More businesses reporting signs of financial distress
Dwindling growth prospects and business confidence is leading to increased financial distress amongst the UK SME community, new evidence shows.
Tag: Profits
Social enterprise boosted by traditional firms” insatiable appetite for profit
The social economy is on the rise, and YouGov revealed how the nation believes it’s all because companies have started getting a bit greedier.
Office workers waste more time on slow tech than they spend on holiday
Office workers are wasting time using slow and outdated technology. In some cases, workers are wasting more time than they spend on holiday each year.
Is the UK on the right path when it comes to productivity
By Gi Fernando
Founder of Freeformers, Gi Fernando, challenges the recent news stories and opinions that have surfaced regarding productivity and argues why deep change in the system is needed.
Women failing to shout about entrepreneurial achievements despite outperforming men
A new study by Barclays and Cambridge University has found that women are less likely to be bullish about the prosperity of their businesses, despite female-run companies being found to be posting higher pre-tax profits on average.
Ladbrokes profits hit by big 2014 Boxing Day pay out
British betting business Ladbrokes witnessed revenue growth of nearly 4 per cent during 2014, but saw its profits dented by an £8m hit after Boxing Day football fixtures went the wrong way.