Two thirds of European organisations now allow employees to work from home but many are still not taking advantage of this growing flexibility.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Employee theft costs British businesses over £190 Million
According to new research, 67% of British office workers admit to stealing from their office, costing UK companies over £190 million every year.
You’re hired! David Cameron makes Lord Sugar his ‘enterprise tsar’
Lord Sugar has joined David Cameron’s Government as an ‘enterprise tsar’ – the same post to one he held under Gordon Brown before he quit Labour for becoming too left wing.
Drop in corporate tax revenues raises doubts over borrowing target
The scale of the task facing George Osborne as he fights to get Britain’s finances in order looks as big as ever, the latest borrowing figures show.
Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax probe
French finance officials have raided the Paris offices of US internet giant Google as part of a tax fraud investigation.
Twitter revamps 140-character tweet length rules
Twitter is overhauling some of its rules to try to make itself simpler to use and more attractive to newcomers.
Investment in social media is fading, report reveals
The popularity of social media channels as a tool to engage with employees is waning, according to a survey of Communications professionals.
One in six Britons have ‘Napped’ At Work according to new research
A recent poll has revealed that one in five Britons would support the introduction of a daily siesta in the UK; in addition to finding that 15% of Britons have napped at work, with 28% admitting they get ‘tired and grouchy’ during the working day.
Business Growth Fund celebrates £200m backing to London & South East SMEs
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) is celebrating five years of growth in London and the South East, having invested nearly £200m since it was founded.
Entrepreurs along Kent coastline set to benefit from £90m cash boost
Creative entrepreneurs across the coastline of Kent are set to benefit from a £90m government cash injection.
UK growth facing threat on two fronts
UK economic prospects are facing a threat on ‘two fronts’ as volatile financial markets and new regulation continue to take their toll, according to a new study
Traditional banks’ continue to dominate UK lending market despite peer-to-peer growth, report finds
Banks will fight off competition from non-traditional lenders and continue to dominate the borrowing market over the next decade, a Deloitte report has suggested.
Paying by cheque: The payment method not willing to die in the digital age
More than 500m cheques were written in 2015, confounding expectations that the payment method is disappearing.
Osborne: Brexit would cause a ‘DIY Recession’
The Chancellor warns voters not to “knowingly vote for a recession”, with Vote Leave saying his claims are “deeply biased”
Nearly half of UKs construction sector SMEs backs Brexit
Leaders from some of Britain’s top SME construction sector feel their business would benefit from leaving the EU.
