Category: News

An estimated 12 million British workers suffer from ‘Nutrition Attrition’ and say “No Way!” to their Five-a-Day, reducing their ability to work effectively, according to new research.

Businesses are concerned that critical infrastructure improvements are not happening quickly enough and want to see urgent Government delivery on the ground. That is the main finding of the new CBI/KPMG infrastructure survey, Better connected, better business,

A new report of UK small businesses released today reveals that 60 per cent say that they would rather hire a freelancer than a new member of staff as they are more flexible and bring key skills as and when the business needs them.

The winners of the prestigious 2012 Specsavers everywoman in Retail Awards were revealed at a glittering ceremony held at The Savoy in London last night.

Women Outside The Box is the first ever women’s entrepreneurship festival in the UK. The event will be held in Bristol on 8 October 2012 10am to 4pm at Arnolfini and M Shed

Membership of the inaugural E20, a new task-force of entrepreneurs created to tackle Britain’s economic problems, is announced today.

Businesses hosting private property sales advertisements, without getting involved in the sales process, will no longer be subject to various regulations aimed at estate agents, Consumer Affairs Minister, Jo Swinson announced today.

Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said the latest ONS statistics highlight the gradual re-engineering of the UK labour market during the past two years.

The key to helping business grow could be from working with competitors, according to a survey of UK small and medium-sized businesses.

StartUp Britain is set to hit the road for a month-long bus tour designed to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Dragons’ Den PR guru Richard Hillgrove is suing the HMRC for Wrongful Arrest in relation to a Criminal Charge for Cheating the Public Revenue. He is also suing his former local Somerset accountants who he entrusted with handling his financial affairs.

Siemens, Sembcorp and Nissan are some of the 34 businesses that have successfully bid to design the vocational training programmes they need to grow and create tens of thousands of opportunities for young people, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today.

Vince Cable has today set out his vision for the future of British Industry, looking at where the UK has a competitive advantage now, and where it can build on that in the next twenty years.

SMEs say cutting red tape more important than accessing finance