UK business were, on average, subject to almost 230,000 cyber attacks each during 2016. According to research by internet provider, Beaming, the volume of attacks hitting individual firewalls exceeded 1,000 per day, on average, in November of last year. While a third of attacks attempted to access company databases in the first quarter of 2016,…
Business start-up numbers have fallen significantly in the last five years, according to Lloyds Bank analysis – 19% fewer new businesses were launched in the UK in November 2016 compared to November 2011. Regionally, the data from BankSearch shows that Wales has seen the largest decline in start-ups, falling by over a quarter (26%). England…
UK manufacturers expect 2017 to be another year of risks but at the same time are gearing up for the challenges ahead. According to the annual Executive Survey from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, almost half of companies surveyed see more risks than opportunities in the year ahead. However, in 2017 56% of firms expect to…
UK construction companies made a positive end to the year with the fastest rise in new order volumes since January 2016. Stronger demand patterns resulted in sustained job creation and a broad-based upturn in business activity during December, with the Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to 54.2 in December, up from 52.8…