Category: News

New research report analyses impact of customer service across the UK on brand loyalty and sales

With nearly 80 per cent of homeless people wanting to get a job and support themselves, this spring tailoring company A Suit That Fits teamed up with three homelessness charities to help their members get back into work.

Guardian News & Media has today launched a new professional network for small businesses.

The aim of the meeting is to discuss the work of The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) and how to extend its reach in supporting business creation for the over 50 entrepreneur. Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales, PRIME is the only national organisation dedicated to promoting 50+ self-employment and enterprise.

Plans for greater business flexibility and quicker resolution for workplace disputes are to be announced later today by the Business Secretary, Vince Cable.

The Only Global Bank Dedicated to the Innovation Sector Will Provide Full UK Commercial Banking Services

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Imperial College today published new estimates of investment in the UK’s copyright industries. When adopted in the National Accounts this adds more than £3 billion to the economy.

Measures to make the international system of patent application faster and more effective were announced today by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) with changes to the UK’s Fast Track system. These moves come as part of a wider effort by the UK and US intellectual property authorities to get more businesses to use the PCT system.

Entrepreneur and founder of School for Startups, Doug Richard, is to lead an independent review into the future of apprenticeships for the Government.

The UK will need more high-level skills to compete for growth

A new national support service for the UK’s fast-growing social enterprise sector is being launched in Westminster next week (Tuesday 12 June) by the University of Northampton and business performance specialists Exemplas.

A report out today shows that the Royal Navy (RN), Army and Royal Air Force (RAF) have put numeracy and literacy skills at the heart of their development programme for new recruits.

Financial firms in Britain are generating record numbers of business ideas (e.g. for new products or services) but a low hit rate is stunting true innovation

Bad-mannered front of house staff are the main reason that almost half of professionals are put off from doing business with other companies, according to research carried out on service excellence.

From having a few beers watching the match on a work night to using the company internet to watch the 100m, MWR has got an answer on how to stay within the bounds of the law and keep bosses happy.