29 February 2012
The small family-run businesses that account for three million of the 4.6 million small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be the crux of the country's economic recovery, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB). Read More >
29 February 2012
Around £4 million of red tape regulatory burdens will be cut from British businesses, enabling them to save money and operate with greater ease, according to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Read More >
28 February 2012
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are still set to face a tough time in the business world, but things are looking up, explains an expert from a business funding organisation. Read More >
28 February 2012
French companies look set to benefit from the construction contracts required to build two new nuclear power plants at Hinkley Point and Sizewell, as part of the energy alliance deal with France.
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27 February 2012
Leading UK housing construction firms, Barratt Development and Galliford Try, have made increases in their profit margins this year through utilising land bought before the housing market crash in 2008. Read More >
24 February 2012
Quitting the day job where you work on someone else's watch to switch to a life of self-employment, whether as a contractor or starting up an enterprise, can be an exhilarating experience, explains an employment adviser. Read More >
23 February 2012
A proposed joint deal between Anglo American PLC and Lafarge SA could have potentially damaging implementations on the raw construction materials industry, according to the Competition Commission (CC). Read More >
23 February 2012
HSBC has shortlisted ten small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK to win a cut of the bank's £200,000 Business Growth Grant fund. Read More >
22 February 2012
Small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) find it more difficult than larger corporations with bigger budgets to comply with health and safety legislation, according to an expert from a consultancy firm. Read More >
22 February 2012
Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have remained resilient through the recession, two-thirds of small business owners claim that the economy has curtailed their expansion, according to a survey the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Read More >