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SMEs report generic labour and skills shortages even in recession : NEETs numbers growing in traditional industrial areas
A British Chambers of Commerce report of 14 October claimed small businesses are having trouble recruiting staff despite the fact that figures that week showed unemployment had hit 2.57m. ... moreIll thought through local finance development will damage regions : FSB promotes small business bonus scheme
A rush toward ill thought out development simply to generate quick revenue will damage regions in the long run. The Review proposes that councils will be able to keep the additional business rates they generate through economic growth. ... moreA quarter of small businesses struggling to raise cash – but few need it for growth. Finance for medium sized firms critical for jobs growth – but so is demand
According to a survey of 300 small business owners by the online lender borro.com, over the past year, a quarter of small business owners have ‘missed out’ on an opportunity which would help them grow . ... moreEntrepreneurs more important than we thought? Or never has so much be owed to so few?
According to a study by the World Economic Forum, the top 1% are responsible for creating 40% of jobs. Is this a problem or an opportunity in developing public policies?
... moreDo not bank on SMEs for growth Loan demand responds to supply and price
Lending to small businesses fell again in the first quarter of the year despite pledges by the banks who are imposing onerous conditions and interest rates and trying to move customers from conventional overdraft facilities to more expensive loans.
... moreCan Bankrupt Britain become a Big Society? Matching reality with the vision.
The state of Britain today is described in Bankrupt Britain: An atlas of social change by Danny Dorling and Bethan Thomas published in May. It shows how economic and social fortunes have been affected in different areas from 2007 to 2010 as well as looking at the impacts there have been on more general social factors. ... moreRural living costs 20% more
The Commission for Rural Communities has found that someone in a remote village in England needed £18.6k a year to get by, compared with £14.4k for an urban dweller. So a villager has to earn about 50% above the minimum wage to reach a minimum living standard.
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