There is no universally accepted definition of a “small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
However, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BIS) and the European Union (EU) define a small enterprise as one with fewer than 50 employees and a medium-sized enterprise as one with at least 50 but fewer than 250 employees.
Large enterprises have 250 or more employees.
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The second compilation of podcast interviews includes Steve Browne, Marc Effron, Emma Jones and Aoife Martin.
Small businesses that have received investment tend to adopt the HR and management practices of their external backers, according to research.
As the captain of Enterprise Nation – a vibrant community of small businesses and business advisers – Emma Jones CBE...
Employee benefits have already proven their worth during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Steve Herbert believes they’ll become more important to...
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A shortage of apprenticeship funding means that a quarter of smaller firms have been turned away by training providers, while...
MPs have strongly criticised the government’s apprenticeship programme, in particular its focus on higher level placements and failure to meet the needs of smaller employers.
Investors in start-ups are putting young companies under increased scrutiny to ensure they have a clean record on sexual harassment....
Only £268m was spent by levy-paying employers on apprentices in the programme's first year of operation, 2017-18. This equated to just 13% of the Treasury's £2.01bn apprenticeships budget and contributed to a £400m underspend.
Training providers air criticism of the government's apprenticeship levy as surveys reveal the extent of ignorance over the scheme.
