Enterprise UK Blog

G’day. A dusting, shall we say, of enterprise related stories in the press today. Our favourite? The Daily Mail’s feature on our Enterprising Young Brits competition, of course!

Daily Mail

‘Nicole, girl with a gem of an idea’ (Justin Harper)

Daily Mail feature on our Enterprising Young Brits competition, focusing today on the creative category.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1251541/Deadline-looms-for.html

The Independent

‘High taxes stop firms from taking on staff’

The Federation of Small Businesses says that taxes have prevented almost three out of five small firms from recruiting more staff.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/high-taxes-stop-firms-from-taking-on-staff-1901701.html

Daily Express

‘Branson backs Tories’ call for spending cuts’ (Martyn Brown)

The Express reports that Virgin boss Branson has called on the Government to make some ‘tough spending decisions’ after backing Tory demands for cuts. He said Britain’s huge borrowing was a ‘serious risk’ to the UK economy and action could not be put off.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/158623/Branson-backs-Tories-call-for-spending-cuts

Financial Times

‘The “oligarch” of the North-East’ (Chris Tighe)

In a feature on entrepreneurship, the FT looks at Freddy Shepherd, the businessman who built his family business into a regional empire from its Newcastle base.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bcaa2474-1b63-11df-838f-00144feab49a.html

Daily Express

‘James Caan to launch academy’

James Caan, one of the celebrity entrepreneurs of TV’s Dragon’s Den, is launching a business academy to help emerging entrepreneurs and existing small and medium-sized company bosses come through “a year of volatility”.

Hard copy only – page 65

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