Raising capital gains tax will 'devastate' entrepreneurs, warns Lord Sugar Raising the rate of capital gains tax would have a 'devastating' effect on entrepreneurs, Lord Sugar has warned.

The hunt is on to discover the technology tycoons of tomorrow The hunt is on to find the next generation of technology tycoons as ‘Discovering Start-Ups 2010’, a brand new competition and support programme, launches across the East of England today.

The franchisor of the year unveiled The winners of the 21st bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards 2010, supported by Express Newspapers, have been announced at the award ceremony in Nottingham.

British businesses are missing a trick in export markets Only one in three of Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises have caught on to the potential benefits of global export markets, despite evidence that overseas demand is helping to fuel growth amongst many UK firms, according to a latest study by Lloyds TSB Commercial.

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British collaboration firm Huddle secure new $10.2M investment Huddle, the British company company which lets you connect and work securely with other people in the cloud, has announced that it has closed a $10.2 million Series B round of funding led by Matrix Partners, with participation from existing investors Eden Ventures and Charles McGregor, Huddle’s chairman.

Peter Jones launches capital and fund for budding entrepreneurs With economic growth remaining low one of the UK's leading entrepreneurs Peter Jones, through his eponymous foundation, in association with the National Enterprise Academy (NEA), has launched a new enterprise fund for budding entrepreneurs and start-up businesses.

Long working hours increase heart risk People who regularly work 10 or 11 hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests.

Junior Apprentice starts next week, but will Sugar be softer? Ten teenage contenders will compete for boardroom supremacy in Junior Apprentice when BBC ONE’s show hits our screens on Wednesday 12th May for a special six hour long episodes.

Luke Johnson backs start-ups with Beer & Partners investment Beer & Partners, the UK’s largest business investment agency, and Luke Johnson, the serial entrepreneur and business investor, former chairman of Channel 4 and columnist for the FT have announced that they are joining forces to support the future of Small Business Britain with Johnson becoming a strategic shareholder in Beer & Partners, which provides innovative start-up and smaller companies with much-needed access to capital.

Trains, no planes, but a lot of automobiles - The challenge to reach the Den With the fall out from the Icelandic volcano causing travel chaos across many parts of the world and grounding the majority of flights into and out of europe, business travellers and holiday makers returning from easter breaks have been hugely affected.

None more so than three of Britain's highest profile entrepreneurs and part of the famous five from televisions Dragons' Den Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis who were all enjoying extended Easter breaks out of the UK ahead of filming of the eighth series of Dragons' Den set to start on Monday.

Will new medical notes ‘fit’ the bill for SMEs? A new ‘fit note’ introduced has the potential to cause uncertainty amongst employers and employees, and may result in more workplace disputes according to a leading employment law specialist.

We're all going on a working holiday One in eight small business owners have had to cancel a holiday in the past year as they’ve battled to stay on top of work commitments and the struggling economy has turned up the pressure, according to new research published today.

Santander crowned 'Business bank of the year' Santander has won three awards at the recent annual Business Moneyfacts Awards including the prestigious title of ‘Business Bank of the Year’, which the bank was named for the second consecutive year.

Institute of Directors’ first national forum for the business leaders of tomorrow Marketing Director for Google to head speaker line-up at the IoD’s inaugural National Young Directors’ Conference, sponsored by the Northwest Regional Development Agency

The key words from The Budget We all know what we would do if we were chancellor, but standing up for the last budget speech before an election - probably the last one as chancellor - Alistair Darling used his words very carefully.

KashFlow wins AIMS recommendation KashFlow, the cloud based accounting package for small business, have announced today that it has won the backing of the AIMS accountancy network, the UKs largest national association of local business accountants, and is to be recommended to its 260 strong membership base. KashFlow is the first cloud accounting software product to gain recommendation from the network.

Award winning businesses look to their bosses over dragons for inspiration Company founders not nationally recognised business leaders have been the inspiration for the success of the vast majority of top-award-winning managers, new research has revealed.

O2 backs the next generation of start up businesses Former Dragons' Den panellist Doug Richard has received the backing of mobile giant O2 to help him grow his entrepreneurial academy School for Startups

Working mothers desperate to find the right balance Many women in the UK are desperate to find a work/life balance that satisfies both their drive to succeed in the workplace, and their desire to nurture their family. According to a recent survey on mums and their work ethics, British mothers are searching for the elusive middle ground between ‘power woman’ and ‘caring mum’.