Less than one in five small businesses likely to take on an apprentice
Companies with a turnover of less than £5 million are lagging behind in the creation of apprenticeships, according to a study.
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Companies with a turnover of less than £5 million are lagging behind in the creation of apprenticeships, according to a study.
Small enterprises feel that cloud adoption could be key to the growth of their company.
Bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme has begun to show improvement, according to government figures.
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are unknown quantities for many UK entrepreneurs, research finds.
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Almost half of Britons would consider setting up their own business, but 68 per cent think it would be too difficult to get funding for their venture, finds research.
The vast majority of entrepreneurs feel that the Business Bank will not make a significant difference to boosting lending to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
An extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) will increase the incentive for banks to lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government says.
Pubs struggling to pay rent or beer prices could save thousands of pounds a year under a new initiative unveiled by the government.
UK businesses are setting their sights on growth, with more than a quarter of small companies planning to increase headcount by more than 5 per cent in the remainer of 2013.
The Confederation of British Industry has called for a new package of export-boosting measures to help British companies unlock overseas opportunities.
Businesses struggling with raising finance have been handed a potential lifeline by the launch of a new initiative put in place to facilitate the flow of cash to needy companies.
UK employers rate qualified apprentices as significantly more employable than those with other qualifications, research finds.
Nearly half of British retailers believe the US remains the hardest market in which to achieve commercial success despite being the current export destination of choice.
A one-stop-shop website about rights ownership and copyright licences has been announced by the government.
Lending to small businesses under the government’s lending scheme, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), has fallen to a new record low amount.
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