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Outstanding debts to small and medium-sized business stood at a record £35.3bn at the end of last year – and large companies have been identified as the main culprits.

Will Davies has hit back at Foreign Secretary William Hague who told bosses this week to work harder and stop carping about the economic situation.

UK SMEs are embracing digital and social platforms with their 2012 marketing plans, demonstrating their forward-looking approach. However the traditional B2B platforms, such as exhibitions and direct marketing, are still the main priority when it comes to budget allocation.

The Government has received 269 bids from employers looking to take part in a new pilot to design and develop their own vocational training programmes, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.

With remote working increasingly seen as the norm and the majority of workers now ‘mobile’, Sanjay Parekh, Managing Director at WebExpenses, discusses how, finance departments need to embrace enterprise mobility in order to become more efficient and slash admin costs.

From more than 500 inspirational entries, Sir Richard Branson and his non profit foundation Virgin Unite today announced that the global winner of the 2012 ‘Screw Business As Usual’ competition is Raise5, a new fundraising platform that creatively uses free time and talents to raise money for charity.

The German economy returned to growth in the first three months of the year with a better-than-expected 0.5 per cent rise in GDP, official figures have shown.

British businesses face a £100bn drain on their finances over the next three years as they top up ailing final salary pension schemes, according to new research.

With more than 80 million UK mobile subscribers, we are fast becoming a nation of thumb crunchers. However, is the rich diversity of mobile technology available being effectively incorporated in marketing campaigns?

A new report will show that Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.

Business Minister Mark Prisk will today announce that the Green Construction Board (GCB) has secured £1 million to bolster its operations.

Top talent to quite comms industry if flexibility for working mums is not addressed

Straightforward eurozone break-up is now the best possible outcome, says Roger Bootle, founder of Capital Economics.

Germany has drawn up plans to make Britain pay a share of the multi-billion pound clean-up costs if Greece is ejected from the euro, risking a clash with Downing Street.