The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for the government to implement a series of “targeted and modest” tax cuts to help give businesses a £500m boost, it was reported today.
Ahead of March’s 2012 Budget, the CBI has requested a series of tax measures designed to boost confidence and increase growth in...
More than nine in 10 SMEs and small businesses are actively using social media for business purposes, a big increase on 60% from last year, according to new research by global recruiters PeoplePerHour.com.
The survey of 1,300 small businesses indicated that a huge majority of the 4.5m small businesses in the UK are...
The price of diesel for consumers in the UK has reached a new record high, it was confirmed on Friday.
The average price across the UK is now 143.05p, above the previous high of 143.04p seen in May 2011...
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed that data it's obtained shows that 99% of all enterprise occurring in the UK is SME activity, with approximately 4.5 million SMEs operating up and down the country.
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The UK’s car manufacturing industry has seen positive growth at the start of 2012, reaching its highest production figures since September 2010, a report by the Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) has shown....
Three-quarters of small businesses are looking to increase their workforce this year, a survey has found.
This is an increase on 48% showing intentions to hire in 2011, as only one in five will be considering redundancies, down from 51%...
