The Federation of Small Businesses called for the Government to commit £3m to fund 5,000 internships, but how can these help people get ahead

An accessible UK-wide digital infrastructure is essential if small firms are going to compete with their larger rivals

MPs have called on small firms to blow the whistle on banks that have hampered borrowing through the Government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme

Finding the perfect wedding dress is rarely easy but the ongoing search has helped Sabina Ali to found a successful business

Despite best efforts to improve worker productivity, people still account for more than 60 percent of operational costs in organizations today and growth in payroll has outpaced productivity gains by 3x in the last five years. In fact, in an

Consumer Goods (CG) manufacturers rely heavily on the use of trade funds [known in some circles as co-op marketing] in order to more proactively shape demand. Trade promotions are used to influence retailers and to collaborate on marketing programs to

Never let it be said that Congress never did anything for you.In recent weeks, the Commerce Committee of the U.S. Senate has been conducting hearings about handset exclusivity. That's when a phone maker (like Apple) offers a particular model (like

EBay's year-long slide appears to be nearing its bottom.The e-commerce company reported July 22 that second-quarter sales declined 4 percent, a less moderate drop than the ones eBay was experiencing a year ago. Earnings of 37 percent per share, excluding

Wal-Mart hopes to reboot the retail market for computers Sunday by selling beefy laptops for less than you'd pay for a pint-size netbook.The retail giant is stepping up its campaign to become a more prominent PC retailer, a move that

ROCKVILLE, MD, July 24, 2009 -- Visual Mining, a leader in delivering dashboard and data visualization solutions that instantly transform data into actionable business information, today announced that more customers than ever are relying on NetCharts Performance Dashboards™ (NCPD) to

Columbia MD, July 24 2009 -- Prism Microsystems announced today that the latest version of its complete Security Information and Event Log Management (SIEM) solution, EventTracker, offers support for the 15 automated security controls of the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG),

Sales of the Windows operating system fell 29 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, Microsoft reported Thursday. The news sent the company's stock down nearly nine percent at noon Eastern time Friday.Microsoft said Windows sales for the quarter were $3.1

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates criticized U.S. policies on data privacy and immigration Friday in a speech to the Transforming India through Technology conference in New Delhi, India.Microsoft will work with India on a national computer identity-card project, he said. He

A move by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to offer more and lower-priced laptops could give it an edge over key rival Best Buy Co. in the struggle for back-to-school electronics business.The world's largest retailer announced Thursday that it was increasing its