The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, revealed that during June 2012 1,650 businesses became insolvent in June 2012.
The new guidelines on maternity leave and redundancy recently published are to be welcomed, as Unite, Britain’s biggest union vows to target rogue employers and protect…
The number of enquiries for interim managers increased by 18 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, with an average of 79 enquiries per IMA…
New research from commercial credit reference agency Graydon UK indicates that credit managers are choosing to take protective measures against bad debts including the use of…
With just two weeks to go until the eve of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London will become the epicentre for not just the…
With the Olympics at the top of the national agenda, it seems only right to recognise how success in these events also relates to success in…
Organisations across both the private and public sectors are failing to properly monitor whether the anticipated benefits from projects and programmes are actually achieved, according to…
StartUp Britain has announced a scheme which will throw open empty high street shops to hundreds of start-ups desperate for an outlet, in a move to…
There are continued intakes of breath, tutting and shaking of heads at the antics of the banks. Barclays is in for the most opprobrium but the…
As many people look to escape some of the wettest weather on record the ICAEW has provided some helpful tips for small and medium sized businesses…
SMEs are being touted as the saviours of the British economy and with Xavier Rolet, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group recently stating that Britain’s…
The Dragons' Den star revealed the news on Twitter saying: "First to hear it on tweeter! pleased to say just bought the retail business Robert Dyas!…
Alastair Kight, Managing Director of GRITIT, the UK’s leading winter risk management specialists on customer satisfaction
New research published today by Get Safe Online, the UK’s national internet security awareness initiative, reveals that the UK’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are under…
Telecom giant Orange today announced that Lorna Perks of Lorna Lou Ltd has been selected as winner of the first Orange Different Business Competition, following a…