News

UK trade deficit falls

'Surprisingly upbeat' figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal Britain's trade gap for goods has fallen from record highs.

News

UK retail sales increase

Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveal retail sales in the UK increased in the first month of the year.

News

Small business fund launched in East Midlands

Small companies in the East Midlands could gain access to finance through a new £5 million fund.

Business management

Saira Khan: what I wish I’d known when I started

Former star of The Apprentice and TV personality Saira Khan gave up the corporate world to start baby skincare company Miamoo three years ago.

Business management

Trading faces

Kate Craig-Wood is a woman who has it all. Beauty, wealth and success. But a lot has changed since she founded her IT company Memset - including her name, Robert.

News

R&D tax credit ‘needs retaining’

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the government to maintain its commitment to the research and development (R&D) tax credit, after a study demonstrated its advantages.

Business management

Rising Star: Alexander Fairfax

Alexander Fairfax is 22 years old and founded branded mobile search service Jeanie Media last year.

News

Low Emission Zone phase 3 suspended ‘to support small firms’

London mayor Boris Johnson has revealed that the third phase of the city's Low Emission Zone will be put on hold because of the impact it would have on small firms.

Legal advice

If we need to reduce employee hours do we need to change the contracts?

You cannot just change employees’ contracts irrespective of the change you wish to bring in or the reasons for it.

News

Businesses ‘ignore government advice’

Small businesses do not find advice on legislation from the government useful and prefer to pay for someone else to provide this information, according to a new report.

Blog

The value of self belief when starting a business

Confidence is a wonderful thing, especially so given how many people wish they had it.

News

Small businesses need help, says Tim Campbell

Former winner of The Apprentice and Sir Alan Sugar favourite Tim Campbell believes the government should be doing more to help small businesses.