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Start-up Spouses Keep Britain in Business

Entrepreneurs may be the backbone of the UK economy, but new research reveals the equally vital role being played by their partners - with the wives,…

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Size doesn’t matter

CIPD research among SMEs reveals how good people management is a crucial ingredient for growth in organisations large and small

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Most UK businesses are ignoring ‘cookie’ laws

EU laws requiring websites to obtain ‘informed consent’ from users before employing cookies to store information from a computer or mobile device came into force on…

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Poor attitude to work?

Research among senior business professionals in the UK published today by ICAEW indicates that a challenge for the long-term unemployed is a perception that they could…

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Silence is not golden

Over three quarters of small to medium sized businesses say that playing music in the workplace increases staff morale, and creates a better atmosphere and working…

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Are you being engaged?

As Britain readies to serve the world at the London Olympics, new research reveals a pressing lack of engagement among UK frontline service staff.

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London business optimism up

London businesses are more optimistic than six months ago about the prospects for the economy and for their own companies, but anxiety about the Eurozone crisis…