The UK is on course to start up more than half a million businesses in 2013, beating last year’s record, according to statistics from StartUp Britain, the campaign to boost entrepreneurship. Over 390,000 businesses had been set up by late September... Read More
It has been a year since pensions auto-enrolment rules came into force and we're fast approaching the point at which small and medium sized businesses will be required to sign up their employees to pensions. However a recent survey has indicated that... Read More
The recession and resulting unemployment crisis made way for a wave of business start-ups, with many unable to find work instead deciding to hone their entrepreneurial skills. And while the recession may be over, the enthusiasm for self-employment remains,... Read More
The recent manufacturing boom has allowed British businesses to grow, with a favourable export market giving many a chance to launch onto the international platform. However, for a number of SMEs, their growth is being hindered by their inability to... Read More
Now that Tokyo has been chosen to play host to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, British SMEs need to get involved and win business ahead of the event. Speaking at a conference in Canary Wharf, Mayor of London Boris Johnson addressed 500... Read More
SME lending has become a hugely contentious issue in the UK this year. On one hand, the government does not believe that sustainable growth can be achieved without small firms accessing the funds they need to expand, but on the other the banks remain wary... Read More
The most expensive shopping district in the world is not in New York, London, or Paris - it's on Russell Street in Hong Kong. This 150-yard stretch of luxury stores is chock full of designer brands and caters to tourists from mainland China. Over the... Read More
Since the financial crash triggered full-scale recession in 2008, high street banks have proven somewhat wary about lending. This issue is limiting the growth opportunities for SMEs and has become so severe that the government has been forced to step in with... Read More
During the course of the past months, there have been a number of indicators that the economic situation is slowly improving. Business confidence has once more reached highs not seen since before the recession, consumer confidence is rising and the commercial... Read More
Small and medium-sized companies in the UK’s most vulnerable towns and cities face a particular threat from public spending cuts and the continual impact of the recession, a study has warned. Hull is one of the cities identified as being most... Read More
