Small family businesses the 'backbone of economic recovery'

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 >

Red tape burdens cut from UK businesses

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 >

Business environment still tough for small firms, expert says

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 >

Nuclear construction contracts to go to French firms

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. Read More >

House constructors generate profits through buying cheap land

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 >

Self-employment can 'be invigorating'

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 >

Proposed construction coalition threatens competition

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 >

Four SMEs to win HSBC Business Growth Grant

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 >

Harder for SMEs 'to keep abreast of health and safety'

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 >

Economy the 'biggest barrier to small business expansion'

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 >

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