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The next stage of the Government’s new £10 million ‘Start-up Loans’ for young people pilot scheme has been announced today by Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk.

Worries about prospects for the coming year kept Britons’ economic morale in the doldrums in April, a survey showed on Friday

Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s sovereign debt rating Thursday by two notches, warning that the government’s budget situation is worsening and that is likely to have to prop up its banks.

Leading business recovery specialists, Cranfield Business Recovery, are urging business owners not to lose faith despite the gloomy forecast that a quarter of small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) in the UK expect their businesses to fold by 2014

The CBI today (Friday) commented on the first annual funding statement by the Pensions Regulator.

KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank is reporting an even bleaker outlook for UK retailers, with the health of the industry expected to worsen to record levels before any signs of recovery.

Despite recent advances in the science of how people learn, most organisations are slow to incorporate new advances in training and development, instead relying on decades-old analysis and techniques

An increasing number of young people leaving university are bypassing the career ladder altogether and setting up their own businesses.

UK bank Barclays has said it has made an “encouraging” start to the year as it reported its first-quarter results.

A new online toolkit has been launched today by Employment Relations Minister Norman Lamb, which provides first-time employers with a step-by-step guide through their obligations when taking on a member of staff.

The UK has been pushed into a double dip after a sharp fall in construction output saw the economy contract by 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year.

Figures released on Wednesday will show whether the UK economy is in recession.

Apple Inc’s quarterly profit almost doubled, blowing past Wall Street estimates after a jump in iPhone sales

Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, was on Tuesday night facing demands for his resignation after emails released by the Murdoch family disclosed that his office offered “absolutely illegal” advice to News Corporation executives.

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