Christmas celebrations will be cancelled for a third of food and drink small business owners this festive season, due to business and work commitments, reveals a new survey from financial specialist Ultimate Finance.
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEA) judge Dale Fiddy said the quality of entries from small to medium-sized enterprises caught his attention in this year’s judging process.
Small to medium-sized food firms will gain greater support from the Enterprise Bill introduced in the Queen’s Speech today (May 27), according to organisations welcoming the move.
Late payments are preventing small food and drink businesses from securing growth and taking on new employees, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has assembled a cross-party group of members of parliament (MPs) to tackle supply chain bullying following criticism of the practices of 2 Sisters Food Group and Premier Foods.
2 Sisters Food Group faces criticism from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) after BBC’s Newsnight programme revealed a letter to suppliers claiming they could wait over four months for payments.
Small businesses should receive more government funding to help boost their online presence and prevent them missing out on £165bn of online sales, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Government action to improve cash support for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is only a small step in the right direction, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
A giant advent calendar arrived in Brighton today (December 11) to showcase food ingredients firm Besmoke as one of 24 business that have benefited from government support over the past year.
Almost a quarter of small businesses have felt the effects of late payments over the past year, according to research by the national small business group the Forum of Private Business.
Small food and drink firms are outraged by EU proposals to hit them with charges for hygiene inspections, despite previous moves to ensure they would be exempt.
Chancellor George Osborne used the Autumn Statement today (December 5) to insist that his plans to revive the British economy were working. But shadow chancellor Ed Balls dismissed the claims as “complacent boasts”. Here we capture the key points of the...
Business leaders have issued an urgent call for a new ‘Entrepreneurs’ Fund’ to be set up to help new food and drink manufacturers make the next step in their growth.
Small food and drink firms make a crucial contribution to the £1,000bn driven through local economies by small businesses each year, but it could be far greater if banks loosened their purse strings.
Chancellor George Osborne did his best for small firms in yesterday’s (November 29) budget speech despite “limited room for manoeuvre”, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector spend an inordinate amount of time chasing invoices compared to counterparts in...
Foot massages, cash prizes and a packed social calendar to inspire the troops? They are not a substitute for decent pay and career development, but part of a package of measures that makes The Authentic Food Company one of the best small companies to...
