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Education must encourage business, says Forum
Schools must take a leading role in boosting the number of youngsters who grow up to become successful entrepreneurs, says the Forum of Private Business.
Entrepreneur programme opens doors for 2012
A programme established to create a new generation of successful entrepreneurs in the UK has opened applications for its 2012 intake.
TUC rallies against tribunal fees
Introducing fees to take claims to employment tribunals could be a huge barrier to equality at work, says the Trades Union Congress.
Businesses need to gear up for Games
A lack of preparation could see some of the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises miss out on an economic boost from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Jobs market to remain unstable in 2012
Unemployment has hit a 17-year high of 8.4 per cent, finds data.
SMEs look to the government for help
Almost nine in ten businesses believe the government must do more to encourage business growth, research finds.
Higher education not developing work skills
A fifth of UK employers believe school leavers make better employees than university graduates.
Small businesses expect growth in 2012
More than eight out of ten small company owners believe they will grow their enterprise over the next 12 months, research finds.
Forum supports education-level skills boost
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed government plans to improve how IT is taught in UK schools to better prepare young people for work.
Inflation set to ease
Easing inflationary pressures may help prevent the UK from falling back into recession despite lowered revenue expectations, research finds.
Car tax hike could hit SME owners
A new emissions scale for company car tax could mean hefty increase in charges for many, warns an accountant.
UK trade deficit expands
The UK trade deficit in goods and services widened to £2.6 billion in November 2011, from a revised £1.9 billion in October, according to Office of National Statistics figures.
Credit unions now able to lend to SMEs
Small businesses struggling to access funding have been given an alternative option with the introduction of legislation allowing credit unions to lend to them.
Businesses call for VAT reduction
A year after the contentious rise in VAT from 17.5 to 20 per cent, businesses are calling for the rate to be reduced to help their company move forward in 2012.
Workers 'underused and demotivated' by lack of support
The underuse of skills in the UK is resulting in lost productivity both for businesses and the economy as a whole, argues a think tank.
