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Northamptonshire is celebrating after being named the most enterprising place in Britain. Northamptonshire County Council has won the accolade for helping to generate economic prosperity across the County.

A start-up scheme that will help launch up to 30,000 new companies has begun providing business support and loans to young people has formally been unveiled today. The first wave of cash from the £82.5 million Start-Up Loans scheme is now being distributed, helping to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.

A new survey of business leaders has revealed that UK SME Bosses are “weakest” at financial management and marketing.

New research shows that SME businesses are looking to grow their management teams over the next 12 months

The UK is failing to manage its big data effectively, widening the gap between large and small firms and hindering growth for SMEs.

Finance teams are still finding their bearings in the 21st Century business, as ever-changing technology, legislation and new approaches to outsourcing apply unrelenting pressure. But despite that, Michael Richards, Chairman at WebExpenses, argues that once Finance teams find their feet, the only direction they’re going, is up.

New research by Nelson Phillips, Professor of Strategy and Organisational Behaviour at Imperial College London looks at the challenges organisations face when keeping people and information connected in today’s changing business landscape.

UBS was aware of a $3.6bn (£2.2bn) black hole in trading accounts produced by the alleged rogue trader Kweku Adoboli six weeks before he was arrested, a court heard.

The CBI today commented on the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s report on youth unemployment and the Youth Contract.

The Government’s plans to transform the powers and levers available to local leaders to deliver growth and jobs in their communities were confirmed today with the signature of agreements between the Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, and the leaders of the eight cities.

Awareness of different types of business finance is very low among SMEs, with most continuing to rely on traditional bank overdrafts or personal sources of cash for additional funding, according to new research

A team of 11 budding entrepreneurs from Cheltenham have been picked from 26,000 young people from across the UK to win the 2012 Young Enterprise award for student companies.

Apple’s new iPhone 5 has already smashed sales records, sending the technology group’s shares to new highs and confounding criticism from those who were underwhelmed by the device.

Research reveals that companies are already starting to see a change in their workforce demographics, prompting fears that ageing workforce health issues will affect their company.

National Work-Life week (24th – 28th September 2012) highlights the value of finding a better balance between career and the rest of your life, but what does this really mean for business?