Category: News

The upcoming Ladbrokes St. Leger Festival has the potential to generate around £45m for the local economy, research has shown.

Key findings of a major research project by Tryzens has found that retailers are at the forefront of opportunity to capitalise on the rise of consumerisation of technology and growth on online sales.

A national survey from IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, has shown over half of freelancers are concerned about their finances post-retirement.

Only 50 per cent of the UK’s small and medium sized business owners use internet security to protect their organisations from cyber-attack, according to new research from Trend Micro.

To coincide with the start of the new school term, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has unveiled an ambitious plan to put thousands of young people in England directly in touch with local businesses, to improve the quality of careers advice they receive.

The former chief executive of J Sainsbury, Justin King, has hit out at the introduction of The Living Wage next spring describing it as ludicrous and a threat to jobs.

Mobile card payment specialist iZettle has entered the alternative funding space with the launch of a service, aimed at small businesses across Europe, enabling merchants to get advances on future card sales.

According to the Federation of Master Builders, all local authorities and housing associations should set targets to increase their spend with small businesses.

Small business owners trust energy providers and bankers more than the government and their local councils.

After a string of migrant tragedies, the Home Secretary says free movement within the EU should be limited to those with a job.

An entrepreneur with hopes to build his cyclists adventure holiday company rode away from the Den without a Dragon on board.

School-pupils from London’s East End had a summer camp for would-be entrepreneurs to find out about the world of business.

Almost one million pounds is being made available to small rural businesses across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire looking to develop, as part of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership’s plan to boost economic growth.

Alfresco Software, a leading provider of business process management, over half of UK workers find it difficult to collaborate with their colleagues.