The independent body set up to scrutinise new government regulations needs ‘sharper teeth’ to defend small businesses, the Federation of Small Businesses has warned.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Wi-Fi for London Overground
London Overground is bringing free Wi-Fi to 56 stations, starting this summer
More businesses than ever planning for the worst
Managers respond as disruption from riots, strikes, weather and BlackBerry outage hit UK in 2011
5 Tips To Creating A World-Class Employment Reference List
Professional references are perhaps the most overlooked and underutilized tool in most people’s employment arsenal.
Orange uncovers the UK’s dormant entrepreneurs
Orange has launched a competition to find Britain’s brightest business idea, and support its growth with a prize worth up to £200,000
UK businesses on late payment merry-go-round
Businesses across the country are trapped on a late payment merry-go-round as they try to reconcile time spent maintaining a healthy cash flow with fighting the on-going downturn
Norfolk council turns to tweeting tenders
Norfolk County Council has announced plans to publish all its tenders on Twitter to help local companies bid for council contracts.
Summer weather blamed for sickies
The number of employees who called in sick yesterday is treble the count for the whole of last week
One in five entrepreneurs have no savings
A survey of the savings habits of entrepreneurs shows many are reluctant to set aside money for a rainy day
Is the web dead?
In 2010, Pew Research Center embarked on a study that surveyed more than 1,000 technology and Internet experts on the status of the Web
UK Business set to increase apprentice numbers
UK businesses operating apprenticeship schemes are set to increase the amount of apprentices they employ before the summer.
Obsolete red tape to be scrapped within retail and manufacturing sector
Consumers, retailers and manufacturers will soon be freed from outdated red tape currently in force, Consumer Minister Norman Lamb announced today.
SMEs win national awards for internships
Six SMEs have received prestigious awards for their internship schemes as the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) reveals its 2012 award winners
Germany must let bailout fund grow
European leaders urge Germany to agree to boost the bail-out fund this week amid fears that markets will turn against Spain, Ireland and Portugal without urgent support.
Cable backs SMEs to grow as government boosts investment & cuts red tape
Measures to strengthen supply chains and reduce the burden of regulation have been announced by the Business Secretary Vince Cable.
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