SMEs benefited from drop in pound, PayPal data shows
Small and medium-sized businesses benefitted from the drop in the pound in 2016, according to data from PayPal. The online…
Vodafone to launch world’s largest programme to recruit women
Vodafone is to launch the world’s largest programme to help women who have taken a career break to get back…
WeWork searching for start-ups for its London-based programme
US-based workspace provider WeWork is searching for start-ups in London to take part in the company’s UK WeWork Labs programme.…
Female entrepreneurs generated £3.51 billion for UK economy, research shows
Female entrepreneurs in the UK generated £3.51 billion for the economy and helped to boost employment in 2015, creating over…
Employers consider people skills most valuable asset for employees
People skills have been named as the skill that business leaders believe is the most valuable for employees to have…
Over 70 per cent of apprentice-hiring businesses report productivity boost
Over 70 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses that have taken on apprentices have seen an increase in productivity,…
Tech City UK announces new businesses on Future Fifty Programme
Tech City UK will be taking on 26 new technology companies for the latest intake of its Future Fifty Programme.…
UK the best place to start a business, says survey
The UK has been named the best place to do business by 44 per cent of the country’s population in…
Four million Brits want to become entrepreneurs, research shows
More people in Britain are aspiring to be an entrepreneur, with 4 million wishing to become self-employed in the future,…
Manchester and London among the most influential cities in Europe
Manchester and London have been featured in a list of the most influential cities in Europe in research from commercial…
National Cyber Security Centre launched in UK
The UK Government has launched the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of UK-based intelligence agency GCHQ. It…
Specialist lender closes its first fund for UK SMEs
A lender that specialises in providing debt and equity capital to small and medium-sized businesses has closed its first fund…