Island Business Online

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has won the award for Best Heritage Project in this year's National Lottery Awards. 

Island-based Ellen MacArthur, best known for her successful sailing career and her work with sick children, has launched a new environmental foundation to explore ideas for a sustainable, 'circular' economy.

HM Revenue & Customs has issued an alert to employers who use its Employer CD-Rom to help run their payroll systems.

Local views are being sought on proposals to change the tax rules for furnished holiday homes which are let out commercially during the year.

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are among the most highly prized business awards – and recent Island winners can vouch for the benefits they bring.

GKN Aerospace in Cowes has delivered the 1,000th nacelle for the Lockheed Martin C-130J military airlifter in a highly successful 17 year production activity - and with production rates set to increase from 18 aircraft sets a year in 2008 to near double that in 2011.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) published its latest Economic Forecast on Monday, 30 August, and raises its expectations for UK GDP growth to 1.7% for this year, and to 2.2% for 2011.

On 20 October the Chancellor will unveil the results of his spending review.

Strong GDP figures should not mask the challenges ahead, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

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Although an extremely effective method of winning business, promotions require a careful balancing act that even established companies have seen go terribly wrong; here's how to satisfy your customers without damaging your brand, writes the British Chambers of Commerce.

Skills Minister John Hayes has called on all UK businesses to promote informal learning at work, following pledges from 64 innovative companies to increase informal workplace training for their staff.

The UK Border Agency and the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) are keen to hear from businesses and other interested parties about how an annual limit for non-EU economic migrants should work.

Building firms are urged to put forward their finest apprentices for the chance to be crowned 'Apprentice of the Year' as part of the Master Builder of the Year Awards 2010.