The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Business Secretary, Vince Cable today presented the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to Parliament. The Bill is a central element in the Government’s aim for strong, sustainable and balanced growth, powered by investment, exports, technology and enterprise.
High levels of engagement could actually be damaging for organisations and their employees if one dimensional engagement surveys mask the types of engagement at play within an organisation.
Insight from Experian shows that financial health of UK firms has improved with the North East seeing the biggest improvement
SMEs are urge to measure the financial strength of other companies before doing business with them.
A top banking figure warned “major failures” surround the interest rate swap scandal, as Labour demanded changes to help smaller firms to tackle their banks over the issue.
With business energy costs now representing 0.51 per cent of businesses’ total annual profits, what can UK businesses do to overcome this latest financial setback?
Olympians Sally Gunnell and Chris Boardman share their tips on how employees can get around London quicker and easier during Games time
Good management to support employees and maintain employee engagement is more important than ever
Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden is backing a Government campaign to tackle outdated perceptions of manufacturing and seek out new, innovative ideas it has been announced today.
L&D practitioners must develop their strategic and commercial acumen if they are to convince senior leaders to engage with L&D and to champion learning
Cohabiting couples who run a business together need to cut out complacency and take appropriate measures to protect themselves and their business should the relationship break down.
The Prime Minister’s enterprise advisor Lord Young is urging Government to facilitate a fast expansion of flexible business space, to foster the same levels of entrepreneurship in the UK as in the USA.
Workers who ‘borrow’ things from their offices are racking up costs of £2 billion a year and unwittingly leaving their employers open to security breaches with far-reaching implications.
The Angel CoFund has announced the completion of its first five investments, with a total of £7.2 million committed to SMEs.
Plans to allow councils to keep a share of the business rates they raise will add £10bn to the economy over the next seven years, the Government has estimated.
