Rise in number of ‘unfit’ company directors disqualified by Insolvency Service


New data from the Insolvency Service has revealed a significant rise in the number of company directors handed disqualification orders ...

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Business Confidence Improves


According to a recent Business Trends report, business confidence within the UK is at its highest point since May last ...

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Banks Not Refusing Credit, Just Very Risk-Averse


According to Business Secretary Vince Cable, who was speaking at the CBI conference on alternative sources of finance earlier this ...

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Small Firms Missing Out On Apprentices’ Benefits


According to new research, small firms with a turnover of less than £5m are lagging behind in the creation of ...

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Small Firms Lack Knowledge Of Supply Chain


A recent report from a logistics management company has highlighted that small firms are unaware of particulars concerning their suppliers’ ...

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Archbishop Calls For Banks’ Break Up To Create Regional Lenders


The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who was an oil executive before he became a man of the Church, ...

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The Thatcher Legacy


With yesterday’s (April 8th) news dominated by the death at the age of 87 of Baroness Thatcher, the UK’s first ...

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UK Will Avoid Triple-Dip


According to the latest quarterly index from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), the UK economy will avoid a triple-dip ...

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“Loyalty Bonuses” To Be Taxed


On April 6th, as the new tax year begins, rebates or “bonuses” paid to fund investors by fund supermarkets will ...

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Calls For Small Business Help In Budget


With the budget being delivered by Chancellor George Osborn tomorrow (March 20th), businesses and lobby groups have been calling for ...

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