BCC calls for fair energy deal for small firms
Energy suppliers are not providing UK businesses with the same level of service as they provide to their domestic customers, the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has claimed.
Business failures rise by nearly a third as slowdown takes hold
The number of UK businesses going bust increased by 29 per cent in July compared with the same month last year, research by credit rating firm Equifax has revealed.
Removal of empty property rate relief is costing small firms, says BPF
The British Property Foundation (BPF) has called on the Government to re-introduce rate relief on empty commercial properties, as its decision to remove it is penalising small firms, .
Cost-cutting small firms head home
An estimated 400,000 small businesses have quit their offices to set up at home since the onset of the credit crunch last November, according to research by telecoms firm O2.
Firstborn more likely to start a business
People starting their own business are more likely to have been born the first child in a family and have at least one sibling, according to research by Alliance & Leicester (A&L), .
Employers plan to increase redundancies in third quarter
The number of employers planning redundancies increased by five per cent between the second and third quarter of this year, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD),
Small firms unaware of new IT security threats, warns Symantec
Small businesses are leaving themselves vulnerable to IT security risks because they are not aware of new cyber threats, IT firm Symantec has warned.
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