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Screen break? We just need proper breaks
A quarter of UK office workers are putting in overtime hours every single day, a new nationwide survey into work life balance has revealed.
Looking...
Home workers suffer as firms ignore risk assessments
Half of all employers may need to reassess their health and safety provision in order to ensure the wellbeing of staff working in hybrid...
What does Levelling-up mean for business?
The government’s announcement of long-awaited plans to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country have been met with a mixed...
Late payments put freelancers on the brink
New research has uncovered a payment crisis among freelancers which, it is claimed, has the potential to generate a national talent shortage in the...
UK companies reach record 5m
Last year saw the number of businesses in the UK reach a record high – passing the five million company milestone for the first...
Confidence is high – but it comes at a price
Business leaders are painting a relatively optimistic outlook for 2022 with almost a third of SME business owners expecting the UK economy will improve...
How energy bills are impacting small firms
More than six in ten small businesses say they are spending up to a fifth of their total business costs on energy consumption, while...
Firms resort to crowdfunding to stave off pandemic pinch
SMEs are turning to crowdfunding to fuel growth out of the pandemic, according to new research.
It suggests that a third of them are more...
The social side of an Apprentice winner
Guest post by Mark Wright
The events of the past two years have had a dramatic impact on how we use social media, and as...
Rising inflation is top concern for small firms this year
New analysis by one of Europe’s largest small business lenders has found that owners have concerns about certain trading conditions going into 2022.
With rising...