| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.06.2025 | Seven in 10 bosses think workers’ rights bill will dent growth | Over seven in 10 bosses believe the government’s flagship workers’ rights overhaul will kibosh efforts to kickstart economic growth and lead to fewer new hires and more outsourcing of work abroad, fresh research has shown.
According to a po... |
| 21.05.2025 | Senior Managers Leading AI Adoption, Indeed Finds | Senior managers are outpacing employees and leading the charge when it comes to AI adoption and integration across the UK.
This is according to a study from Indeed and YouGov, which polled more than 3,400 senior managers, employees, and HR ... |
| 15.05.2025 | Navigating the Financial Landscape: Growth Amidst Turbulence | In the world of finance, growth is often a delicate dance. Secure Trust Bank, a specialist lender, recently showcased its ability to waltz through challenges. The bank reported a 3.2% increase in net lending, reaching £3.7 billion in the fi... |
| 15.05.2025 | Interest rate cuts would ‘boost growth’, businesses tell Bank of England | Further interest rate cuts by the Bank of England would get consumers to spend more and boost the economy in the coming months, business leaders have said after UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the first three months of the year.
Economists a... |
| 14.05.2025 | The Coffee Crisis: A Brew on the Brink of Change | Coffee is more than a drink. It’s a ritual, a lifeline, a global economy. But this beloved beverage faces a storm. Climate change is brewing trouble. Droughts, diseases, and erratic weather threaten the crops that fuel our daily caffeine fi... |
| 13.05.2025 | Immigration reforms won’t solve labour shortages, businesses warn | Government plans to draw back immigration levels and tighten criteria for visas will put efforts to fill labour shortages at risk, with leading industry groups urging Keir Starmer to fast-track apprenticeship reforms.
The immigration white ... |
| 13.05.2025 | Employment levels slump as Reeves’ taxes bite | Employment levels deteriorated in March, official data has suggested, in signs that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £20bn tax raid on employers has squeezed firms’ profits.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed tha... |
| 08.05.2025 | Now is not the time for Labour’s rushed Employment Rights Bill | Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is being rushed through parliament at the cost of small businesses, writes Lord Howard Leigh
As someone who has long been involved with the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, I have felt compelle... |
| 07.05.2025 | What a trade deal with India means for the UK | The UK government is heralding a “new era” for British business: after three years of negotiations, a free trade agreement has been signed with India.
This is the third agreement the UK has brokered since Brexit and it is also the biggest o... |
| 03.05.2025 | Navigating the Storm: UK Business Leaders and the Crypto Frontier | The landscape of UK business is shifting. A recent survey reveals a wave of frustration among business leaders. They feel the weight of rising costs and stagnant wage growth. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, faces a storm of discontent. Despi... |
| 01.05.2025 | IoD: Business leaders remain frustrated with Reeves | UK business leaders are less optimistic about wage growth and cost expectations remain high, a new survey has suggested, in signs that Chancellor Reeves will continue to face a “strong sense of frustration” from company bosses.
The Labour g... |
| 18.04.2025 | The Rise of the Banter Police: A New Era of Workplace Regulation | The landscape of workplace culture is shifting. A new force is emerging, one that threatens to reshape how we communicate in professional settings. Enter the Fair Work Agency (FWA) and its controversial mandate to regulate workplace banter.... |
| 17.04.2025 | The Employment Rights Bill: A Double-Edged Sword for the UK Economy | The UK is at a crossroads. The government’s proposed Employment Rights Bill promises to reshape the landscape of labor relations. But is it a beacon of hope or a recipe for disaster? Business leaders are sounding the alarm. They argue that ... |
| 17.04.2025 | Week in Business: Labour’s jobs madness as employers urge change of plan | Business Secretary Johnny Reynolds was so fed up with people criticising him for never having run a business that he bought himself a whopping great steel mill in Scunthorpe.
