Category: News

Output among the UK’s small and medium-sized manufacturers grew at the fastest pace in seven years, according to the latest quarterly SME trends survey, though optimism about the current business situation was broadly flat.

SMEs in Britain are increasingly concerned over their ability to gain funding in the run up to Brexit, a recent survey has revealed. The study, commissioned by specialist insurer Hiscox, has found that recent economic and political uncertainty has adversely affected business confidence, and caused concern for the future as Britain’s withdrawal from the EU […]

UK shoppers are more likely to post a positive online review than one that is negative, research has found.

Professionals who overclaim on their business expenses could be costing the UK economy a massive £1.6bn a year, according to a new report.

Collaborative workspace company WeWork is calling for  entries for its international awards programme, ‘The Creator Awards’, which will see the company give away £1.2 million to UK-based entrepreneurs and $20 million globally.

City-based clusters and tech hotspots were the focus of equity investment in the UK last year, according to the third annual Equity Tracker.

As the great summer getaway begins, a national survey of small business owners found those in the millennial generation are most likely to want more time offline.

 In 2017, the idea of a sharing – or collaborative – economy has enveloped society. Some of the best-known platforms of this type are Uber, Airbnb, eBay and Spotify. Businesses from the UK, to Spain and Romania are no longer looking inward – rather, outward, toward peer-to-peer (P2P) participation and community. In fact, peer-to-peer transactions […]

Research finds that 89 per cent of UK organisations struggle to find and access documents on mobile devices.

A new UK Tech Innovation Index published today shows that London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Brighton, Southampton are the top 5 cities for data innovation.

carwow has today announced it has raised a $39 million round of financing to further accelerate growth in the UK and to fuel further international expansion.

With less than 100 days to go until the old round pound loses legal tender status, The Royal Mint and HM Treasury are encouraging all those businesses that are yet to prepare for the new 12-sided one pound coin to do so now.

Almost 70 per cent of workers do not feel that new technology has increased their productivity, a new study has found.

Despite the risks, nearly half of SMEs plan to spend less than £1,000 on cyber security in the next 12 months, leaving them vulnerable to substantial losses.

As freelance and flexible working become increasingly popular, new data from has found that three quarters of the nation’s workers believe that job hopping has become more acceptable over the years, with this figure increasing to 87 per cent amongst under 18s.