Smoke alarms to trap pubs post July 1st
31 May 2007
With the smoking ban due to come into effect in English pubs in exactly one month, authorities will be able to detect people flouting the ban by the use of alarms, it has emerged.
SMEs forced to yield to 'want it now' culture
31 May 2007
Small businesses are having to function under an increasing amount of pressure, tighter deadlines and more demanding customers than ever before, according to new research.
SMEs failing to profit from savings windfall
30 May 2007
Small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are missing out on approximately £1 billion worth of savings each year, it has emerged.
Three quarters of SMEs not yet acted on age laws
30 May 2007
New research has revealed that, despite recent changes to the law, the majority of British small businesses have failed to put in procedures to enable their staff to continue working beyond the age of 65.
Small firms unaware of training opportunities
29 May 2007
Less than a third of all small businesses are aware of government training schemes available to them, it has been claimed.
Over 60 % of SMEs say website does not reflect brand
25 May 2007
More than six out of ten small businesses do not think that their website reflects their corporate brand, according to new research.
Regents Inns warns on pub profit decline
25 May 2007
British pubs group Regents Inns has said that its full year profits are likely to fall below expectations, it has emerged.
Pub fined £9,900 for kitchen hygiene breaches
24 May 2007
A pub manager in Cambridgeshire has been hit with a fine of almost £10,000 after health inspectors said that they were "appalled" by the state of the kitchen.
SME bosses have no one to turn to, says Yorkshire Bank
24 May 2007
New research has shown that a third of SME bosses miss having someone to run ideas past.
Raids on pubs to continue throughout summer
23 May 2007
Pub licensees who are breathing a sigh of relief in anticipation of the end of the football season are being warned not to relax quite yet, it has emerged.
SME bosses warned as EU plans illegal worker clampdown
23 May 2007
Legal experts are warning bosses of small and medium-sized businesses to make sure they are taking adequate precautions to ensure that the staff they employ have the right to work in the UK.
Staff will need adequate wine knowledge after July 1st
22 May 2007
With pubs and restaurants already frantically making preparations for the smoking ban, food experts are advising them to take yet another precaution.
Staff will need adequate wine knowledge after July 1st
22 May 2007
With pubs and restaurants already frantically making preparations for the smoking ban, food experts are advising them to take yet another precaution.
FSA warns SMEs they can't escape regulation
22 May 2007
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today attempted to dispel any notions that small and medium-sized businesses were able to escape the regulation radar.
Restaurant staff arrested in illegal immigration swoop
21 May 2007
Six members of staff were arrested on suspicion of working illegally during a raid at an Indian restaurant in Whitby, it has been reported.
Restaurant staff arrested in illegal immigration swoop
21 May 2007
Six members of staff were arrested on suspicion of working illegally during a raid at an Indian restaurant in Whitby, it has been reported.