Now firmly a member of the boss class, will he have sympathy with... |
| 16.04.2025 | Should employers brace for the arrival of Banter Police? | On his first day in office following Labour’s election victory last summer, Keir Starmer promised to provide the country with “a politics that treads a little lighter on all of our lives.” In hindsight, this seductive proposition could mean... |
| 16.04.2025 | Business groups attack ‘deeply damaging’ employment reforms | The UK’s five largest business groups have warned that the government’s flagship workers’ rights package will be “deeply damaging” to the UK’s growth prospects and will worsen living standards in the UK.
In a co-ordinated effort, Britain’s ... |
| 09.04.2025 | UK Businesses Stand Firm on DEI Amid US Backlash | In a world where corporate policies often sway like leaves in the wind, UK businesses are showing remarkable resilience. A recent survey reveals that British firms are not budging on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives,... |
| 08.04.2025 | British firms sticking to DEI policies despite Trump crackdown | UK business leaders are not adjusting their approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) despite many high profile American counterparts rowing back on their policies in the face of pressure from the Trump administration, a survey has ... |
| 04.04.2025 | AI Adoption Stumbles as Report Highlights Employee-leadership Disconnect | As AI continues to revolutionise the UK economy, a worrying new disconnect is emerging in the workplace, with leaders and employees having very different views of how AI-ready their organisation is.
Corndel’s 2025 Workplace Training Report ... |
| 01.04.2025 | The Storm Brewing Over British Businesses: A Call for Action | The UK is standing on the edge of a financial precipice. Businesses are bracing for a perfect storm of cost hikes that threaten to drown them in red ink. The recent announcements of rising minimum wages, increased National Insurance contrib... |
| 01.04.2025 | British firms brace for ‘eye-watering’ April cost hikes | Businesses across the UK are bracing for one of the worst weeks of cost hikes in recent history, with industry groups warning that the “eye-watering” rise in firms’ overheads will hamper investment and hiring, and result in higher prices at... |
| 01.04.2025 | Business leaders ‘remain depressed’ as employment costs spiral | Business leaders remain disheartened about their organisations and the wider UK economy amid an escalating global trade war and higher employment costs, according to a new survey of over 600 directors.
Confidence among company directors col... |
| 27.03.2025 | The Tax Trap: How Entrepreneurs Are Feeling the Squeeze | Spring Statement Day used to be a carnival of ideas. It was a time when entrepreneurs and politicians danced together, exchanging hopes and dreams. But now, it feels more like a funeral. The excitement has faded. Instead of innovation, drea... |
| 25.03.2025 | Once upon a time, Spring Statement day was fun | Once upon a time, Spring Statement day was fun. Now, as an early-stage entrepreneur, it just fills me with dread, writes Michael Martins in today’s Notebook
I used to love Spring Statement Day. During my first job at the Institute of Direct... |
| 24.03.2025 | AI Adoption Growing Among Scottish Businesses, Reports IoD | New figures published today by the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland have revealed a significant rise in the use of AI across Scottish businesses, with well over half already using AI tools within their organisations.
According to the I... |
| 01.12.2024 | UK business leader confidence nosedives towards pandemic lows | - |
| 01.12.2024 | Xinhua Finance: The 5th Jiangbeizui New Financial Conference Convenes in Chongqing | Conference highlights strategic initiatives aimed at bolstering the development of Western China's financial hub
CHONGQING, China, Dec. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5th Jiangbeizui New Financial Conference was held on November 28 at Chongqin... |
| 03.05.2024 | 71% of Scottish Employers Think Flexible Working Is Positive | The majority of Scottish employers and workers think flexible working is good for business and for people. But more than four in ten (43%) business leaders and senior managers say greater flex is being held back because of opposition from t... |
| 05.03.2024 | Meet the visionary leaders driving Inlaks to new heights | Inlaks stands as a beacon of innovation and excellence in the technology sector, spearheaded by dynamic leaders who bring a wealth of experience and expertise. At the forefront is Henry. C Okolo, a seasoned Corporate Manager and Chartered A... |
| 09.10.2023 | Seven steps to successfully migrate your enterprise data to the cloud | Amidst a challenging economic climate many businesses are unsurprisingly reviewing their spending, with research from the Institute of Directors finding most businesses are unlikely to increase investment over the next 12 months.
