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The latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, today revealed a fall in the rate of insolvencies among UK firms.

New measures to deliver greater clarity and transparency on consumer rights, that will help boost the confidence of both consumers and businesses, will be published on Monday in a consultation on the Consumer Rights Directive.

The government are set to curb credit card surcharges and premium rate phone lines in the largest shake-up of consumer rights.

The US based payment card transaction company Square, has lowered their per-transaction fee to zero with the payments processing startup choosing to bill customers one monthly flat fee.

Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, has announced the launch of its Creative Business Mentor Network (CBMN), spearheaded by 30 of the creative industry’s most successful senior executives.

Unemployed people over the age of 50 are starting their own businesses as latest ONS stats reveal

A partnership between two Staffordshire universities and local business groups has been commended for its contribution towards economic growth.

Today, the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has revealed over 150 of Britain’s leading businesses and business leaders as finalists in the prestigious awards programme.

In many ways, the Olympic project has provided a template for the industrial policy we sorely need, writes the CBI president

Business leaders are ring-fencing IT budgets, even at the expense of their own pay. In a study carried out by Virgin Media Business with 2,000 UK companies, 89 per cent of respondents said they would safeguard IT budgets from cuts, seven per cent more than those who said they would keep board-level pay untouched.

84 per cent of UK businesses want ‘smarter’ cities that are capable of helping reduce heavy traffic.

New research reveals that 73 per cent of Brits have abandoned an online shop because of restricted or expensive delivery options.

research reveals that 1 in 3 firms are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon

CIPD launches new guidance to help employers improve financial awareness and help prevent their workforces from being pre-occupied with financial worries

With almost 40 per cent of Brits now owning a smartphone, shopping on the move, known as m-commerce, is changing the way consumers purchase goods and services. This rising trend for shopping on the move is expected to further increase over the next few years, as smartphone ownership in the UK continues to rise.