London-based Brazilian-born entrepreneur Rafael dos Santos is to open the capital’s first co-working space in Whitechapel, east London, dedicated to supporting migrant entrepreneurs.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Significance of Silverstone Technology Cluster recognised by finance and business community
The cluster of high-tech engineering businesses in the area surrounding Silverstone Park, has been praised by the finance and business community.
£16M technology investment to improve global food production & security
Weed-killing robots and ultra-sensitive storage technology for UK apples to help food security and sustainability share bumper £16 million investment
Government £11BN science investment shows importance of technology to UK economy
Latest ONS figures reveal £11.0 billion investment in Government spending in Science and Technology
Employers are to blame for contributing to staff obesity
More than a third of UK workers claim their employers have directly contributed to higher levels of obesity, new research has revealed.
UKs manufacturers expect real Brexit risks to start to bite in six months
New research suggests that the Brexit vote has had no immediate impact on trading conditions for the sector, but confidence has taken a tumble and companies expect trading conditions over the next six months to weaken
Brexit has dealt blow to business confidence
Confidence among the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of the UK’s largest companies has taken a sharp fall following the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, according to new Survey.
SMEs expect struggle to fill high-skilled roles
As the UK carves out a new economic future following the vote to leave the EU, ensuring everyone has the skills to compete is more important than ever. Yet acute skills shortages are holding back businesses across all regions and many sectors, including manufacturing, construction and professional services. That’s according to this year’s CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey published today.
Size Doesn’t Matter: Cyber Security and the SME
Staff are a significant risk to their employer’s cyber security according to new research
Flexible work key to retaining top employees for SMEs
If your SME doesn’t offer flexible work options then top employees may look to switch to somewhere that does according to new research
Greg Clark replaces Sajid Javid as the MP responsible for UK’s business owners
MP Greg Clark has now been appointed secretary of State of the, newly renamed, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy with Business Secretary Sajid Javid going the other way to Local Communities.
Peter Jones introduces entrepreneurship to five year olds with enterprise competition roll out
Peter Jones CBE is calling for the UK to champion entrepreneurial skills in children as young as five, to equip the UK’s next generation for a post-EU economy.
Irish SMEs expect negative effect on profits caused by BREXIT
The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) have today released their latest Quarterly Business Trends Survey for the second quarter of 2016.
UK SMEs find too many barriers to export outside UK
Across the nation seven in ten small and medium sized businesses reported coming up against hurdles when wishing to export outside the UK, according to new research.
First cohort of UK SMEs selected to become CommonwealthFirst Export Champions announced
The first cohort of CommonwealthFirst Export Champions has been announced by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council in conjunction with the Confederation of Indian Industries’ annual CEOs delegation to London.
