Over seven in ten small business owners have admitted they would accept slower growth over using external finance to grow their company, according to a new study. more»

High street retail brand Debenhams has joined the likes of French Connection, H&M and Foot Locker in being named and shamed by the government for underpaying staff. more»

The search will run from 12 February to 13 March 2017, with the final appointment decision to be made by secretary of state Margot James, supported by a panel of judges. more»

New regulations will soon force large businesses to publish supplier payment practices, as the government steps up its efforts to increase transparency in poor supply chain behaviour in Britain. more»

Prime minister Theresa May has announced a ten-point plan that will form the basis of the government’s industrial strategy, targeting regional inequalities and regulatory barriers to support the growth of small businesses across the UK. more»

Statutory audit exemption could save the average small business thousands of pounds every year, according to a new report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). more»

From a desire to pay employees only when there are customers to serve, to seeing it as acceptable not to pay workers until they’ve “proved themselves”, you wouldn't believe some of the excuses given to HMRC for underpaying staff. more»

The government has stepped up its commitment to bringing employers into line with their National Minimum Wage responsibilities, with the announcement of its first director for Labour Market Enforcement. more»

From April 2017, larger UK firms will have to publish twice annually details about the average time taken to pay the invoices of smaller suppliers. more»

The debate on the future of self-employment in Britain is in full swing, as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy officially opened the Taylor review yesterday (30 November). more»