There is now plenty of accumulated research and evidence that shows the links between positive workforce engagement and performance, and measures such as customer satisfaction and innovation, as highlighted in the Engage for Success paper 'Nailing the evidence' launched in November last year.

Entrepreneurs do not forget a helping hand and they appreciate those politicians seen to demonstrate strong opinions, a clear identity and a sense of natural independence, three qualities which Thatcher had in spades.

The new, shorter consultation period for collective redundancies will free up businesses to make changes to their structure and this could help to pre...

In a world where bank loans are getting smaller and government initiatives have limitations in terms of their effectiveness in supporting SMEs, crowdsourcing stepped in as the social media answer to the SME funding question.

However your business has grown, you're now in that place where you no longer know everyone personally to influence their thoughts and actions in relation to your brand and your culture. It has become a physical impossibility to line manage everyone and sad as it may feel, it's time to delegate and hand over the reins.

Food producer Symington's - the manufacturer behind Ragu sauces and Aunt Bessie's - is relocating the manufacturing process for its noodles back to th...

Businesses will have to work harder to understand what their customer data really means for their company, according to a new report on business leade...

Rob Hill is the founder of The Stag Company and owner of Hen Heaven and Eventa. Having started his working life as a chef, his world was turned around...

The number of mortgages granted in the UK has increased by a third since the launch of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), the government's flagship...

The biggest change to the PAYE system since it came into operation over 65 years ago - Real Time Information (RTI) is the new system for reporting tax, NI and other details to HMRC and comes into effect in April.

Birmingham has been named as the new hotbed of business growth, following the analysis of the first 3,000 businesses who have worked with GrowthAccele...

Dom Gaynor owns karting business TeamSport, and can count the likes of One Direction, Simon Cowell, Tom Daley, Ellie Goulding and Tulisa as customers,...

SMEs are often the businesses struggling the most with recruitment as they don't have the mass brand appeal of the big players and also don't have the big budgets to throw at recruitment advertising campaigns.

So, are there climates for success? Yes, I believe there are. We are living in one of the most potentially productive and successful periods for business globally, certainly in our lifetimes.

Julia Grinham set up bespoke shoe designer company Upper Street with her sister three years ago after being inspired by sister Katy's experience with ...

The failure rate of start ups acts as a filtering process, ensuring only those with the right experience, skills and passion survive. That's accor...

Treating employees with dignity and respect is not just good for people, it's good for business. Research shows that workers are more productive when they're happier,

Helen Keenan is the founder of toddlers and children's clothing range Little Punk London. A driven and tenacious woman, Keenan uses the lessons she le...

The cost of the recession to Britain's retailers has been calculated as a whopping £23 billion since the start of the recession. The figures, comp...

Fears of a triple-dip recession have been raised again after new figures showed marked changes in shopping habits. A report from the Office for Nat...

Rachel Ray spent years as a trained accountant before deciding to abandon the city and start up a housekeeping service called Bright and Beautiful. ...