Ways and means to get finance for your business.
17th May 2012 12:11
British workers are too anxious or embarrassed to ask for a pay rise but the survey found their fears were apparently misplaced: eight out of ten pay rise requests succeeded, with only five per cent of requests causing negative career consequences.
16th May 2012 06:06
The Government guarantee enable banks to raise money more cheaply - but some banks are failing to pass on cheaper deals to firms
2nd May 2012 11:51
Firms with unpaid VAT bills are increasingly at risk of having their business assets seized by Revenue & Customs, official figures have revealed.
1st May 2012 07:07
Researchers found that 2,112 businesses became insolvent in March, equal to 68 per day and nearly two-thirds were small firms employing between one and 50 staff.
30th April 2012 10:11
Annie Price has not let two redundancies in the past two years knock her confidence. Instead the young entrepreneur has turned what could have been a disaster into an opportunity and set up her own cupcake bakery business.
29th April 2012 15:00
The recently appointed head of the Government department that helps firms on to the international stage, Nick Baird, believes more funding is needed.
25th April 2012 14:42
The latest figures from data information provider Experian show the overall rate of businesses failing in March was 0.11 per cent, the same level as recorded in March 2011.
23rd April 2012 09:35
While Japan has seen faltering economic growth over the past two decades, it offers significant opportunities for British firms looking to expand into new areas.
23rd April 2012 09:33
Owners of small businesses are increasingly optimistic about the future, with half of them saying they expect to expand their company this year.
23rd April 2012 09:32
Small businesses are increasingly being targeted by aggressive, cold-calling salesmen attempting to push them into signing up to new energy deals.