Industry News

Manufacturing output down in October UK manufacturing saw a slump of 0.7% in output for October, the fastest fall in the industry for six months, according to the latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). When…

Young Apprentice – Week Seven Appraisal Week Seven’s episode was the semi-finals of the 2011’s Young Apprentice, with it being revealed that four out of the remaining six candidates would indeed be fired after the penultimate challenge had…

UK service sector sees welcome acceleration in growth The UK’s service sector saw increased activity in November, following on from a disappointing October, a survey has revealed. The Markit/Cips services purchasing managers’ (PMI) index increased to 52…

Robin Peers' Guide to the Big Sleepout Skipton Business Finance's Birmingham office successfully completed the St Basil's Big Sleepout on the night of Friday 2nd December, designed to raise money for, and awareness of, the UK's young…

Growth in new start-ups continues There were 20% more new businesses launched this year than there were in 2010, according to figures released by credit agency Creditsafe. Almost 500,000 new businesses were started in 2011, a major…