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One in four employees trapped in “means to an end” jobs
Almost one in four adults in the UK are unhappy at work, but age and a lack of confidence are stopping them from making a career…
Thursday 5 November 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Almost one in four adults in the UK are unhappy at work, but age and a lack of confidence are stopping them from making a career…
Over one in five UK private sector employees – equivalent to 5.5m nationally – are too afraid to discuss flexible working with their boss because they…
More than half of the customers of UK financial services brands would be willing to spend more – potentially equating to billions – if only they…
Homeworking has increased by 25 per cent in the last five years, with 8.2 million British employees now working from home for at least one day…
Most managers work for at least an additional hour each day, adding up to an extra 29 days over the course of the year, according to…
Small business experts and entrepreneurs will once again lead a series of free workshops as part of the ‘Inspire Series’ that has been organised by the…
Cyber security is the major challenge facing UK senior business executives, according to a new survey.
Thinking on your feet, or just plain ridiculous?
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today slightly upgraded its UK growth forecast for 2017 from 1.4 per cent to 1.5 per cent. Its expectations…
Royal Bank of Scotland is to switch 443 jobs from Britain to India in a relocation of its team arranging loans for small businesses.
Responding to Philip Hammond’s Mansion House speech in London, Mike Cherry, National Chairman at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), who was in the audience for…
Fewer than half as many female than male business owners are confident about the future success of their businesses post-Brexit.
Manufacturing firms reported that both their total and export order books had strengthened to multi-decade highs in June, though output growth slowed, according to the CBI’s…
From turning up too early, to not dressing appropriately, the key turnoffs that are putting hiring professionals off of candidates are revealed.
Isle of Man based slots giant Microgaming have announced a key new recruit to their PlayItForward scheme.