New research reveals UK adults are baffled by business terminology with one in four admitting to not knowing what a PLC is.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Media Business set to make the UK VOOM
Today Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Media Business launch Voom Pitch, the UK and Ireland’s biggest pitching competition.
The search has begun to find Britain’s budding Student Start-up of the Year
A nationwide competition to seek out early stage business talent amongst the student population has been launched Wednesday 3rd May.
Businesses underestimate impact of office environment on their bottom line
Businesses are underestimating the important impact that the office environment can have on their bottom line as the quality of office environments is a significant influence on employee wellbeing and productivity yet the majority of workers say they believe it is not a high priority for senior management, according to a new survey.
Testosterone found to be a driver for starting your own business
High levels of testosterone can give individuals the push they need to work for themselves according to new research.
Presenteeism is the new absenteeism
It found that more than half of UK workers are currently going to work when their performance is negatively affected by work-related health issues
8 in 10 Brits think businesses over-complicate workplace benefits
According to new research, more than eight in ten Brits think businesses over-complicate workplace benefits, making them difficult to understand, and hard to use or claim.
UK professionals reveal the top reasons for leaving their job
Quitting a job can be a big decision for an employee to make and it’s no wonder that the latest research has found that two thirds of workers find it a difficult thing to do, with a further 42 per cent stating that they felt nervous about quitting.
Thousands of small businesses held to ransom by social media hackers
Thousands of small businesses have had their social media accounts hacked in the last three years, a new study has found.
Final Call To Join UK’s Largest Retail Accelerator as entries reach record levels
Under a week remains until applications close for JLAB 2017 – the UK’s largest retail tech accelerator run by the John Lewis Partnership – which has already received a record level of entries from as far afield as Chile, Canada and India.
Over half of workers say remote working reboots concentration
Remote working improves productivity levels by offering business people a much-needed change of scenery.
8 out of 10 British consumers prefer independent businesses over larger stores
Boosting the local economy and supporting the local community are reasons why people use a smaller business.
Adapting to new cultures is one of the biggest barriers for employees wanting to work abroad
Research has found that HR managers see adapting to new cultures and speaking foreign languages as the two biggest barriers for employees wanting to work abroad.
Over half of UK SMEs would close within a year if key employee became critically ill
More than half of SMEs in the UK would close within a year should a key employee die or become critically ill, new research shows today.
UK consumers rally behind Britain’s businesses following Article 50
More than 27 million people across the country think Brexit will open up new opportunities for UK companies to expand globally.
