A recent report from McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC estimated that globally cyber crime costs $400 billion a year. Here – ahead of his talk at Procurex Wales – Paul Clarke, Managing Director
Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid is in the US and Canada this week leading the first-ever Midlands Engine Trade Mission to show North American businesses how investing in the region could put them in the fast lane for growth. Britain is open for business and the government is determined to strengthen Britain’s relationships […]
Councils are being forced to write off millions of pounds in unpaid business rates due to a legal loophole, town hall chiefs have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) said some councils are faced with business rate debts of nearly £1.5m, with licensed premises exploiting a loophole in licensing and business laws. The LGA is […]
A Europe wide search is underway for a developer to build up to 400,000 square feet of top quality office space in Liverpool’s business district. The city council acquired a 1.2 hectare site from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) earlier this year and is now inviting applications from parties interested in developing the site […]
The BCC publishes a survey of businesses that shows a lack of clarity among businesses over the government’s apprenticeship funding reforms, including the Apprenticeship Levy. On the day that business, government, and education leaders gather in London for the BCC’s Business and Education Summit, the British Chambers of Commerce publishes a survey of businesses that […]
Small and medium sized enterprises based on Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone are being reminded that applications close on 30 September for a discretionary grant scheme that could see successful applicants receive up to £55,000 or their business rates paid – whichever is the lowest. The Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme is providing a significant […]
David Gauke, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, met Scottish businesses to hear how they can continue to play a significant role in Scotland and the UK’s economic success. The UK government will devolve new tax and welfare powers which will make the Scottish Parliament one of most powerful and accountable devolved Parliaments in the world. […]
A contractor has been chosen to deliver Huntly’s Flood Protection Scheme (FPS), bringing the long-term project one step closer to completion. It is hoped work on the ground could start in October and take between 10 months and a year to finish. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd won the tender to deliver the £3.5million scheme, […]
The months since the UK voted to leave the European Union have raised challenging questions about the nature of government, the leaders we want, and our faith in experts in a ‘post-truth’ age. Many have written about the divide between those who voted to remain in the EU and those who voted to leave. But […]
The Welsh Government’s new £5m Growth and Prosperity Fund formally launches this week to provide a business boost to support jobs and growth in companies across Wales. The Fund, part of a 10 point Business Confidence Plan announced by First Minister Carwyn Jones, is split into two tranches with £2m allocated for smaller projects with […]
