I spoke to an employment law journalist this morning about our campaign to force the government to delay Sunday's implementation of new sexual harassment rules.
She told me she has been speaking to employment lawyers for many months about the forthcoming discrimination rules coming into force...
You will have probably spotted our current campaign to force the government to delay sexual harassment rules coming into force on Sunday. We've even started a petition on the Downing Street website. Power to the people!
We're not saying that employees don't need to be protected from sexual...
During a debate in the House of Commons this week, the issue of the stigma of business failure in the UK was raised. Reference was made to an interesting European Commission report from last October which passed me by. Entitled 'promoting second chances for entrepreneurs', the policy document...
Real name: Richard Boyd
UKBF user name: An Oasis
Company name: Real Oasis
Company website: www.realoasis.com
Company contact: [email protected] 01606 851740
1. How did you start your business?
I retrained a number of years ago, because I was burned out, bored, had totally lost...
Picture the scene. It's a bright sunny day in August and Saira is walking down her local high street thinking about how she can go about setting up her own company. Walking past a community centre she spots a sign for a talk on starting a business. Perfect. She walks in and takes a seat in the...
"Small business survey shows steady progress", the government proclaimed this week as it released the latest study of UK small businesses. Two thirds have ambitions to grow and half are producing new products and services, it went on. All great news yes? Well no, actually.
Buried on page 24 of...
Real name: Andy Barr
UKBF user name: 10 Yetis
Company name: 10 Yetis
Company website: www.10yetis.co.uk
Company contact: +44 (0)1452 527898 or [email protected]
1. How did you start your business?
We initially started as two freelancers working under the umbrella of 10 Yetis whilst in...
During the recent Growing Your Own Business Exhibition and Conference in Manchester I took a break from manning our stand to listen to a speech from Jennie Johnston, the founder of childcare business Kids Allowed. She proved to one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs I've heard during my time as...
I attended the World Entrepreneurship Summit 2008 (WES 08) last week. The inaugural event, organised by respected economist and enterprise expert Dr Rebecca Harding, brought together 400 entrepreneurs, academics and policymakers from around the world.
More than 200 speakers took part in the...
2008 hasn't started well for the government. Notwithstanding the continuing fallout from the HMRC data security scandal and the bailing out of Northern Rock, ministers' commitment to entrepreneurship has come under renewed attack.
Last year's business news was dominated by the controversial...
I attended a very inspirational event at the British Library in London recently. The latest in the organisation's series of "Internet Icons" sessions saw the likes of Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox sharing with the sell-out audience how to achieve success in a web venture.
Among the...
I have to admit that I've used several of my blog entries over the past year to criticise the government. From claiming that many small businesses wouldn't be sad when Tony stepped down as prime minister to lamenting the fact that entrepreneurs and ministers' relationship is on the rocks as a...
An examination of UK Business Forums' most popular threads of the year in terms of posts makes for intriguing reading.
Top of the shop is the thread started by RayB calling for a special forum for green businesses. After much debate and a member poll his request was met and The Green Room was...
I was at the Confederation of British Industry's annual conference a few weeks ago during which a panel discussion focused on the interesting subject of business reputation.
The stage was awash with CEOs and MDs who despite their no-doubt huge salaries I'm sure most people wouldn't envy. Steve...
Did you know the East Midlands Development Agency is currently giving away £10,000 to local businesses? Or that Sheffield City Council is offering a share of £100,000 to small companies in the area? The chances are most of you will have said no.
Millions upon millions of pounds of government...
Is it me or is the local, independent business staging a comeback?
A wander down North Street near where I live in Bristol this weekend threw up some truly independent gems – a shoe shop, a butchers, a jewellers, a greetings card shop, an independent brewer, a bakers – all it needs is a...
Real name: Dr. Steve Menear
UKBF name: goldctrsteve
Former location: Cornwall
Current location: Atlanta, USA
How did you start your business?
I've worked for international companies for more than 20 years. About six years ago, I felt the need to go back to school to ensure my knowledge and...
Ray Burn sings the praises of UKBF's new environmentally friendly forum 'The Green Room'.
Our favourite UK business forum - UKBF - has launched a new category for eco business and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) issues. This is a ground breaking step from UKBF, which is the largest and...
Real name: Simon Raybould
UKBF user name: simonr
Company name: Curved Vision
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Company website: www.curved-vision.co.uk
Company contact: [email protected]
How did you start your business?
I started part time while carrying on with my research work at...
Real name: Julian Ross
UKBF user name: Games4Business
Company name: Something2Play Limited
Location: Essex, UK
Company website: www.games4business.biz, www.something2play.com
Company contact: [email protected]
How did you start your business?
In 2005, after working in the IT...
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