Lord Young should focus on digital business education

Many entrepreneurs will not be able to discern much truth in Lord Young's assertion that it has "never been easier" to start a business in the UK.

Today's budget announcements will fail to kick-start the economy

 The UK is in a uniquely precarious position. The euro is teetering on the brink of collapse. Domestic growth is all but throttled. In 2013 the Office for Budgetary Responsibility predicted growth in 2013 of 2.9 per cent. Today that prediction was cut to just 0.6 per cent. Plan A is not working.

Simply Business staff paint a school with Kids Company

On the 1st of March, staff from our Northampton and London offices visited a primary school in south London. We were part of Kids Company’s ‘Paint a School’ project, which aims to get businesses involved in improving children’s working environments.

BIBA CEO's comments on technology are hopelessly out of touch

We read the comments of Biba’s CEO Eric Galbraith (Biba CEO warns of online challenge) on Insuranceage.co.uk with surprise.
 

Simply Business' Phil Lester prepares to race 156 miles across the Sahara Desert

An intrepid member of the Simply Business team is taking part in the challenge of a liftetime, and raising money for charity Kids Company in the process. 

Aside from jobs, there is little to mourn in HMV's collapse

The collapses of Blockbuster and HMV have left thousands of low-paid workers staring redundancy square in the face. For these individuals, the failure of a company is much more than just a headline.

Google's tax bill shows it's time to start thinking big

The tax affairs of big business are back in the headlines, following news that the Exchequer receives remarkably little of the total UK revenues generated by Google, Starbucks, and others.

ING leaving UK. Cause for concern for small business?

Small businesses across the country will find it more difficult to secure the vehicles and equipment on which they rely, after a major leasing firm announced that it is shuttering its UK operations.

Our marketing team celebrates success at the Technology in Insurance awards

A summer of award success for the marketing team was topped off last week by double recognition at the Insurance Times’ Technology in Insurance Awards.

Employees and their families should not suffer from more flexible trading hours

The Olympics have ended and, as London and the UK return to normality, the debate over Sunday trading hours rages anew.

At Simply Business we have aligned ourselves with a US-centric, open-all-hours culture. The UK’s small businesses do not run on a 9 to 5 basis and, as a company that serves those businesses, neither can we.