2013 was an extremely positive year for small business growth in the UK, with a record number of entrepreneurs launching companies and experiencing success. However, while SMEs were able to reap the benefits of a more receptive economic environment, many... Read More
2013 has been an encouraging year for British businesses, with improved economic conditions and a rising consumer confidence allowing large and small companies alike to post steady results throughout the past 12 months. With unemployment and... Read More
In a bid to meet pledges regarding parental rights, Prime Minister David Cameron has been examining options allowing fathers more time to bond with their new born children. Although paternity leave was increased last year in order to help meet these... Read More
Business start-ups have become key driving forces behind the growth of the UK economy, with the latest Entrepreneurs Index revealing that more than 90,000 new businesses were established during the first half of 2013. Business Secretary Vince... Read More
According to the latest Entrepreneurs Index report commissioned jointly by Barclays and the Business Growth Fund, data shows that more than 90,000 new businesses were set up in the first half of 2013. This is an increase of 3.4 per cent when compared... Read More
Instead of building acres of empty business parks the North-East should invest in new enterprises and help established companies grow, one of the region’s most successful businessmen has demanded. Jeremy Middleton is a member of the region’s Local... Read More
Regional entrepreneurs running small and medium sized businesses are vital to national recovery, two separate reports have shown. In the wake of claims that northern companies are financing southern recovery, a survey by professional services provider... Read More
Although business confidence is soaring and customer demand is growing as a result of the upturn in the economy, many small businesses are still struggling financially thanks to rising business costs. In fact, a new survey has found that business costs are... Read More
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been told that its system for lending to small businesses needs a complete overhaul after a report found major defects in the way it deals with SMEs. Sir Andrew Large, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England,... Read More
Manchester’s MediaCityUK is proving a popular location for SMEs, statistics collected by Gather Digital reveal. The company, which is based at the Greenhouse on the site, began the data collection to learn more about their fellow tenants, but made the... Read More
