Enterprise News
Enterprise news form around the UK.
05/09/2008 01:00 AM
Landlords who install energy saving measures and devices are to be awarded a tax break of up to £1,500.
05/08/2008 03:20 PM
Bank of England holds interest rates
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 5%.
05/06/2008 01:01 AM
Free public sector contracts trial for small businesses
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has announced that small businesses can get access to the Supply2Gov public sector contracting website for free.
05/05/2008 01:00 AM
Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
Small businesses outside of London are wondering what all the credit crunch fuss is about.
05/04/2008 01:00 AM
Parking charges affecting town centre businesses
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says that local authorities should re-think their town centre car park charging policies as they are having a negative effect on business.
05/03/2008 01:00 AM
E-skills boost for small firms in East England
Small businesses in the East of England have been given an e-skills boost thanks to a joint initiative by the local development agency and a sector skills council.
05/02/2008 01:00 AM
West Yorks accountants urge EC to cut red tape
West Yorkshire-based accountants are urging the European Commission (EC) to cut red tape for small businesses.
05/01/2008 01:00 AM
Consumers favour cash over credit during financial squeeze
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that consumers are increasingly using cash rather than credit to pay for goods.
04/30/2008 01:00 AM
Darling defends scrapping of lowest tax rate
Chancellor Alistair Darling has defended proposals to scrap the lowest tax rate of 10p.
04/29/2008 01:00 AM
Remote workers up to no good online
Research by Internet secuity firm ScanSafe has revealed that remote workers are more likely to go on dodgy sites than their office-based colleagues.
04/28/2008 01:00 AM
DIUS launches consultation for business and universities
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has launched a consultation to build 'stronger and more flexible' links between business and universities.
04/25/2008 01:00 AM
Funding boost for UK banking system
The Bank of England (BoE) is to announce details of a plan allowing banks to secure Government funds.
04/24/2008 01:00 AM
Rural areas are innovation hotspots, says report
A report has revealed that rural areas are tipped to become popular areas for innovation and creativity in the future.
04/23/2008 01:00 AM
Unite the Union is campaigning against the practices of restaurants using tips left by customers to make up staff wages to National Minimum Wage (NMW) levels.
04/22/2008 01:00 AM
Entrepreneurs wasting time, says report
UK small business owners are wasting time on tasks outside their main business activity, according to a survey by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
