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Creative impact
With 2.6 million people now unemployed, Michael Hewson, market analyst at CMC Markets, assesses the impact on business.
‘A new look’ resulted in more sales
Will Davies, managing director at property maintenance business aspect.co.uk, explains that giving his business ‘a new look’ has been his best business decision.
Oiling the wheels of behavioural change
Keith Brown, chief executive of mobile payments service Paythru, declares that his company is ‘not out to change the world’. Instead, he aims to alter consumer behaviour by ‘oiling the wheels’ of change.
UK growth picks up with Q3 GDP at 0.5 per cent
Economic growth in the UK fared better than expected in the third quarter, rising 0.5 per cent in the period compared with 0.1 per cent in the previous quarter, official statistics show.
Effective board attributes
For any board to be effective there are some prerequisites that its members need.
Business Growth Fund makes maiden investment
Benefex, a provider of online employee reward and benefit schemes, is the first UK company to receive backing from the bank-backed Business Growth Fund, securing £4.2 million in growth capital.
Profits halved for one in four SMEs
Almost a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK experienced a 50 per cent decline in their profit before tax, according to figures released by Baker Tilly & Company Watch’s SME Distress Monitor.
Personal Development Bureau raises £25,000 from the crowd
Unemployment service start-up Personal Development Bureau has become the second business in the UK to close a financing round through the equity crowdfunding website Crowdcube after raising £25,000 in seed capital.
Corporations to aid growth businesses in German plan
The UK’s major corporations should follow a German initiative and mentor growing medium-sized businesses to help them grow, says Chancellor George Osborne.
The Top 50 Rising Stars of 2011
When times are tough, it only takes a few stars to remind everyone that success is achievable for all. We unveil our Top 50 Rising Stars of 2011: the annual list of the UK's most exciting fast-growth businesses.
Keeping your staff onside in an exit
Deciding to sell a business doesn't only affect one person, it also impacts your staff as well. But how do you keep your employees happy as you make your exit from the business?
Accounting for Value in M&A
A lack of insight into the challenges associated with consolidating financial practices means organisations are struggling to achieve the desired goals of M&A says Gary Waylett.
Northstar backs WhatUsersDo with £150,000
Ashington-based internet business WhatUsersDo has secured a further £150,000 in funding from Northstar Ventures’ Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund.
UK businesses less optimistic about economic prospects
Economic optimism among UK businesses has seen a significant fall in August, dropping to levels not seen since March 2009, reveal new figures.
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