It’s time for George Osborne to do more for businesses by doing less
By Jan Cavelle
Huge applause for the ICAEW, which called on George Osborne this week to lay off our businesses.
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Sweden’s six-hour workday No, thank you
By Lee Biggins
As work / life balance worsens for many employees around the world, Sweden has taken the plunge and implemented a six-hour working day. Should we do the same
Prison, fines and reputation damage cost of bad test data management on finance institutions
If there’s one thing that’s going to make a business sit up and listen – its money, especially when it comes to avoidable fines. So, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) listing over £800m worth of fines to businesses breaching financial principles on its website, you would think the industry would be more careful about its conduct.
How digital disruption is impacting UK businesses
By Tom Holbourn
Technology has been transforming personal and professional lives for quite some time. Consumers are battling to be at the forefront when it comes to the latest tech, and businesses are no different.
Women in business: The secret to a healthy work-life balance is commitment to gender equality
By Ida Tin
Ida Tin, founder of Clue, discusses why she believes her workplace should be the norm, not the minority, as well as discussing the many benefits of creating a workplace where parental leave is flexible and children are welcomed in to the office.
Proposed laws on employment terminations could cost employers money
By Barry Warne
Businesses who are considering redundancies or settlement agreements are urged to keep an eye on a consultation exercise about simplifying the tax and national insurance treatment of severance payments to employees.
Bosses need to embrace tech or risk the future of their business
We’re all technical these days – or at least we should be when it comes to preserving the longevity of the businesses we work in. However, all too often as business people, we are fond of giving away the responsibility for the technology that is driving our businesses and which we know deep down we should be helping to shape.
Here is why firms should not blindly follow the Black Friday craze
By Ronnie Hart
Small businesses should not blindly follow the Black Friday and Cyber Monday craze – here’s why.
Autumn Statement 2015: What should SMEs look out for
By Phil Foster
What can SMEs expect to see when chancellor George Osborne makes his Autumn Statement speech
The common barriers to small business success and how technology can overcome them
Ahead of the 2015 Growing Business Awards on 26 November, we sat down with Mark Robinson, market business developer at Canon, to discuss the current ecosystem for small companies.