Category: In Business

Raising the rate of capital gains tax would have a ‘devastating’ effect on entrepreneurs, Lord Sugar has warned.

The hunt is on to find the next generation of technology tycoons as ‘Discovering Start-Ups 2010’, a brand new competition and support programme, launches across the East of England today.

The winners of the 21st bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards 2010, supported by Express Newspapers, have been announced at the award ceremony in Nottingham.

Only one in three of Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises have caught on to the potential benefits of global export markets, despite evidence that overseas demand is helping to fuel growth amongst many UK firms, according to a latest study by Lloyds TSB Commercial.

Would you book a holiday through oldmanshaven.com? Visit ipwine.com for a bottle of Chardonnay? Or would you download music from mp3shits.com?

Huddle, the British company company which lets you connect and work securely with other people in the cloud, has announced that it has closed a $10.2 million Series B round of funding led by Matrix Partners, with participation from existing investors Eden Ventures and Charles McGregor, Huddle’s chairman.

With economic growth remaining low one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs Peter Jones, through his eponymous foundation, in association with the National Enterprise Academy (NEA), has launched a new enterprise fund for budding entrepreneurs and start-up businesses.

People who regularly work 10 or 11 hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests.

Ten teenage contenders will compete for boardroom supremacy in Junior Apprentice when BBC ONE’s show hits our screens on Wednesday 12th May for a special six hour long episodes.

Beer & Partners, the UK’s largest business investment agency, and Luke Johnson, the serial entrepreneur and business investor, former chairman of Channel 4 and columnist for the FT have announced that they are joining forces to support the future of Small Business Britain with Johnson becoming a strategic shareholder in Beer & Partners, which provides innovative start-up and smaller companies with much-needed access to capital.

With the fall out from the Icelandic volcano causing travel chaos across many parts of the world and grounding the majority of flights into and out of europe, business travellers and holiday makers returning from easter breaks have been hugely affected.

None more so than three of Britain’s highest profile entrepreneurs and part of the famous five from televisions Dragons’ Den Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis who were all enjoying extended Easter breaks out of the UK ahead of filming of the eighth series of Dragons’ Den set to start on Monday.

A new ‘fit note’ introduced has the potential to cause uncertainty amongst employers and employees, and may result in more workplace disputes according to a leading employment law specialist.

One in eight small business owners have had to cancel a holiday in the past year as they’ve battled to stay on top of work commitments and the struggling economy has turned up the pressure, according to new research published today.

Santander has won three awards at the recent annual Business Moneyfacts Awards including the prestigious title of ‘Business Bank of the Year’, which the bank was named for the second consecutive year.

Marketing Director for Google to head speaker line-up at the IoD’s inaugural National Young Directors’ Conference, sponsored by the Northwest Regional Development Agency