The recommendation made by the Airports Commission to build a third runway at Heathrow has been viewed positively by most businesses.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
We look inside the lair at the new Dragons’ Den series
With a few new faces for budding entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to, the Dragons’ Den panel return for a 13th series next month.
Grant Thornton makes £22m tech investment in Geniac
Geniac, the UK start up taking the headache out of fast growth for small businesses, has announced investment of up to £22m from business advisors, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Lord Sugar announces desire to replace Donald Trump on The Apprentice USA
‘If you can break America you can then be truly regarded as a global star’. This is usually a phrase linked to some of the UKs biggest music stars like Adele, Robbie Williams and Sade. However Lord Sugar appears to have set his sights at having a go at making it across the pond reprising his Apprentice role stateside.
Winner: SME of the month
FreeAgent, an online accounting system, are our winners of SME of the month, having reached half their target of raising £1m to help accelerate its growth and product development in two weeks.
Why women make successful franchisees
With women proving that they are a driving force when it comes to running successful franchisees, many franchisors are now actively targeting females when it comes to seeking new operators for their companies.
O2 in exclusive deal with microsoft to offer surface 3 4G for business customers
O2 has today announced it is extending its digital product portfolio by becoming the first UK digital communications company to offer the new Microsoft Surface 3 4G tablet to its enterprise and small business customers, exclusively for three months.
UK Boardrooms are out of touch with customer needs
Most UK CEOs and boards have no understanding of what customers want, yet ignore experienced frontline employees, according to the latest report from The Institute of Customer Service.
Working mothers raise more successful daughters and empathetic sons
According to a new Harvard study, being a working mum has substantial and meaningful benefits for your children, showing that working mothers are more likely to raise successful daughters and caring, empathetic sons.
Forget Silicon Valley, it is all about Silicon Dale
The development in technology has seen a rise in remote working which is having a positive impact on the business community in Yorkshire.
30% of UK office workers more productive when working remotely
Just under a third of UK office workers reported an increase in productivity when working outside of the workplace, according to new research.
UK small businesses at risk from ignoring their expenses
Small business owners risk overpaying tax and losing money because they don’t manage their expenses properly
UK businesses set to raise millions for charity with office purchases
Give as you Live, the shopping website with a heart, has launched a new business shopping and fundraising platform, enabling any UK business to raise money for the charity of their choice with no extra cost or major time investment required.
UK business leaders call for infrastructure investment to boost growth
Improved rail, roads and runways ranked first among the business issues that need to be prioritised by the new Government, according to a survey of senior business leaders.
BBC suffer again as Eurosport wins Olympic TV rights for Europe
The European television rights for the Olympic Games have been awarded to Eurosport and its parent channel in a $1.45 billion (£922 million) deal.
