The ITC Entrepreneurs’ Forum has announced the winners of the second annual ITC Enterprise Awards. The awards were presented by Dr. Steve Garnett, chairman EMEA at salesforce.com at a celebratory dinner held last night at Stationers’ Hall in London.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Views on the games?
Businesses still nervous about their transport and logistics preparedness
England to be the best place in the world for business-university collaboration
David Willetts Minister for Universities and Science will set out plans to meet the challenge of making the England the best place in the world for business-university collaboration today.
Research rethinks the future of access to finance
Entrepreneurs and SMEs need more support to help them understand what providers of debt and equity capital require
Being late is fine with the boss
The majority of global bosses are happy for staff to turn up late for work
Start-up Spouses Keep Britain in Business
Entrepreneurs may be the backbone of the UK economy, but new research reveals the equally vital role being played by their partners – with the wives, girlfriends, husbands and boyfriends of Britain’s small business owners contributing an estimated £8.8 billion to the nation each year
National campaign launches online space provider
StartUp Britain has launched a unique new online tool that will help fledgling businesses find an office that will allow them to grow – in direct response to a Government call for more affordable space to be made available to start-ups.
Size doesn’t matter
CIPD research among SMEs reveals how good people management is a crucial ingredient for growth in organisations large and small
Women in Business could be the Key to Economic Recovery
Survey reveals that 61 per cent of women buying a business are buying for the first time.
Government IT budgets require further scrutiny
Praise for Government efforts to control IT spend but additional savings could be made.
UK consumers rank top contributors to personal data
UK adults rank Facebook, bank statements and search engine history as the top three sources of information when asked which one, from a given list, reveals the most about a person.
Global companies increasingly concerned by Eurozone crisis
Companies around the world – particularly in Asia, the Middle East and Australia – are acutely conscious of the ramifications of persistent economic volatility in Europe as their businesses suffer collateral damage, according to global restructuring specialists at KPMG.
Most UK businesses are ignoring ‘cookie’ laws
EU laws requiring websites to obtain ‘informed consent’ from users before employing cookies to store information from a computer or mobile device came into force on 26 May.
Government announces far-reaching reforms of directors’ pay
The Business Secretary, Vince Cable today announced the most comprehensive reforms of the framework for directors’ remuneration in a decade.
Poor attitude to work?
Research among senior business professionals in the UK published today by ICAEW indicates that a challenge for the long-term unemployed is a perception that they could have a poor attitude to work.
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