A new Government led initiative to boost enterprise will see up to 4,000 entrepreneurial university students and graduates in England connecting with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Get your company logo on the Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes F1 cars
Vodafone UK is offering one small to medium size business customer the chance to win its own piece of F1 glory and the chance to put your brand in front of a global television audience.
Business doesn’t need government to crack the whip to get growth going
In a speech to senior business leaders and politicians at the CBI Annual Dinner in London this evening, the organisation’s President, Sir Roger Carr, made clear that business didn’t need ministers to “crack the whip” to get growth going.
Mary Portas set to run hotel with Gordon Ramsay training unemployed service staff in new Channel 4 show
The retail expert Mary Portas is joining forces with the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to focus on the hotel industry taking on the challenge of running a hotel for a new Channel 4 TV series.
Growth and fairness at heart of business legislation
Creating the right conditions for businesses to grow and succeed is at the centre of new business legislation announced today in the Queen’s Speech.
Businesses Urged To Be Part Of National Export Survey
Exporters across the UK are being urged to take part in producing the most accurate picture yet of the health of Britain’s export industry.
The search is on for the UK’s most enterprising places
If you live in an area with a thriving business community looking to grow and become a real force both here and abroad, then you could be living in the most enterprising place in the UK.
SME manufacturers expect to see a rise in orders and production
Business sentiment among the UK’s small and medium-sized manufacturers rose for the first time since mid-2011, and orders and production are expected to grow solidly over the next quarter.
UK businesses look to leasing
47 per cent of UK businesses wait three years before updating their technology equipment, research conducted by Equanet, the Dixons Retail-owned provider of IT solutions to business, can reveal today.
UK Economy will pick up through 2012
The UK economy will see growth resume in the second half of 2012, with faster GDP growth during 2013, according to the latest quarterly CBI economic forecast.
Sunday Trading during the Olympic Games: What it means to employers
The Bill to suspend Sunday Trading Laws during the Olympic and Paralympic Games received Royal Assent today after it passed the remaining stages in the House of Commons last night.
“Business deaths” back to highest level for two years
Nearly 70 firms are collapsing every day, the largest number for two years, as banks continue to refuse to lend.
Lloyds and RBS could see profits slashed as Moody’s plans downgrades
Britain’s taxpayer-backed lenders, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland, could see their profits slashed following a downgrade of their credit ratings.
All in a name: UK’s ‘most careless’ business owners unveiled
Leo and Brenda have been labelled the UK’s ‘most careless’ business owners according to Simply Business, with research revealing the top male and female names most likely to run into trouble in the workplace.
Nick Clegg asks business owners ‘What can we do to help your business?’
Nick Clegg proposes helping Angel investment organisations to match entrepreneurs who need cash with rich investors and asks business owners “What can we do to help you?”
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