Are they doing enough?
Lord Peter Mandelson, the business secretary, has announced that the government will be continuing its commitment to providing aid and support to Britain’s small businesses - this announcement comes shortly after the up-roar in the small business industry in response to the recently announced budget which has been said to have failed [...]

It’s just not working…

The Federation of Small Businesses has hit out at the Government’s response to the economic crisis by saying that they view the measures that have been taken as a failure.
Through the economic downturn the Government has fallen back on their interest rate blanket as well as provided funding for firms around the [...]

SME funding.
As the news filters around the country that the interest rates are at historic lows, the Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that they are preparing to begin a £3 billion fund aimed at small and medium sized business lending.
It would seem as though the Federation of Small Businesses’ pleads for help are paying [...]

Business Plan 101
You might be thinking that you want to start up a small business, even though the economic climate isn’t as stable as you would like.  Well you’re going to need a business plan if you’re going to want to boost your possibilities of get your hands on a loan.
A business plan is [...]

Tax Returns Can Be Taxing!
Tax is the issue of the day for small businesses as the deadline for filing online tax returns is creeping ever closer.  However, HM Revenue and Customs are getting a little worried as there has been a huge number of online applications already and the deadline isn’t until tomorrow.
Brought forward a [...]

Barclays has got big plans for your small business in 2009 as they announce that they will be increasing their lending to SMEs by £1.5 billion.
This means that the pool available by Barclays for lending to small businesses will go from £15 billion to £16.5 billion.  The news follows weeks of pressure from the Government, [...]

As a result of the credit crisis, the world’s financial firms have lost £1.8 trillion, the Bank of England has estimated, adding that the total spending by governments and central banks to dig banks out of trouble totals £5 trillion.

The national minimum wage has increased from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour for adult workers.