Short Apprenticeships “no benefit”
Apprenticeships of less than six months provide “no real benefit” to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report warned today.
New scheme knocks firms into shape
1,000 small businesses have benefited from a free financial management training scheme
Prime secures grant to help over 50s entrepreneurs
A charity helping over 50s facing unemployment to set up their own businesses has been awarded a Social Action Fund grant of more than £100,000.
Guest blog – Making the most of customer complaints
In an exclusive blog for fmwf’s Enterprise Zone, Ian Cooper, author of The Financial Times Guide To Business Development: How To Win Profitable Customers and Clients, gives his top advice for making the most of complaints.
Chemist heads for Aim
Online chemist oneclickpharmacy.co.uk has announced plans to float on Aim within the next two years. The Amazon-style business was set up by pharmacy graduates Shaina Shipton, 26, and Priyesh Rawal, 27, with backing from their parents in 2009.
Eurozone economy avoids recession
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Germany’s strong export performance helped the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro narrowly avoid a recession in the first quarter of the year, official figures show.
Branson launches green energy prize
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012A global green energy competition with a £400,000 prize will be launched in Scotland’s capital today.
Ask an Entrepreneur: Try an army test to check out potential new recruits
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012In a new series of monthly columns, serial entrepreneur and business author Mike Southon answers the questions small business owners really want to know. This week a reader asks: All the CVs I receive look great, but how can I tell if someone will be any good under pressure?
Memorial service for Marie Colvin
Leading figures from the worlds of media, politics, and the arts gathered to pay emotional tribute to “bravest of the brave” war correspondent Marie Colvin.
Finance guide for women in business launched
A free guide to finance for women in business is being launched today to prevent women being ‘held back by gaps in knowledge about business funding’.
