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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Bob Diamond’s Exit Must Be A Turning Point
Bob Diamond’s resignation as chief executive of Barclays must act as a critical turning point for the banking industry, says the boss of the world’s largest independent financial advisory firm.
Working parents in the holidays
Jennifer Grant of Gravitate HR on how employers can support working parents during the school holidays
How to sell your business without getting into ‘Dire Straights’
Recently appointed as Entrepreneur in Residence at the British Library, a role previously held by the late Dame Anita Roddick, and using his extensive contacts around the World, Stephen Fear intends to help fledgling British businesses evolve into major enterprises. Here he talks about selling your business.
Government delivers better access to business mentors
A drive by the Government to help people find a business mentor, increase the number of mentors available and improve information about mentoring to help UK businesses to grow, has made significant progress in the last year.
Boris Johnson opens Wayra Academy for Britain’s brightest & best tech entrepreneurs
London Mayor Boris Johnson has officially opened the 10th Wayra Academy – Telefonica’s accelerator programme – established in London to help digital talent go global.
The ‘Cloud’ has a silver lining for British business
Despite the economic outlook 18 per cent of European SME’s are planning to invest in cloud technology in the next twelve months.
Start-Ups offered free marketing advice
The Marketing Agencies Association and StartUp Britain have announced that Lord Young, the enterprise adviser to the Prime Minister, will kick-off‘Marketing 4 StartUp Britain’ – a week of free events for start-ups designed to demonstrate how marketing can help grow their business.
The UK and Bribery: Action Needed
Although it is a year since the UK’s Bribery Act came into force, many companies still have no anti-bribery code of conduct to protect them from the risk of prosecution.
Nearly a million UK employees have drugs in their system
Research report shows 43 per cent increase in UK employees testing positive for drug use in five years
Embracing technology for an increasingly ‘mobile’ workforce
With a global mobile subscription base of 87 per cent it makes sense for employers to embrace technology to meet the needs of an evolving workforce
Burden of regulation is beginning to lift, say businesses
The burden of regulation is beginning to lift, according to an independently produced report. Fewer firms cite regulation as an obstacle this year, compared with recent years.
British business boost as patent court comes to London
The Prime Minister has secured a great result for UK business at the European Council on single unitary patent valid in up to 25 European countries and secured London to be the host for the unified patent court.
How SMEs can boost their business with an injection of fresh ideas and talent
SMEs are being touted as the saviours of the British economy and with Xavier Rolet, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group recently stating that Britain’s growth is going to come from SMEs
UK workers put in three weeks overtime a year at home
The average UK worker now puts in more than three weeks of overtime a year – just by answering calls and emails at home, a new study reveals.
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