Forum of Private Business Sounds A ‘Mayday’ Distress Signal For Small Businesses
The Forum of Private Business – a dedicated small business support group – is urging UK’s politicians to recognise the country’s economic strength in relying on its five million small businesses. Last week’s general election resulted in a ‘hung Parliament’ with no single party achieving the 326 seats needed to gain the majority – the Conservative […]
UK Small businesses report boost in innovation
Small businesses in the UK are seeing their biggest boost in innovation since 2010, according to the government’s department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The new report found 53% of small and medium enterprises more innovative-led between 2012 – 2014 compared to 45% in the previous two years. ‘Innovation’ has been described by the report as introduction […]