More than one in four small business owners would consider switching to a rival mobile network provider after O2’s recent single failure.

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Leaders of the construction industry have said that the Government is not fulfilling its pledge to revive the economy through infrastructure projects and could lose key investment opportunities for Britain by delaying crucial decisions.

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An investigation into the state of the British business banking market by CashFlows, who provide business-to-business financial services, has revealed that small businesses are collectively spending more than 2.3 billion pounds per year on transaction charges and fees to run their business banking, while simultaneously not being offered the ability to earn interest on their business accounts.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are not taking basic precautions to protect confidential data because they still do not believe that losing private information will have any impact on their business, according to new independent research commissioned by UK destruction company Shred-it.

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The latest Real Retirement Report from Aviva has found almost two-thirds of employers offer no tailored retirement support to their older workers.

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The UK’s high street shops may have experienced a boost during the Queen's Jubilee but while online fashion retailer Asos has announced bumper sales figures, high street veteran Marks & Spencer's (M&S) non-food sales are dwindling.

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Almost one in four Brits have lied to their boss in order to get their holiday leave approved, a new survey from Skyscanner has revealed.

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More than a year after it was launched in June 2011, the first set of data published by the Government on the Work Programme suggests the scheme is having a positive effect in helping the long-term unemployed.

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Banking giant Santander recently launched a new UK internship scheme to place graduates with small and medium-sized enterprises across the country.

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UK retail sales values were up 1.4 percent on a like-for-like basis from June 2011, when they were down 0.6 percent on a year ago, according to the latest survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG. On a total basis, sales were up 3.5 percent, against a 1.5 percent rise in June 2011.

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Following a week of heated exchanges in the House of Commons ignited by the rate-fixing scandal, Labour leader Ed Miliband has called for a “reform of the banking industry” which includes forcing the "big five" banks Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, RBS and Santander to sell up to 1000 branches.

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UK business confidence has reached its lowest point this year, indicating a bleak second half of 2012 for the UK economy, according to the latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

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Major life events such as marriage or the birth of a first child have a detrimental effect on job satisfaction, according to a study by Kingston University's Business School.

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The Retail Traffic Index (RTI) which is compiled by Ipsos Retail and monitors the volume of shoppers in non-food stores across the UK has revealed that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee resulted in a small lift in June footfall, albeit short-lived.

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Higher rate taxpayers who have failed to submit tax returns are being offered the opportunity to come forward and pay up under a time-limited HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) campaign.

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Business Minister Mark Prisk has announced the finalists of a nationwide competition to find the UK’s next big pre-market products, processes and concepts.

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Employment law specialist Bibby Consulting & Support has warned that even though the latest tribunal statistics show a 15 percent fall in the number of claims, employers still consider the process a major source of frustration.

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The standard of UK management is being held back by employers failing to take full advantage of the benefits of qualified managers, new research published by the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) warns today.

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills Baroness Wilcox yesterday (July 4) announced the launch of a new business lease designed to make it simpler for small businesses to move premises more quickly and at a lower cost.

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Action to knock down the barriers stopping British businesses from becoming employee-owned was announced by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and Minister for Employment Relations, Norman Lamb today.

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