One area c... |
| 15.03.2023 | Spring Budget 2023: Tech Reacts | 2023’s Spring Budget did not leave many surprises for the tech industry, which was already anticipating continued interest announcement of investment zones across the country.
Only a few weeks prior, the UK Government announced major funds ... |
| 11.01.2022 | IoD Chief Economist Kitty Ussher on how the UK can balance the books | This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. |
| 07.12.2021 | Shortlist and speaker revealed for IoD Director of the Year Awards | Shortlist and speaker revealed for IoD Director of the Year Awards
07-12-2021
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Director of the Year Awards in the East of England.
The awards cover the five counties o... |
| 30.09.2021 | Investing In Africa? Invest In Women | Madji Sock, co-Founder and former President of WIC Capital. Managing Partner of DALBERG Senegal Thiaba Camara Sy, |
| 24.05.2021 | Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport : Stronger national carbon targets must be backed by clear-cut policies | Last month, Boris Johnson made a positive step towards a greener future for the UK by agreeing to enshrine a new carbon target to reduce our national emissions by 78% by 2035, vs 1990, into law. However, he must now help businesses to play ... |
| 30.10.2020 | IoD Scotland Says IT Transformation to Underpin Recovery | A digital audit conducted for the Institute of Directors Scotland (IoD Scotland) has highlighted how pandemic-minded business leaders must “expedite and expand” IT transformation initiatives to underpin economic revival.
The advice comes as... |
| 06.08.2020 | Institute of Directors announces new East of England Chair | Institute of Directors announces new East of England Chair
06-08-2020
Energy executive Biplab Rakshi will lead the IoD in the East of England.
A corporate energy executive with former roles at Mobil Oil and TXU Europe has been appointed as ... |
| 23.06.2020 | Treasury must act to support jobs and investment – IoD | Treasury must act to support jobs and investment – IoD
23-06-2020
The Institute of Directors is calling on the Government to use its upcoming Economic Statement to ‘pump-prime’ the economy and support employment.
In a submission to the Trea... |
| 03.06.2020 | IoD East region searches for new regional chair | IoD East region searches for new regional chair
03-06-2020
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is seeking a new regional chair to represent the interests of its members in the East of England.
The successful applicant will oversee a region whi... |
| 06.04.2020 | Institute of Directors launches initiatives to help businesses navigate Coronavirus | New resources offer business leaders information and guidance throughout pandemic.
The Institute of Directors (IoD) East of England has launched a range of initiatives to help businesses leaders throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.
One of t... |
| 06.04.2020 | Institute of Directors launches initiatives to help businesses navigate Coronavirus | Institute of Directors launches initiatives to help businesses navigate Coronavirus
06-04-2020
New resources offer business leaders information and guidance throughout pandemic.
The Institute of Directors (IoD) East of England has launched ... |
| 26.03.2020 | Institute of Directors helps business leaders stay connected online during the Coronavirus pandemic | Institute of Directors helps business leaders stay connected online during the Coronavirus pandemic
26-03-2020
Virtual events launched by the Institute of Directors (IoD) East of England aim to keep people connected.
IoD East of England is ... |
| 31.03.2018 | Why London startups are immune to the EU brain drain to the U.S. | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Earlier this month, I detailed how the EU is curr... |
| 31.03.2018 | Why London startups are immune to the EU brain drain to the U.S. | Earlier this month, I detailed how the EU is currently losing its best and brightest in a startup brain drain to the U.S. As I explained, EU startups are finding it necessary to look to U.S.-based venture funds for investments but often hav... |
| 02.03.2017 | Half of UK workplaces report mental health problems, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD) | |
| 10.06.2016 | IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards: winners announced | IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards: winners announced
10-06-2016
David Sales, Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in the East of England Region, announced the two winners of the East of England Director of the Year 201... |
| 06.10.2014 | Travis Kalanick: I run Uber like I did when we were 5 people | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Travis Kalanick has learnt the hard way how easil... |
| 06.10.2014 | Travis Kalanick: I run Uber like I did when we were 5 people | Travis Kalanick has learnt the hard way how easily perceptions of your company can change when you stop being the little guy.
