Finance

The minimum wage rise implemented this week for UK workers aged over 21 has received mixed reaction from the printing industry.

The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) unveiled its auto-enrolment proposition yesterday (1 October) to coincide with the initial roll-out of the new UK workplace pensions legislation.

St Ives has posted double digit increases in underlying pre-tax profit and revenues in its final results as it continued to highlight growth in its marketing services business segment.

Another week, another government scheme to increase lending to SMEs.

Approved by the European Commission, the EU Ecolabel has big potential, though scepticism lingers. Take-up, however, will likely be client-driven

The government has today confirmed that it will press ahead with plans to create a state-backed bank that could support up to 10bn of new and additional business lending.

Cashflow is the lifeblood of commerce, but despite the government's efforts, both the public and private sectors continue to pay their bills late

The 10-day target was launched by the previous government to standardise prompt public-sector payment in the hope that private companies would swiftly follow suit. Unfortunately, that has not yet...

Getting to know your clients and implementing a service-based approach to business can help retain existing customers and win new ones

The national pilot for a compulsory new Pay as You Earn (PAYE) reporting system for employers is proving a success, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Gloucester print broker 2 Print 4 U, which was at the centre of a non-payment row before being declared bankrupt last month, had debts of nearly 80,000, it has emerged.

Kodak has postponed the planned auction of its digital imaging portfolio "until further notice" instead suggesting that it may form a new licensing company to repay its debts.