UK hiring crisis: Why is a tough year for recruitment
By Peter Linas
The national economy is doing well, with unemployment levels at their lowest since the turn of the millennium. And yet, UK businesses are hiring less.
Tag: GDP
Railway arches are full of innovation so why not preserve these spaces?
By David Craik
The UK could lose out on hundreds of millions pound a year if Network Rail doesn’t put the brakes on its plan to sell off thousands of railway arches.
Businesses should not fear regulations or see them as an export barrier
By David Craik
Despite export figures being at an all-time high, concerns over regulation are holding businesses back.
January 2018 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
Our January 2018 economic statistics piece places much emphasis on the UK’s growth rate compared to that of other G7 countries and takes a look at why the Bank of England’s interest rate hike may not have been a “one and done” affair.
We re not lazy slackers, so what are we going to do about low productivity?
A bunch of lazy slackers we definitely are not, but if we are to achieve the levels of economic growth we desperately need in the UK, we are going to have to sort out our historically low productivity problem.
September 2017 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
Our September 2017 economic statistics unfortunately unveil a month mired with data that pointed out issues within the UK economy.
July 2017 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
As was suggested by Mariano Mamertino, EMEA economist of Indeed: Britain’s employment picture is starting to look more anomaly than achievement.” We unveil further details on the issue in our July 2017 economic statistics roundup.
May 2017 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
With 8 June so close at hand, we decided to turn the direction of our May 2017 economic statistics report towards the impact of the general election.
November 2016 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
Economists from Warwick Business School (WBS), on their mission to see into the future, found little evidence to suggest Brexit would lead to disappointing growth in 2017. But it hasn’t stopped our November 2016 economic statistics feature from unveiling a few bumps in the road.
SMEs know the value of exporting but are too uncertain to give it a try
A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research and World First examined the case for why SMEs should be exporting, exploring both the untapped opportunities and barriers.