16/07/2014 - 10:59
Unemployment fell in May but pay growth remained exceptionally weak, potentially easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.
16/07/2014 - 10:53
The broadband rollout plans are not ambitious enough in terms of meeting the needs of small businesses, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said in its latest report.
01/07/2014 - 11:38
An influential business lobby group will today call on the major parties to back a radical reform of business rates in the run up to the next general election.
01/07/2014 - 11:34
The government has launched a new cyber security scheme called Cyber Essentials. Under the scheme, organisations can apply for one of two levels of certification: Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
24/06/2014 - 12:37
The first week of the government’s new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund saw £2.61 million given to homeowners, according to industry estimates.
24/06/2014 - 12:35
MPs have warned Environment Secretary Owen Paterson that failure to reverse cuts to the flood defence budget could lead to England being badly affected by floods again.
24/06/2014 - 12:34
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says in a new report that there should be greater transparency around future government spending reviews in order to ensure that fair decisions are made.
20/06/2014 - 09:36
Major agreements between energy companies BP and Shell and Chinese state energy company China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) are among £14 billion worth of trade and investment deals agreed between the two countries.
20/06/2014 - 09:33
The government has launched the Growth Vouchers programme to identify the type of advice that most benefits small businesses.
03/06/2014 - 10:26
Britain's households spent more and companies increased investment at the fastest pace in a year.
03/06/2014 - 10:22
House prices have leapt by 11.1% over the last year in the strongest annual growth seen since June 2007, building society Nationwide has reported.
21/05/2014 - 09:55
Prime minister David Cameron has said the government would consider scaling back its Help to Buy scheme in a bid to cool the booming housing market.
