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2 Mar 2012
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to get trading and look at potential new markets abroad.
1 Mar 2012
A new one-year pilot scheme, launched today, will provide a boost for growth by helping businesses speed up the processing of patent applications in the UK and Germany.
1 Mar 2012
Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk today announced the reappointment of Mark Seligman, Simon Collins, George Rose, Paul Mullins and William Lazarus to the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB).
29 Feb 2012
A group of enterprising teenagers enjoyed a visit to Parliament today with Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk. The team from St George’s school in Blackpool won the Premier League’s Enterprise Challenge.
29 Feb 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes today announced that Frank McLoughlin CBE, Principal of City and Islington College, will chair the independent Commission on adult education and vocational pedagogy.
29 Feb 2012
Professor John Kay today published an interim report on his Independent Review of investment in UK equity markets and its impact on company performance and governance.
28 Feb 2012
A new report published today by the Government shows that around £4 million of regulatory burdens will be cut from British businesses between January and June 2012.
28 Feb 2012
A report published today calls for universities to be at the heart of the economy to promote growth in the UK and improve the employability of our graduates.
27 Feb 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes today outlined plans to scale up the Government’s efforts to safeguard and improve the quality and standards of apprenticeships.
27 Feb 2012
The Government drive to cut red tape and give organisations greater freedom has been boosted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) decision that further education colleges should no longer be classified as part of central government, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
27 Feb 2012
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY At this difficult stage of the recovery, it must now be clear to everyone that Britain needs to build a different kind of economy. We need one that benefits from the growth of Asia, rather than finds it a threat. One that is led by business investment, not property speculation. One that spreads prosperity throughout the country, not just in one corner.
24 Feb 2012
Dr Paul Golby CBE, former Chairman and Chief Executive of E.ON UK plc, has been selected as the Government’s preferred candidate to be the Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
23 Feb 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes today set out the funding available to those undertaking initial teacher education (ITE) to teach in the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector.
23 Feb 2012
Following consultation, the Government has today announced there will be no charge on graduates repaying their loans early.
23 Feb 2012
Embargoed: Not for publication or broadcast before 00:01 on the 23 February 2012.Manufacturing industry urged to bid for extra growth fundingFrom today an extra £1 billion is available to businesses seeking support to help them create new jobs and grow, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will announce.
20 Feb 2012
Business Secretary Vince Cable and Universities Minister David Willetts today announced the appointment of Professor Les Ebdon as the next Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.
17 Feb 2012
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: “We are pleased the Court rejected outright the suggestion that our student finance reforms breach students’ human rights.
16 Feb 2012
Four new lenders have been accredited to offer loans to small businesses under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme, the Government announced today.
14 Feb 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes today announced that social entrepreneur and jeweller Jason Holt will head-up an employer-led review examining what more can be done to help SMEs take on apprentices.
14 Feb 2012
An innovative online training tool has been launched to help get thousands of experienced business people mentoring small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
9 Feb 2012
The location of a new £50 million centre that will accelerate the commercialisation of green technologies was announced by the Business Secretary Vince Cable today.
9 Feb 2012
The Government has today announced a £4.5 million fund for England’s biggest cities and colleges to work together to boost adult skills across the country.
9 Feb 2012
A new Foresight project investigating how to improve anticipation of and resilience to disasters is being announced today by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir John Beddington.
8 Feb 2012
Norman Lamb, the newly appointed Business Minister, today announced that Graeme Nuttall has been appointed the Government’s independent adviser on employee ownership.
8 Feb 2012
A number of major high street banks will create new apprenticeship schemes and offer more places to young people, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
