http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/ Get all the latest Business news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:32 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/ All of them have taken vocational qualifications. Over 3,250,000 vocational qualifications were awarded in the UK last year according to figures released today to mark the first Vocational Qualifications Day (VQ Day). http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/National+VQ+Day-419.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/National+VQ+Day-419.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:13:52 +0100 Business Google is currently facing an antitrust investigation by the US Department of Justice. This is only the beginning, as Google’s legal worries seem endless with a US court today ordering them to immediately release information related to the videos broadcasted on YouTube. The court order has been passed in relation to the allegations coming from Viacom of copyright infringement. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/US+Court+forces+Google+to+hand+over+You+Tube+log-418.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/US+Court+forces+Google+to+hand+over+You+Tube+log-418.html Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:49:03 +0100 Business As the owner of a small or home-based business you'll no doubt be working around a hectic schedule with little time for researching and implementing better working practice. With this in mind we are hosting a day of webinars that will tell you all you need to know about maximising your productivity and improving your bottom line. The webinars provi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Better+Business-417.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Better+Business-417.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:30:00 +0100 Business When discussing the big business issues with your employees or clients it is vitally important to make sure they are 100% engaged all the way through the meeting. The problem is, the boardroom isn’t always the most inspiring place and, understandably, meeting attendees can spend more time drifting to distraction than offering their contribution. ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Creative+Meetings-416.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Creative+Meetings-416.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +0100 Business Need convincing? A recent study by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR, formerly the DTI) shows that almost all British workplaces offer some form of flexible working. But separate research from the Equal Opportunities Commission shows that Britain still lags behind the rest of Europe in providing the best possibl... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Flexible+Working-415.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Flexible+Working-415.html Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:06:06 +0100 Business Firms forecast rough times for others but not for themselves According to the doom-mongers it’s simple: We are in the midst of a credit crisis, heading for a recession with job losses and repossessions on the horizon. However a major survey of business confidence shows the real picture is far more complex. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Is+the+credit+crunch+bad+news+for+every+business-414.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Is+the+credit+crunch+bad+news+for+every+business-414.html Fri, 23 May 2008 15:50:27 +0100 Business A staggering 78% of the UK working population no longer take advantage of a full lunch hour, with 15% of those surveyed not taking a break at all, new research revealed today. In fact employees rarely step away from their desks, spending endless time queuing and at worst, are not even eating during their lunch break; a hungry 32% don’t eat at leas... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/lunch-413.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/lunch-413.html Wed, 14 May 2008 11:21:58 +0100 Business Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of the Guardian Media Group, was awarded a top Business prize last night. She was awarded this year's prestigious Veuve Clicquot Business Woman award at champagne reception at London’s Berkeley Hotel last night. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/award-412.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/award-412.html Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:53:26 +0100 Business As the end of the fiscal year fast approaches, companies across the UK are taking stock and discussing new strategies for the year ahead. Now that all of last year’s paperwork has been tied up and Darling has delivered The Budget, it’s the perfect time to reassess what it will take to make 2008/2009 profitable in a less-than-encouraging economic c... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Investing+In+People-411.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Investing+In+People-411.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:45:31 +0000 Business Ellie Goss started her weaving business, Loominellie (www.loominellie.com) just a year ago after doing a degree and then a masters degree in weaving. Ellie designs and produces bespoke products aimed at independent department stores and has an unusual side line in combining pet hair with high quality wools so that you can now have a scarf made ou... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Loominellie-410.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Loominellie-410.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:23:23 +0000 Business The buy-to-let housing bubble looks set to burst according to a reprt by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The Institutes survey of the residential letting market has found the number of new instructions from landlords fell towards the end of 2007, for the first time since 1998, blaming recent restrictions on mortgage lending to would-b... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Buy+To+Let+Bubble+Ready+To+Burst-409.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Buy+To+Let+Bubble+Ready+To+Burst-409.html Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:10:33 +0000 Business Millions of British workers are still dreaming about what they want to do ‘when they grow up’….and they’re aged over 50. New research by learndirect Careers Advice has found that 46% of 50-pluses in the UK say they are not too old to start a new career or fulfil lifetime job goals. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Anneka+Rice+reveals+what+she+would+like+to+do+when+she+turns+50-408.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Anneka+Rice+reveals+what+she+would+like+to+do+when+she+turns+50-408.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:02:36 +0000 Business New York, NY February 20th, 2008 - It is estimated that at least 40% to 50% of business travelers are females compared to 1% thirty years ago. A new business travel network sees the majority of their online traffic is generated by women. SkyLounge concentrates on business travelers that want to network before, during and after their trips. Members ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Women+business+travelers+take+control+of+the+skies-407.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Women+business+travelers+take+control+of+the+skies-407.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:01:49 +0000 Business Career break mums would rather go back to school than back to work with 91 per cent stating that a job in education was best suited to working mums, according to a survey compiled by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). Mums with children under 16 were asked to vote for the jobs which they thought would be best for mothers returni... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Working+Mums+Yearn+to+Go+Back+to+School-406.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Working+Mums+Yearn+to+Go+Back+to+School-406.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:46:18 +0000 Business More than 10 million Brits1 dream of leaving their job and starting their own business, according to new research. Over a third (35 per cent) of workers have recently thought about setting up on their own, with one in five of those planning to make the leap into self employment in the next year. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Business+Brains-405.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Business+Brains-405.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:48:14 +0000 Business What do you with your handbags when you need it to be hands free? You probably put it on the floors of cafés, pavements, public toilets, the bus and tube. Then, when you arrive home you chuck it on the kitchen worktop or the bed! And that’s ok? Well actually it’s not! A recent heath study conducted in the USA found that 1 in 4 handbags, after... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Kitten+Kit+The+Clean+Kitchen+Table+Business-404.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Kitten+Kit+The+Clean+Kitchen+Table+Business-404.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:46:33 +0000 Business Have you ever thought about becoming a space scientist? Or working at the cutting-edge of technology creating gadgets that will become high street favourites? Or maybe you are looking to educate or employ talented people in this area and don't know where to start. In the post-feminist world such dreams should not be out of reach, and yet in the sci... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Hightech+toys+arent+just+for+boys-403.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Hightech+toys+arent+just+for+boys-403.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:02:39 +0000 Business Women are entering Britain’s boardrooms in increasing numbers and starting to change the face of business, according to the latest analysis of Britain’s 2.83 million directors by Experian®, the global information services company. Analysis of Experian’s National Business Database for the Female Directors Report 2007 has found that, for the first ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Number+of+female+directors+breaks+through+one+million+mark-402.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Number+of+female+directors+breaks+through+one+million+mark-402.html Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:15:28 +0000 Business Women are entering Britain’s boardrooms in increasing numbers and starting to change the face of business, according to the latest analysis of Britain’s 2.83 million directors by Experian®, the global information services company. Analysis of Experian’s National Business Database for the Female Directors Report 2007 has found that, for the first ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Number+of+female+directors+breaks+through+one+million+mark-401.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/Number+of+female+directors+breaks+through+one+million+mark-401.html Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:00:14 +0000 Business UK businesses are increasingly prepared for disruption or disaster according to BSI British Standards’ annual Business Barometer, published today. The research found: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/business-400.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/business/business-400.html Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:46:04 +0000 Business