Public speaking: How to emulate the confidence of your business idols
From CEOs to job candidates, public speaking skills and the confidence that comes with it, are highly bankable elements in business.
Low confidence is making SMEs sceptical about exporting
SME owners are mostly sceptical about their exporting opportunities in 2018, according to the UK?s latest export confidence statistics.
Business confidence not linked to revenue growth predictions
New research compiled by Amazon and Enterprise Nation has found that British SMEs are forecasting +1.6 per cent revenue growth despite business confidence being at an all-time low.
Brexit Budget won?t boost business confidence ??Philip Hammond isn’t fooling anyone
The Spring Budget was the chancellor?s opportunity to instil boost business confidence and get them spending, hiring and investing. Unfortunately, the result was underwhelming.
Global business confidence holds steady, but there are challenges ahead
Global business confidence is at its highest in 12 months, with confidence amongst UK businesses holding up relative to the previous quarter.
It?s not all doom and gloom: Moving UK?s business landscape ahead with confidence
I was helpfully reminded the other day that recessions run in ten-year cycles and that, in theory, we are closer to the next recession than we are to the last. So as we enter 2016, we could be only a couple of years away from another trigger, as when financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2008.
The numbers behind SMEs’ growing confidence of a bright future
Despite the fact that small and medium businesses are having to work harder than ever to stay profitable, confidence in the economy continues to rise, says Jason Eatock, head of SME at Zurich.
Confidence in UK growth falls amid volatile political climate
Entrepreneurs are less confident about business growth, according to the latest results for Smith & Williamson's quarterly Enterprise Index.
Cash still king as cautious stance dominates SME decision marking
New research compiled by ICAEW has found that businesses in the UK are increasingly “sitting on cash surpluses” and waiting for confidence to pick up before spending again.
UK economic recovery at risk as deflation looms for British businesses
A weakening global demand could threaten company investment and jobs, despite results showing business growth looks positive.
UK middle of the class in SME business confidence
International SME confidence is increasing, however, the UK lags behind many large economies in entrepreneurs’ assessment of their business prospects, according to Sage’s Business Index.