More than 300,000 small business owners are planning to cut jobs in response to the Government’s planned rise in employer National Insurance contributions due to come into effect in April. A survey of ...

Nearly half of board roles and 35 per cent of leadership roles in FTSE350 companies are now held by women, as the UK leads the way with a record number of female leaders. Top British companies are ...

Entrepreneurs made £182.7 billion from selling their businesses in the past five years, according to latest HMRC data. It shows that last year’s figure was £33.5bn in the last year alone, down ...

The industry body for the group risk sector has hit out at suggestions that employers are looking to increase investment into benefits funding support directly to staff. Over the next 12 months, ...

Health and fitness appear to be top priorities when it comes to rethinking career paths in 2025. Researchers who analysed Google data throughout 2024 found sport and fitness as the most searched-for ...

UK businesses encountered more than 753,341 malicious attempts each to breach their online and IT systems last year – four per cent higher than in 2023. A new report suggests businesses encountered an ...

The UK economy grew marginally during the final three months of last year, easing – but not lifting – the risk of recession. ONS figured reported a 0.1% rise in GDP, thanks to a late signs of recovery ...

The 2025 line-up of the UK’s 100 most dynamic female entrepreneurs has been announced by Small Business Britain as part of its f:Entrepreneur #iAlso100 campaign. The campaign is designed to showcases ...

Overcoming short-term cost concerns and operational hurdles are top of the agenda for those leading procurement teams, taking precedence over ESG initiatives and strategic AI adoption. That’s the ...

What next as Bank votes to wait and see? The Bank of England closed its final session of the year with a decision to leave interest rates unchanged, after U.K….

Number of women in executive roles on FTSE-250 boards falling The number of women holding executive directorships on FTSE-250 boards has fallen in the past two years, a drop of 11… ...

budget they need to drive greater efficiencies while raising levels of customer satisfaction. Today there is a new battle to be fought, and a new area for CFOs to aware of. It concerns how ...