http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/ Get all the latest Business news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:22:56 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/ Some of the UK's biggest retail names and companies have launched the National Skills Academy for Retail, in the hope of creating the biggest network of retail training centres ever seen.In response to the growing demand for a skilled workforce, ‘Dragons’ Den’ star Theo Paphitis, Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas, John Lewi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Retail+Skill+Academy-440.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Retail+Skill+Academy-440.html Mon, 11 May 2009 15:32:43 +0100 Business A new poll has revealed some of the most annoying emailing habits, which we are all guilty of committing.Email may have taken over from verbal communication, but when it comes to sending electronic messages Yahoo! has exposed a distinct lack of etiquette.Yahoo! Mail quizzed the nation to reveal the top five email pet hates. The research revealed th... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Email+Etiquette+Guide-439.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Email+Etiquette+Guide-439.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:53:08 +0100 Business Five of the UK’s leading female executives have today been announced on the short-listed for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award for 2009. The winner will be announced at a gala event at London’s Saatchi Gallery on the evening of Tuesday 28th April.In business world The Veuve Clicquot Award is regarded as the ‘Oscar’ for... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Cath+Kidston-438.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Cath+Kidston-438.html Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:38:35 +0100 Business After famously re-mortgaging her house to generate money for the first MOBO Awards, entrepreneur Kanya King has teamed up with Thomson Local for her latest project.Kanya and Thomson Local are to offer dynamic school-children the financial and practical opportunity, to bring their new ideas to life through the ‘Build A Business’ scheme. ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/build+a+business-437.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/build+a+business-437.html Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:32 +0000 Business As the economy continues to decline, there has been a rise in university applications, in particular those applying who want to be mature students.There has been a marked increase in mature applicants with the 21-24 age group showing a rise of 12.9% and an increase of 12.6% from applicants over the age of 24, according to UCAS. From this evidence i... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/mature+students-436.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/mature+students-436.html Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:41:47 +0000 Business In a long over due admission official figures have confirmed that the UK is now in recession for the first time since 1991. Gross domestic product fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008 after a 0.6% drop in the previous quarter, conforming to the widely accepted definition of a recession of two consecutive quarters of falling economic growth. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Sterling+Slump+On+Recession+Admission-435.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Sterling+Slump+On+Recession+Admission-435.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:16:45 +0000 Business Every email in Britain is to be tracked by the Government in a bid to target crime and terrorist activity. The new scheme by the Home Office means that Internet Service Providers such as BT and Vodafone are required to monitor the times and frequencies of every email sent or received in Britain for a year. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Government+to+track+all+emails-434.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Government+to+track+all+emails-434.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:10:57 +0000 Business Online shopping saw its busiest day of the year on Sunday, as Christmas shoppers recognised the benefits of shopping from home in a bid to cut costs during difficult financial times. Figures suggest that 77% of people plan to do at least half of their Christmas shopping online this year, which has risen from 56% last year. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Boom+for+Online+Shopping-433.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Boom+for+Online+Shopping-433.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:52:23 +0000 Business The UK economy shrank by 1% between September and November, according to data released by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The fall comes on top of a 0.8% drop in the three months to the end of October, this would indicate the rate of output decline is continuing to accelerate, NIESR now expects a fall of more than 1... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Business+Output+Falls-432.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Business+Output+Falls-432.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:39:46 +0000 Business In an impassioned cry for support from the engine room of British business, three out of ten SMEs fear they will not be here in 12 months time. However, the same study of more than 1,000 UK businesses reveals that female entrepreneurs are less worried than men about the possibility of their SMEs not surviving. Female-run businesses are 30% more lik... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/creditcrunch-431.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/creditcrunch-431.html Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:01:12 +0000 Business Making up 99% of all UK businesses, small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the driving force behind Britain’s economy. Against the backdrop of the current economic downturn, a new report suggests that SMEs should harness their powers of innovation for increased opportunities moving forward. UK companies attracted over £1 billion of venture ca... