No increase in UK insolvency rate for 12 months running
The latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian reveals that business insolvency rates in August 2013 fell from 0.09 percent in 2012 to 0.08…
Corporate Insolvency
Lack of support for managers leads to leadership problems
Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that 36 percent of line managers have not received any training…
OFT refers construction materials merger to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the completed acquisition by Breedon Aggregates (Breedon) of certain assets of Aggregate Industries…
Top tips for trading successfully with Mexico
Atradius has published a report outlining the most important principles for trading with Mexico. A number of factors have combined to create a…
New service to monitor non-limited businesses
Financial health monitoring specialists, Company Watch, has launched a new service covering unincorporated businesses such as sole traders,…
Allinson takes new role at JIC
Stephen Allinson, Consultant at Lester Aldridge, has been appointed Chairman of the Joint Insolvency Examination Board. The Joint Insolvency…
August online sales growth doubles that of July
The UK’s e-retail market returned to double-digit growth in August, with online sales up 18 percent year-on-year; double the growth rate in July.…
R&D spending hits record high
Business spending on research and development increased by eight percent in 2012 to a record high of £11.9 billion, up from £11 billion in 2011,…
Internet economy is key to the UK’s recovery
Online businesses account for 8.3 percent of Britain’s economy, but we can expect even stronger future growth from the sector. This is…
Don’t scrap current financial reporting too hastily, warns ICAEW
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published its response to the proposals for changes to the UK micro business…
