Some SME founders are putting everything on the line
AS THE deadline for the inquiry into SME finance nears, the founders of UK start-ups are facing increasing demands to personally guarantee business loans.
Applications...
Starting a business? It’s about location, location, and location
NATIONAL performance indicators for 28 European countries, including GDP, unemployment rate, and practicality have revealed the best places to start a business.
The UK’s strong...
Say it with flowers — or a green greeting card…
IT’S ALL about electronic communication nowadays, but the UK still produces 200 million greeting cards each year. And as with almost everything else, that...
Rolls-Royce forced to cut more than 4,000 jobs in major reorganisation
Despite pre-tax profit turnaround over 2016, aerospace manufacturing giant says it must trim middle-management positions
ICONIC British engineering firm Rolls-Royce is cutting 4,600 jobs over...
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Clash Foretold
In November, a Chinese billionaire – one not yet clipped and cuffed at the order of President Xi Ping – acquired Amedeo Modigliani’s Reclining...
Eco-frenzy or eco-friendly – the real cost of going green
Market expectations and tangible cost benefits are the new cornerstones of corporate sustainability goals. NAOMI SNELLING reports
Financial experts point out that as the global...
SDG12: We’re responsible for the mess; are we responsible about consumption?
BV’s JASON AGNEW takes a closer look at UN SDG12: Responsible consumption and production
SDG12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
WITH the current global population standing at...
Social enterprise brings hope and work to people with disabilities
TWO-and-a-half million Brits are expected to be unemployed this year, and there is concern about how disabled people especially will fare in the pandemic...
Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...
Three takeaways from the 2017 Business and Climate Summit
The latest Business and Climate Summit in New Delhi was historic in several ways.
From 31 August to 1 September, the third annual Business and...
