Have you banned office romances? The bosses of over one in twenty employees in Small and medium sized companies have had office romances banned, according to a recent survey.

DHL Express joins the Nectar Business programme to reward SMEs DHL Express, have announced a new partnership with Nectar Business, the UK’s leading business-to-business loyalty programme. The partnership will provide better value for small and medium sized customers who send international parcels and documents. DHL Express is the only courier and logistics company to reward its customers with Nectar points.

Young entrepreneur floats idea to transform Ark Royal into charity cash It's plain sailing for a young entrepreneur who is hoping to persuade the Royal Navy to allow him to transform the Ark Royal into £3m of charity cash.

British women need to be more like Americans for a 'she-economy boost Female entrepreneurs could give a much needed boost to the UK economy, a survey published today has found, but no where near as many as their American nieces.

It takes more than money and magic to succeed An impressive increase in turnover to more than £1-million, a massive increase in sales, the opening up of new markets and a rise in net profit – it’s every start-up company’s dream, and one which James Caan helped realise for a determined couple.

Budget 2011 - Entrepreneurs reaction We spoke to four of the UKs leading entrepreneurs and business leaders to get their reaction from George Osborne's first full budget. Do they feel it is budget for business and sustainable growth or did he not go far enough?

Economic change can’t dampen UK small business optimism Over half of UK small businesses feel positive about how their business will fare over the next six months, with many prepared to make changes to their services and take their companies in new directions to ensure success according to new research.

A (Red) nose for business: SMARTA auction themselves for Comic Relief The brains behind business website smarta.com are inviting small businesses and entrepreneurs the chance to make a unique contribution to this year’s Red Nose Day… by auctioning themselves off to the highest bidder!

The Apprentice & Dragons' Den inspires new wave of entrepreneurs Rising coverage of entrepreneurs on television is helping to persuade more people to consider a career as their own boss, new research published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) shows.

Barclays £450,000 boost for this year’s best British business ideas Barclays has announced that it has launched its ‘Take One Small Step’ competition for 2011 which aims to find Britain’s best business ideas and reward them with a total £450,000 cash injection.

Business owners agree dismissing an employee by e-mail is unacceptable New online research from a monthly SME survey reveals that 98% of senior decision makers in small to medium business enterprises believe face to face to be one of the most acceptable ways to inform an employee that they are losing their job.

Meet the finalists of Mumpreneur Idol 2011 The annual Mumpreneur Idol competition, which awards the best of the UK's female entrepreneurs who are juggling raising a family with starting and running their own business, has reduced it's 200 entries down to a short list.

Lord Sugar: Childcare should be discussed openly in a job interview Employers should be allowed to ask potential women employees about their plans for children, Lord Sugar said today.

Peter Jones creates 40,000 playground 'Tenner Tycoons' Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones is heading up a new initiative to unleash the entrepreneurial spark in schoolchildren up and down the UK with a £400,000 investment pot

New service launched allowing you to send parcels from shop network Collect+, the parcel delivery service, has announced the launch of its service that allows small businesses to send parcels through their local corner shop.

Can you impress Karren Brady to be her business of the year? The hunt is on for the UK’s top small businesses with the launch of the Nectar Business Small Business Awards 2011. Now in its third year, the awards will again recognise the achievements of exceptional small and medium sized enterprises and be judged by a panel of respected industry figures, including one of Britain’s leading businesswomen, Karren Brady.

Small businesses are unfazed by the recent VAT increase Research, just published, has found that one month on from the VAT rate increase, small businesses in the UK have been largely unaffected despite widespread media hype.

New campaign on target to help half a million businesses start & grow Less than a week after launch, the Business in Bloom campaign, which aims to help 500,000 people start and grow a business in 2011 is on target to reach this ambitious target, having attracted support from small businesses, large corporates and enterprise agencies across the UK.

Best new technology brains told: 'Come for an interview & get an iPad' Technology firms based in Cambridge are recruiting heavily in anticipation of a bounce in the global economy later in the year and with competition so fierce many are using gadgets to get people to interview for the roles.

Take a more active approach to doing business abroad Britain’s small and medium size enterprises may be missing out on valuable opportunities to do business abroad by having a reactive, rather than a proactive approach to exporting. New research suggests that nearly forty per cent of those who export claim to have fallen into it, with only little over a quarter actively integrating it into their business strategy.