Digital Skills Deficit Threatening Small Business 11th December 2017. Productivity growth in the UK will continue to stall unless the Government tackles a digital skills deficit in small businesses, according to new research. New research from the Federation of Small

Zombie Firms Dragging Down Business 7th December 2017. Thousands of “zombie firms” are holding back the economy by soaking up credit that could be used to finance the businesses of the future, a study has claimed.   The Organisation of

Small Businesses Still Waiting On Unfulfilled Promises 5th December 2017. A former BBC journalist recently wrote an article for the Times about the plight of small businesses, and how Government should follow up on previous promises. Carole Walker, a former

SMEs Should Push For Alternatives 5th December 2017. New figures have found that banks are not doing enough for small businesses once they’re turned down for a loan. Under the Government’s bank referral scheme, Britain’s biggest lenders are required to pass

Paper Accounts Slowing Down Business 4th December 2017. Almost a quarter of small businesses in the UK are sacrificing higher rates of growth and productivity by maintaining their accounting records on paper rather than online, according to an independent study