New Women Entrepreneurs Out-stripping Men

The gap between the number of male and female entrepreneurs has narrowed significantly as a big influx of women start their own businesses, a report suggests.

Understand your competitors

Who are your competitors?

There is always competition. Even if you're the only restaurant in town you face competition, from cinemas, bars and other businesses where your customers will spend their money instead of with you.

TUC and The CBI Disagree Over Sickness Costs

Claims that UK workers take too much time off work due to illness have been branded a "myth"

Staring up in business

Business start ups - Womans world

TUC urges employers to tackle dyslexia

Women With Children Still Sidelined By Business

Talented women with children are still missing out on the most senior posts in British public life because they are often pushed into low profile career deemed as suitable for a woman who is also a mother, according an end-of-year "sex and power" report issued by the Equal Opportunities Commision.

Stephanie Villalba Loses Sex Discrimination Case

Stephanie Villalba Loses Sexual Discrimination Case

Buying a franchise

Taking on a franchise is an option worth considering for anyone who wants to run a business but doesn't have a specific idea or prefers the security provided by an established concept.

1 Person Joins Broadband Revolution Every 10 Seconds

One person in the UK is joining the internet's fast lane every 10 seconds, according to BT the telecoms giant.

Housing Market Latest

Latest figures have provided further evidence of a slowdown in the UK property market.

East Midlands Development Agency Improves Business Help Scheme

EMDA HELPS MORE REGIONAL BUSINESSES

The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has increased a scheme which helps businesses in the region's deprived areas.

Latest Business News: Government £80 mill For Hi Tech Development

£80 MILLION INVESTMENT IN WORLD-BEATING TECHNOLOGY

Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt MP has offered £80million investment to British business for research and development into the latest world-beating innovative technologies

Latest Business News: Enterprise In Rural Areas

ENTERPRISE IN RURAL AREAS

Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael has praised an action-research programme to tackle social exclusion in rural areas through the use of social and community enterprise.

Grants Business News: The New Fusion Programme

LAUNCH OF THE NEW FUSION PROGRAMME FUSION is a unique all-island initiative for Ireland, which develops and supports partnerships between industry and academia.

Business and Grant News:Technium Challenge

Technium Challenge Wales features a business planning competition running from 4 November to 5 May with a range of high value prizes targeted at accelerating business success.

Lowdown on Grants

A grant is a sum of money given to an individual or business for a specific project or purpose.

Business start ups - Cashflow management

Cash is the oxygen that enables a business to survive and prosper, and is the primary indicator of business health.

Business startups - Reasons for going into business

Every year, thousands of people decide to set up their own business.

British employers now prefer east Europeans to Indians

London, Feb 3 The British employment market for immigrants is fast changing - employers now prefer hiring citizens from the 10 new countries that joined the European Union in 2004 to those from India or the Commonwealth countries.

Make Your Mark - start talking ideas

Make Your Mark - start talking ideas is the first national campaign of its kind designed to inspire young people to make their ideas real. With your help, we can encourage tomorrow's entrepreneurs to begin today.

British employers now prefer east Europeans to Indians

London, Feb 3 The British employment market for immigrants is fast changing - employers now prefer hiring citizens from the 10 new countries that joined the European Union in 2004 to those from India or the Commonwealth countries.

Change your job for the better!

Change your job for the better!

Apple sued over ipod hearing impairment danger

San Francisco, Feb 3 (DPA) A California court Thursday was considering a complaint filed against Apple Computer charging that the company's ubiquitous iPod music player was defective since it could cause serious and permanent hearing loss to users.