Duke of York launches scheme for young tech entrepreneurs
A new digital enterprise awards scheme aiming to support young entrepreneurial talent to develop their own business has been launched by the Duke of York and UK charity Nominet Trust.
Why now is the time to invest in marketing
GrowthAccelerator Coach Andrew Cross outlines why now is the right time for businesses to consider investing in marketing.
Just Eat: An appetite for high growth?
The London Stock Exchange's High Growth Segment (HGS) seems, finally, to have secured its first entrant since its launch in March 2013.
2nd of April is the most popular day to start a business in the UK
Analysing data from Companies House, O2 Business established that last year more businesses in the UK were started on this day than any other, with a total of 1,679 businesses being created.
Planning, budgeting and forecasting still costly for companies
Organisations are currently spending up to six months a year on their main budgeting processes, which are often changed at last minute, according to new research from Deloitte.
Employers should ignore older workers at their peril
Embrace the attributes of an older workforce, says Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins.
Emerging DDoS attack trends
Incapsula has released its “2013-2014 DDoS Threat Landscape Report", which took place over five months and is based on records of over 154m unique DDoS bot sessions to uncover emerging trends.
Gove slams Labour plans to cut Business Rates
Labour proposals to cut business rates by increasing corporation tax would be giving with one hand but taking away with the other, the education secretary Michael Gove said today.
Manufacturers must reinvent business models to profit from Internet of Things
Simply selling more devices will not result in the massive spike in profits manufacturers are hoping for as they make a play to compete in the Internet of Things (IoT), states Gartner report.
UK SMEs see costs increase as recovery pushes salaries up
Annual cost inflation increased in the last quarter of 2013, while business investment continued to rise against a backdrop of falling insolvency rates and improves business confidence, according to new report.
4 essential things to consider when selling your business
There are some principles worth highlighting to any owner-managers considering a sale.