6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (188+ words) When British business owners review their supply chains, the conversation usually starts with physical goods, energy contracts and transport. Increasingly, though, the digital supply chain is coming under the same scrutiny. Please choose at least one newsletter. Hosting on UK-based…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (458+ words) That model can work well when individual buyers make relatively simple purchasing decisions. It becomes less efficient when a company sells expensive software, consulting, infrastructure, or other solutions that require approval from several people inside the same organization. Hundreds of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (644+ words) The report, The UK’s Investment Shortfall, published on 8 September, concluded that private investors in Britain pay an “unpredictability premium” because of inconsistent public policy and the elevated cost of doing business. Of 38 advanced economies in the OECD, only Greece has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (617+ words) The survey found that 70% of young people across the UK believe career opportunities are better in London than elsewhere, with just 11% saying they are better outside it. Yet 58% of those pursuing a career outside the capital believe London is too…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (651+ words) Shrinking margins and the need for operational agility have fuelled interest in alternatives to traditional stockholding. This article explains how on-demand production compares with longstanding inventory approaches at a financial and strategic level. Fluctuating consumer demand and unforeseen market events…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (554+ words) Last month the government updated the criteria for BICS to include forges, after lobbying from groups such as the Confederation of British Metalforming. This month it published the final list of eligible activities and launched an eligibility checker so firms…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (841+ words) The figure covers the life of the programme, which lends to people who cannot raise start-up finance from a high street bank. It has been published alongside a change to the rules that matters more to most readers than the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) The Resolution Foundation, a think tank, said UK productivity has been expanding by 1.1 per cent a year since late 2024, far above the official estimate of 0.2 per cent from the Office for National Statistics. Productivity growth, based on a worker’s output…...

3+ week, 49+ min ago   (722+ words) Writing in the accounts, Camra’s chairman, Ash Corbett-Collins, said it had been “one of the most challenging years Camra has faced”, pointing to a restructuring in which “a number of roles were sadly made redundant”. Camra is one of Britain’s…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) The charity said it has no plans to close either warehouses or shops. But insiders fear the Batley site in West Yorkshire, which houses Oxfam’s main textile recycling centre, could shut as part of a cost-cutting drive because its lease…...