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/UK+SMEs+Lead+the+Race+for+the+Carbon+Pound-430.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/UK+SMEs+Lead+the+Race+for+the+Carbon+Pound-430.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:50 +0000 Business Research shows in the last three years 8.4 million people switched careers, with 3.2 million planning on doing the same thing this year. It’s thought millions of adults want to “skill up” over the next 12 months, with a large number of them determined to improve their employability during the economic downturn. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/32+million+to+change+career+this+year-429.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/32+million+to+change+career+this+year-429.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:20:50 +0000 Business Last chance for small companies to win up to £40,000 The UK is the European hotbed in the innovation of low carbon technologies and attracts 41% of the total venture capital and private equity investment in low-carbon SMEs in the EU, according to a new report. The new research also reveals that the global low carbon energy market opportunity could ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Britains+small+businesses+leading+the+way+in+low+carbon+technologies-428.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Britains+small+businesses+leading+the+way+in+low+carbon+technologies-428.html Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:21:16 +0000 Business When personal finance stories lead the news agenda, you know it's time for people to take their own cash crisis a little more seriously. New research has revealed that up to three million UK consumers will need to find an extra £2,500 next year to pay their bills and keep up with the cost of living, unless they learn to adjust their personal finan... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/The+Cash+Chasm+the+latest+symptom+of+the+credit+crunch-427.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/The+Cash+Chasm+the+latest+symptom+of+the+credit+crunch-427.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:41:15 +0000 Business Networks have oiled the wheels of commerce for centuries. From membership of ancient guilds through to the stereotypical old boys networks based on the school tie - close interlinked relationships have helped businesses adapt, grow and expand by exchanging contacts and information. Like many business trends, the internet has changed the face of bus... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Networks+key+to+survival-426.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Networks+key+to+survival-426.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:21:47 +0000 Business Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has today announced his support for WEConnect, a new initiative aimed at connecting women owned companies with multinational corporations. WEConnect works to break down the barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in securing corporate contracts. Although 16% of UK businesses are women owned, less than 3% of corporat... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Peter+Mandelson+Backs+Female+Entrepreneurship+Initiative-425.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Peter+Mandelson+Backs+Female+Entrepreneurship+Initiative-425.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:02:57 +0000 Business Six in 10 Brits have been put at risk of ID theft as a result of their employers’ lax approach to data security. Shockingly, nine in 10 Brits say their workplace has not toughened up its data protection policy in light of recent data breaches by big business and government departments, or are unaware if they have. A charge to which 90% of bosses admit. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Data+Protection+Policy+puts+employees+at+risk-424.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Data+Protection+Policy+puts+employees+at+risk-424.html Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:28:30 +0100 Business This Sunday 7 September Google hits its tenth birthday. As it draws to the end of its first decade of existence the world’s biggest search engine is facing some unprecedented challenges on a number of fronts. Civil liberties groups around the globe have expressed concern about the big brother style invasion the Google Street Map is imposing upon me... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Google+marks+its+tenth+anniversary-423.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Google+marks+its+tenth+anniversary-423.html Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:47:20 +0100 Business The Federation Against Software Theft (Federation or FAST) and Investors in Software (IiS), two of the most respected, independent names in the UK software industry, have joined forces to strengthen and clarify the advice given to the end user community relating to best practice for Software Asset Management (SAM) and achieving cost efficient licen... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Federation+Against+Software+Theft+and+Investors+in+Software+Join+Forces-422.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Federation+Against+Software+Theft+and+Investors+in+Software+Join+Forces-422.html Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:37:50 +0100 Business Join our small business clinic to answer all your business or start-up questions If you run a small to medium sized business or are thinking of starting one, you’ll know that directing the majority of your time and resources into taking it forward is essential to success. But with other issues to think about including setting up systems, ensuring y... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/How+to+help+your+small+business-421.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/How+to+help+your+small+business-421.html Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:42:32 +0100 Business