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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Businesses compete for share of £950M growth fund
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has received more than 490 bids competing for a share of £950 million from the Regional Growth Fund.
Young Brits mean business: eight in ten want to become entrepreneurs
According to the survey more than three-quarters of 11 to 18-year-olds say they would like to start their own business in the future and just under half of the 2,000 youngsters questioned say that they have always wanted to be their own boss.
Acas conciliation service sees steep rise in demand for its services
The conciliation service Acas has seen a 15 per cent rise in demand for its help dealing with industrial disputes during the past year.
Red Tape Challenge sets retailers free from outdated regulation
Plans to scrap or simplify more than 160 regulations, freeing the public and retailers from rules that are unnecessarily burdensome, overly bureaucratic or completely redundant have been announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
Administrations at their lowest level since before financial crisis
Administration appointments in England have fallen to their lowest level since the end of 2007, well before the current financial crisis, according to data published today.
Will your MP be your Business Buddy?
With almost every new policy passed or law made members of the Forum of Private Business become increasingly frustrated that politicians simply don’t seem to understand their concerns.
Cable announces skills projects to boost UK growth
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced Government backing for employer led projects to deliver the skills for growth in sectors ranging from healthcare to nuclear manufacturing.
Business Link helpline replacement announced
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has appointed Careline Services, in partnership with the Business and Enterprise Group, to provide its new Business Link helpline.
Global Entrepreneurship Week & ‘Tenner’ re-auctioned as Peter Jones investigation launched
Enterprise UK, the non-profit making body, formerly chaired by the leading entrepreneur, Dragons’ Den panelist and founder of the National Enterprise Academy, Peter Jones which received nearly £4M of funding from BIS has taken the surprising step of seeking new interest from charities interested in taking over its two main assets Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and [Make your mark for a] Tenner .
New partnership on manufacturing export promotion signed
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the promotion of export services to manufacturing and engineering companies across the UK.
Over half of UK workers expect the extinction of the office in a decade
A nationwide poll today reveals that 58 per cent of the UK’s workforce believes that companies will no longer require an office space to do business by 2021, as mobile working continues to grow in popularity.
Business mentoring scheme with bank manager mentors launched
Over 200 current and former bank managers have signed up to form the core of a national mentoring scheme being rolled out today with Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander offering businesses more support on issues like finance, marketing and HR.
Government regional economic growth strategy called into question
New data released from eBay shows that over 45,000 new businesses have registered on the UK online auction site since September 2008. However despite the continued economic uncertainty the top places are set to receive support, whilst the bottom have failed to be mentioned by the Government.
Men are more Savvy when it comes to online networking than women
Men are better at online business networking than women according to data produced by LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. It claims that data it has released today proves that men and women do go about gaining business through online networking differently and that men are more savvy at it than women.
