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A surge in business creation is boosting turnover for companies across the country as the economy continues to show early signs of recovery.

In the current online market, many large online traders hold an advantage over the smaller individual traders that exist on the high street.

The chief secretary to the Treasury is urging businesses to invest money that they are sitting on, saying it has the potential to drive economic growth.

A third of SMEs in the UK are placing their business operations at risk by not securing data at an off-site location, according to new research.

Costs for London-based businesses are among the highest in the world, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.

Finance is a fundamental aspect of business, regardless of whatever sector a company is in and funding expansion can be difficult.

Fixed charge receivers are a viable way of rectifying a situation when the owner of real estate or valuable assets is deemed insolvent or on the verge of insolvency.

SMEs in the UK and Europe are set to receive a significant slice of a £60billion product development fund that is due to launch in early 2014.

A pint in a Great British pub or restaurant has become something of a tradition over time, but changes in the law are seeing many establishments slip into decline.

In 2011 the budget hotel chain was reporting massive losses and Travelodge chief executive Grant Hearn had his work cut out to rescue the situation.

Since entering the recession there has been a continuous push for business recovery and only now, in the latter part of 2013, are things seemingly looking up.

“ONE-THIRD of care homes are substandard while the potential for neglect and abuse poses “huge worries”, the head of the sector regulator has admitted.” – a bold statement, appearing in The Sunday Times on 13 October 2013 reporting comments from David Prior, chairman of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Recent headlines heralding the beginnings of a recovery in the retail sector may do little to settle the nerves of investors in sub-prime secondary and tertiary retail space.

When borrowers default what options are lenders left with to enforce their security? Moorfields explore the differences of Administration v Fixed Charge Receivership.

More UK organisations than before are being forced to face up to the costs of cybercrime according to a study.

Assessing a business is a vital aspect of ensuring that things are running in a smooth fashion and that the company is meeting targets.

Business by its very nature is very turbulent, with change possible at any given moment.

When planning to alter existing buildings or to build new ones, having the correct planning permission in place is vital.

An average of 16 pubs a week are falling foul of the current economic conditions and being forced to close, while an estimated 4,000 are expected to cease trading by 2014.

Having ideas in the business world is one thing, but implementing a strategy around them can often be an entirely different prospect.

London is one of Europe’s most vital hubs for technological growth, as shown by the capital’s strong representation in a list of the continent’s hottest start-up companies.

The start of October marked the 1-year anniversary of the introduction of pension auto-enforcement rules, which will see many SMEs signing their employees up to pension schemes.

The UK government recently set a target of awarding 25% of all contracts to SMEs by 2015, but a new report shows there is a considerable way to go.

The UK tax system and the various issues associated with dealing with it are costing the UK’s SMEs half a billion pounds a year, according to the latest research.

More SMEs are hiring staff earlier in the year than ever before, according to the latest figures.

New research suggests many UK SMEs crave a cut in VAT to dramatically benefit the economy and their businesses. More than three quarters of small and medium sized firms feel that the current sales tax is too high, the survey commissioned by Sage found.