The UK Balance of Payments is a sorry story. In short, we buy much more stuff from overseas than we sell overseas, and have done for many years. Some items, such as raw materials, and highly specific components we have little choice other than to import. But other...
People & Management (HR)
Project Management for SME’s – not just for the big boys!
Effective project management is fundamental to the success of all businesses, large and small. The process and results have an impact on many key areas – business growth and development, staff motivation and staff development. Projects do not have to be capital...
UKBA response to Government mentoring programme
As one of the UK’s leading advisors to SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises), UK Business Advisors (UKBA) initially expected to register and become a core part of the new government initiative for mentoring to small business owners. Whilst it is expected that some...
Is the Government’s approach to business mentors the right one?
Over 200 current and former bank managers have signed up to form the core of a national mentoring scheme being rolled out today with Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander offering businesses more support on issues like finance,...