UK Business News

Bank of England monitoring of the UK economy shows business investment is down as the availability of credit generally, causes concern for domestic demand.
Construction and service sectors have felt the slow down the most. Manufacturing output levels remained stable with exporters less affected; growth in exports had slowed.
Both input and output prices have risen significantly [...]

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The Employment Research Institute reports that SMEs are the place to be for employees if they want the best chance of being recognised and having input to the bigger decisions.
The key benefit of being employed by a smaller company is that of not having to tackle
layers of bureaucracy and self-concerned management to get thoughts heard and [...]

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Getting branded has long been recognised as the key to global domination for the big boys at least - who can afford it.
But having a successful, recognisable brand that is remembered, can allow SMEs to start punching above their weight.
This is the mantra set out by Darren Evans, creative director of The Engine Room. His formula [...]

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Issuing a call for a rethink on how EU regulation impacts UK SMEs, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England ands Wales [ICAEW] has also set out what it thinks business needs, in response to a Commission Consultation in advance of the EU Small Business Act.
The main concern that all-embracing policies do not take account of the [...]

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March figures from the Office of National Statistics show producer output price inflation hitting 6.2%, a rise of 0.3% since February - the highest for 17 years.
As consumers start to feel the pinch of high street price rises, manufacturers are already there, having seen raw material prices rise by an average of 20.6%. Fuel costs have [...]

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