Third-Sector Providers of Employment Support ‘shouting into the void’ on UKSPF
Recent research at De Montfort University has provided added impetus to the National Enterprise Network’s own research showing that recent funding changes have had significant impact on the country’s provision of employment and skills support. A new report by Professor Jonathan Payne and Dr Peter Butler of the People, Organisations and Work Institute (POWI), together with Dr […]
Good Business Pays partners with Company Watch to provide unique insights on payment performance
Today (12 April), campaigning group Good Business Pays and financial risk solutions provider Company Watch announce a new partnership to bring greater insight in the battle to bring an end to slow and late payment of supplier invoices. The partnership came about after the leaders of the two companies, Terry Corby, CEO of Good Business […]
New guide published to help businesses boost disabled people’s prospects at work
A new Disability Confident guide for managers helping them recruit, retain, and foster the progression of disabled people and those with health conditions in the workplace has been published today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). A new Disability Confident guide for managers helping them recruit, retain, and foster the progression of disabled […]
Acas publishes new Code of Practice on flexible working
Acas, workplace expert, has on 6 April published its new statutory Code of Practice on requests for flexible working alongside accompanying guidance. From today, all employees will have the right to ask their employer if they can work flexibly from their first day of employment. This right previously only applied if employees worked for their […]
British Business Bank extends ENABLE Funding facility with Time Finance to £64.4m
The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of funding to smaller UK businesses, through an existing ENABLE Funding transaction with independent specialist finance provider, Time Finance. The additional funding brings the total small business funding available through the facility to £64.4m. This further supports Time Finance in growing its […]
Future Fund: Breakthrough is successfully increasing later stage capital to deeptech and life science companies
Published by the British Business Bank on 26 March, The Process Evaluation and Early Impact Assessment, undertaken by Ipsos UK, reveals the Future Fund: Breakthrough (FF:B) programme is addressing the late-stage equity funding gap in R&D intensive companies by increasing round size and crowding in third party capital. Further findings include that deep tech and […]
Staffordshire Chambers’ International Trade expert comments on the new CBAM legislation
Businesses that import goods into the UK are set to be subject to a new CBAM levy that will place a carbon price on some of the most emission-intensive industrial goods that enter the country. The UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – or CBAM – will be effective by 2027, and targets goods from countries […]
Launch of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II provides £660m boost for small businesses
The British Business Bank has launched its new Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, a £660m fund set to cover the entire North of England. The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), aims to build on the success of the initial fund, with the purpose of driving sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating […]
The British Chambers of Commerce invest in youth skills to future-proof the workforce
A ‘stable and coherent’ skills strategy is needed to prepare young people for the world of work, according to first ever British Chambers of Commerce Youth Skills Manifesto. The manifesto, sponsored by the leading online secondary school King’s InterHigh, identifies the crucial role of employers in supporting young people to transition from education to employment. […]
Prime Minister to announce major reform package to boost apprenticeships and cut red tape for thousands of small businesses
In his first economic speech since the Spring Budget, the Prime Minister is expected to set out a major package of reforms to support businesses to deliver more apprenticeship places, cut red tape for SMEs and leverage more private investment in female founders at the Business Connect conference in Warwickshire on Monday, 18th March. The […]