UK banking firms saw complaints rise by 8 per cent in the first half of the year, mainly as a result of packaged bank accounts, new research has found.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Business travel lacks luster
From a riverboat to sleeping on a construction site, business people globally report that business travel is not always plain sailing
Managers tend to hire ‘mini-me’s’
Jobseekers often face heavy and unconscious bias in the selection process, new report finds
Business owners are slow to embrace growth in apprenticeships
According to the latest Owner Managed Business (OMB) Barometer findings from Bank of Cyprus UK, just 10 per cent of OMBs currently employ one or more apprentices.
Moody’s Analytics data set to help investors assess bonds on Crowdcube
Crowdcube is now presenting investors with output from Moody’s Analytics’ private company risk model to help them assess the bond investment opportunities listed on the site.
Skills minister commends ‘The 5% Club’ as it reaches 100 members
Business-led apprentices and graduates campaign The 5% Club has announced it has signed-up its 100th member – with its work being hailed by the Government in the process.
Lloyds bank launches £500 million fund for UK farmers
Lloyds Bank has launched a £500 million fund designed to help UK farmers who are facing a potential delay to crucial financial support from the EU.
Women work better together as men struggle with teamwork
Women are more strategic and analytical when it comes to working together, whereas men are more competitive and view working together as a chore, according to a 2007 study.
$5trillion wiped off global markets since start of August
China’s devaluation and Russia’s falling rouble has seen one of the worst collapses in trading history, with $5trillion being lost on the global markets since August.
Domestic growth & productivity drives UK economy through to 2016
A firmer rise in household spending, accompanied by robust investment growth, will help to fuel faster ‘twin engined’ growth in the UK economy, according to the latest CBI economic forecast out today.
Mad Mike has winning formula for the Den
A mad scientist had the Dragons fighting for an investment when they were presented with his weird and wonderful products for primary school children.
UK has entered new stage of recovery say the IOD
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has described recent employment and wage statistics as a “new stage of the recovery”, with the headline rate of unemployment steady at 5.6 per cent, the number of people in work falling slightly and wages growing at a rate of 2.4 per cent.
Amazon opens pop-up loft for UK startups
Amazon Pop-up Loft programme expands internationally as new space in London gives startups access to support from the companies technical experts and education to accelerate the growth of their businesses in the cloud
Training in Integrated Reporting to help businesses develop skills
A new Competence Matrix, which focuses on a global approach to training in Integrated Reporting, has just been released by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC).
Oprah Winfrey tops list of entrepreneurs businesses would most like to work with
Oprah Winfrey came out on as the overall winner around the world with 40 per cent of the vote, while Kim Kardashian “hit a new kind of bottom”.
