Government Initiatives

British businesses have saved more than £200 million during the first year of a government campaign to reduce EU regulations, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced.

Small and medium-sized businesses should do more to protect themselves against online fraud and IT security risks, a panel of experts has said.

The number of women on the boards of FTSE 100-listed companies has continued to increase, government figures have shown.

UK businesses will have access to a new package of services designed to boost online exports, UK Trade and Investment has announced.

A training scheme to help Scottish SMEs and voluntary sector businesses bid for public sector contracts has been given a £360,000 funding boost, the Scottish Government has announced.

Small and medium-sized enterprises can now apply for IT and digital support worth up to £2,000, after the UK IT Association joined the Government’s Growth Voucher programme.

The average price of UK homes rose 0.7% in May 2014, slowing slightly from the 1.2% increase in April 2014, figures from Nationwide reveal.

A new apprenticeship scheme has been launched in Northern Ireland for the information, communications and technology sector.

People applying for a mortgage are to face tougher financial checks, as the Financial Conduct Authority’s new market regulations take effect tomorrow (26 April 2014).

From October 2014, around 24 million people will receive a personal tax statement from HMRC detailing how their taxes were spent, the Chancellor George Osborne has announced.