But that hasn’t stopped him retaining elements of the startup mentality in his approach to running Uber.
The CEO s... |
| 17.01.2014 | Picturesque English Farm Takes Bitcoin for Wedding Parties
Boosting bitcoin consumption
When opportunity knocks | A farm in the bucolic English countryside will now accept bitcoin payments from wedding parties seeking to hire the venue for their special day.
The farm, a three-acre property called the Loudwater Estate Event Centre in Hertfordshire, Sout... |
| 06.07.2012 | Optimising the energy supply | Optimising the energy supply
06-07-2012
If nuclear power stations cut carbon dioxide emissions more cost effectively than wind farms, why should we support renewable energy targets?
An affordable, secure and reliable supply of energy is not... |
| 07.07.2011 | IoD Regional Chairman Announces Local Finalists For IoD National Director Of The Year Awar... | IoD Regional Chairman Announces Local Finalists For IoD National Director Of The Year Awar...
07-07-2011
Chris Parkhouse, Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in the East of England today announced the local finalists for the Nation... |
| 02.09.2008 | Institute of Directors and Vodafone Publish Mobile Working Guide for SMEs | Wednesday, September 2nd 2008; The Institute of Directors (IoD) today announced that it has launched a new ‘Mobile Working’ guide for directors of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Written by independent business and technology jour... |
| 07.04.2008 | IoD Cambridge business leaders' dinner takes place in Cambridge | IoD Cambridge business leaders' dinner takes place in Cambridge
07-04-2008
Chris Parkhouse, Chairman of The Institute of Directors in Cambridgeshire was delighted to welcome 20 local business leaders to the Annual Institute of Directors Bus... |
| 25.11.2006 | NW startup 2.0 in Manchester | For the last few months I have been talking with Manoj Ranaweera and Ivan Pope of Snipperoo to create a series of entrepreneurial networking events outside of London. I am pleased to say that on Thursday night the first NW Startup 2.0 event... |
| 17.05.2006 | Better late than never: movement on pension reform is welcome news, says IoD | Better late than never: movement on pension reform is welcome news, says IoD
17-05-2006
It is welcome news for all of us that the Prime Minister and Chancellor are finally reaching an agreement on how to tackle the UK's increasing pension's... |
| 16.03.2006 | Education and Inspections Bill: why all the fuss? | Education and Inspections Bill: why all the fuss?
16-03-2006
Commenting on the publication of the Education and Inspections Bill, the Institute of Directors (IoD) welcomed some of its provisions but queried the associated rhetoric and hulla... |
| 03.02.2006 | Small business groups urge MEPs to dismiss 'propaganda' on Services Directive | Small business groups urge MEPs to dismiss 'propaganda' on Services Directive
03-02-2006
A coalition of UK business organisations has called on MEPs to boost Europe's small and medium-sized businesses in a crunch European Parliament vote la... |
| 03.03.2004 | Business confidence high in the middle market sector | Business confidence high in the middle market sector
03-03-2004
The majority of small and medium sized businesses expect to achieve profit and sales growth in the next financial year without increasing workforce size, according to a report ... |
| 04.09.2001 | Independent Director website features Greenfield Ventures alongside major executive search... | Independent Director website features Greenfield Ventures alongside major executive search...
04-09-2001
The Independent Director Initiative aims to support and promote the role and contribution of independent non-executive directors.
Green... |
| - | Female-led companies are less likely to go bust, new research shows | Despite progress in recent years, the number of female CEOs in the UK remains much lower than their male counterparts.
Yet, new research reveals that women-run SMEs are significantly less likely to face insolvency than those led by men, sug... |
