More than half of British businesses appear upbeat over this year's economic situation, according to new research. Statistics published in Orange UK's SMS business jury showed that over a third of firms were positive regarding this year's outlook, while a...

Booking in for a business health check-up should be the number one New Year's resolution for small firms, according to the government. Since the launch of the department for business, enterprise and regulatory reform's Business Health Check service in...

British small businesses have called for a further reduction in the Bank of England's base lending rate. Responding to a "rapid worsening" in the UK's economic environment, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has demanded that the Bank's...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the government to impose a cap on credit card charges. The demand comes on the back of an investigation by the FSB, which found that approximately 25% of entrepreneurs use a credit card to fund business...

An increase in the national rate of minimum wage would increase unemployment numbers and hurt business, according to one organisation. Statistics from the British Chambers of Commerce suggest that a rise in minimum wage could potentially cost small firms...

The government has announced the extension of a grant scheme designed to help small businesses through the economic downturn. Under the expansion of the Scottish administration's Tier 3 Regional Selective Assistance programme, businesses across the entire...

The Olympic Development Agency (ODA) has been doing good work to help small firms in east London win contracts for 2012. However, a number of little companies are being held back by various issues and as such are not benefiting as best they could, new...

Switching off unnecessary electronic equipment can save small businesses as much as £7 million a day, according to an investigation by npower. Research by the international energy supplier found that funds saved from firms being more energy efficient...

High street retailers with an online presence have been the beneficiaries of a last minute surge in Christmas sales, research has shown. An investigation by market analysts Hitwise found that those retail firms with a web-based store attached saw an increase...

Representatives of the Liberal Democrat party are to liaise with small businesses over the festive season. As part of a strategy that will see prominent members such as Vince Cable and John Thurso spend time with publishers and fishermen respectively, the...