Business

Small businesses are postponing their investment plans as they grapple with increased costs and inflationary pressures. The Enterprise Nation Small Business Barometer found a 26 per cent drop in businesses looking to raise seed capital…

The business experts at Forbes Advisor have conducted an analysis of the most recent UK business demography statistics report from the Office for National Statistics. Findings indicate a significant decline in the number of businesses…

58 per cent of UK employees believe they’ve been denied a promotion due to lack of digital skills, according to new research. Alongside this, 58 per cent of workers believe that their organisation doesn’t have…

The majority of Wilko stores are expected to shut with the loss of thousands of jobs after a white knight failed to step forward to rescue the collapsed retailer. The family-owned household and garden products…

Outsourcing specialist, AdvanceTrack, has won a landmark two-year High Court case against one of its direct competitors, GI Outsourcing, after the latter used its brand unlawfully in a targeted Google Adwords campaign. His Honour Judge…

Nigel Farage branded Dame Alison Rose’s NatWest exit an “absolute disgrace”, after it emerged she could be set to receive a pay package worth more than £2.4million. The bank revealed on Wednesday that Rose was…

It was Benjamin Franklin who once said “…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Business owners know only too well the importance of dealing with taxes, but rarely think about or…

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Wykes Engineering are teaming up to develop what they claim will be one of the UK’s largest energy storage systems made from old electric car batteries. The two firms have…

In the UK, the debt collection industry stands at a crucial juncture. Rising profits coupled with heightened scrutiny place firms in a delicate position, compelling them to strike a balance between financial imperatives and ethical…

Workers at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay. Members of the Prospect union backed strikes by 2-1 and by almost 9-1 for other…