The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Centrica’s largest shareholder has accused Ed Miliband of “economic vandalism” and said that energy companies should pull investment out of the UK, putting the country at…
The charity Directory of Social Change (DSC) argues that a Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) should be developed to improve the quality, transparency and consistency of…
Almost a third of British office workers believe their workplace lags behind their home when it comes to technology according to new research.
A week dedicated to inspiring and supporting food and drink small and medium sized businesses to grow an international market for their products has launched this…
Plan to force firms to offer a training place for a British worker for every migrant worker hired rejected by business leaders
LinkedIn, owner of the professional-networking website, has been sued by customers alleging it appropriated their identities for marketing the site without their consent by hacking into…
Research has revealed that while 65 per cent of those running businesses agree that it is important to measure their social media’s ROI, a staggering 83…
While charities increasingly need to borrow money in pursuit of their mission, they are often unsuccessful in obtaining affordable finance from high street banks, according to…
The ongoing row over zero-hours contracts has led to an unprecedented surge in the number of businesses wanting to adopt the controversial working arrangements, it has…
Changes to public procurement rules in Scotland that will make it easier for small businesses to bid for public contracts have moved closer, as a reform…
Research has found that access to finance is still an issue for UK SMEs but over have of the respondents to a new survey said they…
The Cabinet Office has announced a series of measures to make it easier for SMEs to work with public sector bodies which are set to be…
Online retailers are more optimistic than the high street about the business landscape over the next 12 months, according to a survey of UK SMEs by…
New measures that will strengthen and streamline the UK's new competition regime have been outlined by the Competition Minister Jo Swinson.
Six months after the launch of the real time information PAYE system by HM Revenue & Customs, Britain’s SMEs are counting the cost of complying with…