UK Businesses

Business Insights From Entrepreneur Kurt Won

Mac Attram | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK
Mac Attram

I'm not going to tell you that you need to quit your job to start your business, that's your decision to make, but just because you're in a job doesn't mean you can't get started. Don't sit around. Get into action!

Liam Fox Calls For Further Cuts To Welfare Budget

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Politics

Chancellor George Osborne should announce further cuts to the welfare budget and the civil service, former Cabinet minister Liam Fox said as he indica...

What Do You Want for Your Future?

Mike Biddle | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Mike Biddle

We did a survey recently and three quarters of the people we asked wanted an alternative to a care home if they become dependent in older age. We believe this means there is a need for innovative thinking to revolutionise long-term care, including how it is delivered and what it should look like.

Why It Pays To Keep Business Simple

Charlie Thomas | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK

The business maxim to "Keep It Simple, Stupid" is not just common sense, it could also make your business money, according to a new index. The Glob...

Double-Dipped Recession Not As Deep As Feared

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.11.2012 | UK

The UK's double-dip recession is not as deep as previously feared after revised figures showed a smaller contraction in the second quarter of the year...

To be a True 21st Century Business You Must First Find Meaning

Ross Breadmore | Posted 24.11.2012 | UK
Ross Breadmore

They say business is changing. We tweet, build online communities and 'like' things on Facebook. The CEO even has a blog, albeit ghost written by some comms guy on the bottom floor.

RBS Improves Existing Lending Rates For Medium Sized Businesses With Funding For Lending Scheme

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it will use the Treasury's Funding For Lending scheme to boost its Manufacturing Fund. The fund, which was...

Is This The Biggest Retail Revolution Since Loyalty Cards?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 30.08.2012 | UK

More than 20 retailers in London's West End are about to trial the use of electronic receipts, in a movement which has been described as the biggest c...

Tweeting The News Makes It True: Surge In Trust For Social Networking Sites

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK

Social media outlets including blogs, Twitter and Facebook, have had an upsurge in credibility over the past year, according to the Edelman Trust Baro...

Westminster Council's Phoney Parking Policy Should be Paid for Personally by the Councillors and Officers Implementing it

Peter Martindale | Posted 03.02.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Martindale

Westminster City Council is stubbornly implementing charges for late evening, early night-time and Sunday parking in the West End, against the advice of residents, businesses, the entertainment industry, and churches.

EU Imposes Sanctions On Iran Over Nuclear Report

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 31.01.2012 | UK

The European Union has agreed to impose fresh sanctions on Iran following a report by the UN's atomic agency that said Tehran was planning to build nu...

Miliband Targets 'Asset Strippers'

PA | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Politics

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Bad businesses and bad neighbours are to be targeted by Labour leader Ed Miliband in his keynote speech to the party's conference...