PwC has predicted that damage to firms in Cumbria and Lancashire due to storm Desmond could reach ?500m ? but warned that the cost could rise if the flooding continues. more»
With the UK recording the strongest export growth in Europe in recent years, now is the time for British businesses to make the most of overseas opportunities. more»
If you're a small family business looking to take advantage of Small Business Saturday on 5 December, then you may be interested in our special series of features looking at companies run by a family unit. more»
Analysis by consultancy Springboard predicted that footfall would be 11.5 per cent higher on 27 November than last year ? but the first statistics to emerge have suggested that UK high streets were around seven per cent quieter during the first four hours they were open, according to Retail Week. more»
Entrepreneurship is currently enjoying a boom and creating a growing community of micro businesses. Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show there are now 1.9m more businesses in […] more»
Some 83 per cent of UK consumers do not trust businesses to protect their data and want firms to highlight what is being done to protect personal information, according to new research by the Institute of Customer Service. more»
The co-founder of TrueStart Coffee discusses how training for a triathlon led to a Eureka moment, and why she thinks her business has ?stratospheric potential?. more»
You'd need to be a post-graduate student to understand the small print on some insurance and banking products, according to Fairer Finance. more»
The coffee shop, which is apparently a favourite with Gordon Ramsay, has run into trouble with its landlords for the F***offee sign. On the plus side, it has done wonders for the profile of the business. more»
Ormsby Street's Martin Campbell discusses why it's a British thing for businesses to be reticent about chasing for payment, and why funding alternatives aren't necessarily the answers to late payment woes. more»
