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Three quarters of UK businesses unimpressed with government funding initiatives
Recent statistics show that nearly 80 per cent of UK firms feel that recent government funding initiatives such as Funding for Lending and Project Merlin have not helped their businesses.
8 out of 10 businesses forced into cashflow difficulties by bank lending reluctance
A survey has revealed that the current tough economic conditions and the lack of bank credit are leaving 8 out of 10 firms struggling to maintain cashflow.
‘win-win’ finance scheme for business announced
Big businesses must help their struggling small suppliers get access to billions of pounds in funding, the Prime Minister will say today.
Don’t just rely on the usual suspects for growth
New approach needed to maximise private sector growth potential across the UK
John Lewis and Startup Britain announce plans for regular start-up pitches
An enterprise campaign and a leading British retailer have revealed plans to offer emerging British businesses regular opportunities to pitch their products to top buyers, after a pilot project uncovered a wealth of UK-based talent on Tuesday.
SME Growth in the UK
Growth in the SME space is down to capitalising on the economic situation and exportation says David Taylor, CEO of James Caan’s Growth Advisory Business Hamilton Bradshaw Venture Partners
EE launches UK’s first 4G superfast phone plan for small businesses
EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, today unveiled the pricing and plans for its new superfast Fibre Broadband and 4G services
Soft skills overtakes leadership as top L&D priority
Soft skills development has overtaken leadership training to become the top priority for organisational learning in the coming year, according to a new study by Video Arts, the learning content specialist.
Pension costs are now a bigger concern than attraction and retention
Ensuring benefits packages are engaging and motivating has become a greater concern for reward professionals than attracting and retaining staff.
Joanna Shields to quit as Facebook European MD to lead Tech City
Joanna Shields is leaving Facebook, where she is Vice-President and Managing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa, to take up the role at the Tech City Investment Organisation in January 2013 to spearhead the push to make London the next Silicon Valley.
Face to face networking nets UK small businesses a projected £9.45 bn a year
Dealing with contacts in person, rather than
via email or social networking, is helping the UK’s successful entrepreneurs
and business owners generate a potential £9.45bn revenue a year, says new
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