An online video channel set up by the co-founder of popular parenting website Netmums has secured £2m of funding to expand its offering for mothers.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Chicago chooses London as best location out of the US to base their business
London is the leading, global city for Chicago-based companies looking to establish an operation outside of the United States, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced.
Cherie Blair set to challenge Buy-to-let tax in court hearing
A court date has been set for a legal challenge to tax changes set to hit landlords from April next year with Cherie Booth QC leading a judicial review into the new law introduced by the then Chancellor George Osborne.
Leading tech entrepreneurs lined up for 10th Silicon Valley Comes to the UK
Some of America’s best-known tech entrepreneurs will visit the UK in November to take part in ‘Silicon Valley Comes to the UK’ with the 2016 intake open.
Angels List prepares as investments into young startups slows down
AngelList is preparing for winter. The company, which runs an online portal connecting entrepreneurs with private investors, is assembling a “rainy day” fund and exploring new businesses as the market for investing in young startups slows.
NFL set to embrace twitter to boost reach of the sport
Tonight sees a landmark event in the Sports streaming world, with an NFL game being streamed live on the social media platform Twitter.
Recruiters reveal ‘arrogance’ as the biggest turn off when interviewing candidates
Candidates on the hunt for new jobs are being warned by recruiters not to cross the line from confidence to arrogance in their interviews.
Majority of UK employees go to work when they are sick
Research shows that over two thirds of employees go into work when they are unwell, with 68.3 per cent admitting that they feel guilty for taking sick days.
UKs small businesses are next on the cybercrime hit list
A new report into business attitudes and experiences of cyber security and cyber attacks across the business community show that it is fast growing and affecting smaller SME potentially crippling their business.
Business is picking up in construction but skills shortages loom
The construction market is on the up, but ongoing skills shortages continue to pose a threat, according to new analysis.
Banks are making billions from secret mark-ups on small business payments
Britain’s small and medium businesses are losing billions every year in hidden exchange rate mark-ups on international payments according to new research.
Migrants create jobs, not take them away, finds report
Migrant-led businesses are a boost to the UK economy, and need further government backing, says a report by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and mi-hub, a co-working space specifically for migrant entrepreneurs.
North west sees jobs boost fuelled by female entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship – especially female – continues to create new jobs across the North West of England, according to new figures released today.
SMEs having assets seized by HMRC over unpaid tax hits records levels
The number of businesses that had assets seized by HMRC to settle overdue debts has spiked at an alarming rate over the last year.
Liam Fox is right UK businesses are not exporting abroad missing out on millions of pounds in lost revenue
Britain’s trade secretary came under attack on Friday for accusing British business of becoming lazy and fat – hitting out at executives more interested in playing golf on a Friday afternoon than exporting products overseas, however new research has found that he is correct and the majority of UK small businesses are not exporting abroad, potentially missing out on millions of pounds in lost revenue.
