Stifling creativity is self-defeating

By Paul Kirkham Writing to his rival and fellow polymath Robert Hooke in 1676, Isaac Newton famously remarked: “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” What he meant, of course, was that his own achievements were made possible by those of his predecessors. Newton, though, wasn’t the first …

UK SMEs and business advisers on Bank of England interest rates

The Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship runs two online UK business surveys: UK Business Barometer (UKBB) and UK Business Adviser Barometer (UKBAB). The results of the surveys are instantly processed and posted on their respective websites. In the October 2013 survey, UK SMEs and business advisers were questioned about Bank of England interest …

UK SMEs and business advisers on current maternity and paternity rights

The Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship runs two online UK business surveys: UK Business Barometer (UKBB) and UK Business Adviser Barometer (UKBAB). The results of the surveys are instantly processed and posted on their respective websites. In the September 2013 survey, UK SMEs and business advisers were questioned about current maternity and paternity …