RBS released details of its potential exposure after being asked how many swaps it had sold to its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
SMEs see opportunities ahead
Small business confidence in UK economic and international trading conditions is the highest for six months, research finds.
Government funding will boost civil nuclear power
The Government is to invest up to £15 million in research, development and knowledge transfer to stimulate innovation and support growth in the civil nuclear power sector.
Trading Standards to have more clout to protect consumers
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills today launched a consultation on proposals to make it easier for Trading Standards officers to tackle rogue traders across local authority boundaries.
Queen’s jubilee could harm UK economy, Bank governor warns
Celebrations for the Queen’s diamond jubilee could throw the British economy into reverse again, Sir Mervyn King has warned.
High street innovates to combat online competition
A fifth of high street retailers are looking to invest in technology and integrate more mobile payment methods in the next twelve months.
SME regulatory reform demanded
The independent body set up to scrutinise new government regulations needs ‘sharper teeth’ to defend small businesses, the Federation of Small Businesses has warned.
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.
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
