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Fewer jobs but fewer unemployed
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Statistical unemployment has fallen but so has the number of people who actually have a job, according to figures for the quarter to January 2010 just released by the Office for National Statistics. Economic inactivity (a rise in the number of students etc) is largely to blame for the apparent paradox.

Private business purse strings still tight
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Privately held businesses (PHBs) in the UK reduced the number of their employees significantly over the past year with many planning to freeze pay over the next 12 months, according to the latest International Business Report (IBR) survey from accountancy firm Grant Thornton.

Councils should “think small”
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

The Forum of Private Business is urging local councils to use the £50 million awarded by the Government’s Local Authority Business Growth Incentives (LABGI) scheme to provide additional hardship relief for small firms.

New head for business schools
Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Professor Huw Morris, dean of Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, has been elected chair of the Association of Business Schools (ABS).

SMEs hammered by winter
Monday, 15 March 2010

The UK’s SMEs are facing losses of more than £7billion from the worst winter in decades, according to new research by Lloyds TSB Commercial.

Money doesn’t buy happiness
Monday, 15 March 2010

Citizens of wealthy countries tend to grow more miserable as their economy grows richer, according to new research.

Cut backs carry fraud dangers
Monday, 15 March 2010

Cuts in back-office services will leave businesses and public sector bodies more exposed to fraud as the country moves out of recession.

Government funding for Vauxhall
Monday, 15 March 2010

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced over the weekend a €300 million (£270m) loan guarantee to GME Europe which will help secure the company’s operations in Britain and the rest of Europe.

Soldiers urged to become entrepreneurs
Monday, 15 March 2010

Armed Forces veterans looking to start their own business or become self-employed will be given more support under a new £5 million Government scheme, it was announced today.

BoE warns on umemployment
Monday, 15 March 2010

Unemployment threatens to hamper the economic recovery as fearful households cut back on spending, the Bank of England has warned.

Yorkshire venture fund launched
Friday, 12 March 2010

Rosie Winterton, Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination, today launched a new £90 million venture capital and loan fund to boost business growth in Yorkshire and the Humber.

BA crew to strike
Friday, 12 March 2010

British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days later this month after talks between the airline and labour unions broke down.

Network Rail to strike
Thursday, 11 March 2010

The Rail Maritime and Transport union said it members have voted to strike in a dispute with Network Rail.

Nomura rides with Red Knights
Thursday, 11 March 2010

Nomura, the Japanese investment bank, will advise the Red Knights on its possible bid for Manchester United.

Bill Gates loses Forbes top spot
Thursday, 11 March 2010

Mexican telecoms entrepreneur Carlos Slim is now officially the richest man in the world.

Independent schools

Have private schools been given six of the best by the recession? EN examines the real bottom line.

Keystroke cops

These days the data held on your computers could be worth more than the hardware itself. So what can you do to make it more secure?

Pigs in lipstick?

Examples of impressive business sales were thin on the ground in 2009 but this year could see that change – if sellers get their presentation right.

Ad its chips?

During the recession marketing budgets have migrated onto the internet at a rate of knots. What has the impact been? EN investigates.

Barring a miracle

The economy might still be limping along but at least gold traders are making a mint. EN discovers how the inflation of a bubble is spawning a glut of new businesses.

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