Category: In Business

We all know what we would do if we were chancellor, but standing up for the last budget speech before an election – probably the last one as chancellor – Alistair Darling used his words very carefully.

KashFlow, the cloud based accounting package for small business, have announced today that it has won the backing of the AIMS accountancy network, the UKs largest national association of local business accountants, and is to be recommended to its 260 strong membership base. KashFlow is the first cloud accounting software product to gain recommendation from the network.

Company founders not nationally recognised business leaders have been the inspiration for the success of the vast majority of top-award-winning managers, new research has revealed.

Former Dragons’ Den panellist Doug Richard has received the backing of mobile giant O2 to help him grow his entrepreneurial academy School for Startups

Many women in the UK are desperate to find a work/life balance that satisfies both their drive to succeed in the workplace, and their desire to nurture their family. According to a recent survey on mums and their work ethics, British mothers are searching for the elusive middle ground between ‘power woman’ and ‘caring mum’.

The Business Growth Summit series, hosted by GMTV Presenter John Stapleton, which Business Matters is the supporting media partner of, kicked off in Manchester today with an insight into the challenges of running the Co-operative from its CEO, the Orange Leader of the Year Award Peter Marks.

Workaholic British workers just can’t turn off their BlackBerrys, mobiles and other digital devices after work, and their inability to turn off the power, while constantly checking for messages and updates, is leading to them each working an astonishing 10 days extra a year.

It was announced today that the northern city of Leeds is set to become one of UK’s most advanced business and financial institutions by installing a high speed fibre network.

Wide spread budget cuts and concerns over cash flow are leaving small businesses struggling to invest in new technology and IT equipment, according to the results of a study released today.

For the past nine years, the National Business Awards has uncovered hundreds of examples of business leaders and entrepreneurs and have often been referred to as the UK Business Oscars.

The British Library Business & IP Centre, supported by the London Development Agency (LDA), has been at the heart of the capital’s small business community since its launch in 2006. A new report, published this week, indicates that the Centre currently helps London’s visiting SMEs generate £22 in additional turnover for every £1 invested by the LDA, highlighting the Centre’s importance and the significant return on investment it delivers.

Do Lord Sugar Sugar, Sir Richard Branson and Dragons’ Den, featuring our very own columnist, Duncan Bannatyne show what it’s really like to start up and run businesses?

The Best Companies 2010 two star accreditation status has been awarded to serviced office group, Avanta, in acknowledgment of excellence in the workplace.

JustGiving announced to be the charity partner for the newly launched Barclaycard Freedom rewards programme.

A nationwide study by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has found that some councils in the UK are still failing to pay invoices promptly. Struggling firms face a ‘postcode lottery’ meaning their chances of prompt payment often depend on where they are based.