New FCDO network opens diplomatic insight to UK business leaders
The FCDO’s new Global Network Programme gives internationally active UK business leaders access to diplomatic and geopolitical insight. Here is what SMEs should know.
Entry-level jobs squeeze: what small employers should watch as hiring gets tougher
Next chief executive Lord Wolfson has warned of a “dramatic fall” in entry-level job opportunities in the UK, saying the retailer is now seeing far more applicants for each shop role than it did two…
Multi-job workforce: what small employers should watch as staff juggle roles
More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs, according to BBC reporting on the rise of the multi-job workforce. For small employers, that is not just a labour-market curiosity. It can…
Late payments are still squeezing UK SMEs – and the Small Business Commissioner wants to change that
A new webinar series from the Small Business Commissioner puts prompt payment and cashflow discipline back in the spotlight.