recession

UK economy 'on brink of recession'

2012-01-13 11:15 - 365 reads
money
The UK economy is "teetering" on the edge of contraction, accountany firm BDO has warned.

Video: Moonfruit's Joe White on surviving the dot com crash and thriving in the recession

2011-12-14 09:45 - 1629 reads
dot com bubble
Web firm Moonfruit raised millions of pounds in funding during the 1990s dot com boom and then almost collapsed after the crash. A decade on, the company is thriving again.
Video

Sage predicts gloomy year ahead for its small business customers

2011-12-01 13:34 - 649 reads
sage.jpg
The overall confidence of business owners is declining as they predict an "uncertain" outlook for the future, according to software company Sage.

Growth under threat as small businesses stockpile cash

2011-10-31 12:15 - 832 reads
cashflow pig
Almost half of small businesses are choosing to hoard cash rather than invest in growth due to economic uncertainty, new research has revealed.

Video: Economy worse now than a year ago, Vince Cable admits

2011-10-20 10:21 - 855 reads
Vince Cable, business secretary.png
The UK economy is in a worse state now than it was 12 months ago when the government's spending cuts were announced, the business secretary has confessed.
Video

Make 'tough policy choices' or face another recession, government warned

2011-10-11 10:57 - 713 reads
crash_stocks_shares_recession_downturn_stress_panic_debt_money
The government must make some tough decisions to boost businesses or face further economic stagnation, the British Chambers of Commerce has warned.

Double dip recession: The threat has receded but watch the blip

2010-12-17 09:04 - 1461 reads
double dip recession
Stephen Archer offers his thoughts on the question of a double dip recession, and the possible trends and impacts for 2011.

How shrinking your business can bring more profit and happiness

2010-10-06 08:33 - 2068 reads
David and Goliath
Much recession advice ignores the natural response to shrink a business even though many people weren't happy with expansion in the first place, says Robert Craven.

Audio: BusinessZone.co.uk on BBC Radio Lancashire

2010-08-06 11:51 - 1853 reads
BBC logo
Listen to a BBC Radio Lancashire interview with BusinessZone.co.uk editor Dan Martin on Twitter, young enterprise and business in the recession.
Audio

How to find opportunities to fight the post-recession blues

2010-06-18 08:51 - 2790 reads
magnifying_glass_queue_close_up_people_focus_line_investigate
Business expert Robert Craven offers a checklist on how to track down business niches and opportunities in post-recession Britain.
1234567next ›last »

Create your FREE BusinessZone.co.uk account to:

  • Access all articles in full
  • View multimedia
  • Receive email bulletins
  • Send private messages
Register now

Login

Forgotten your password?

Sign up to BusinessZone email bulletins

BusinessZone TV

Dragons' Den judges James Caan and Deborah Meaden and social entrepreneur Karen Darby are some of the successful entrepreneurs who feature in our exclusive videos. Watch here.

Do you tweet?

Join our social media discussion group and share your Twitter username with other BusinessZone members. Click here.

What one thing could your business not survive without?

We're putting together a list of business owners' must-haves. Tell us yours here.