London business news & analysis
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Diamond Jubilee celebrations 'could hamper economic recovery'
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First-time buyers rush to benefit from stamp duty holiday
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London-based Wonga.com take loan services to South Africa
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King slashes growth forecast by a third
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Trend watch: The rise of social tools in the workplace
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Unemployment falls in London but remains above national average
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Survey drives momentum for bus strike
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Suits you Sir! Alexander McQueen to come to open on Savile Row
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Brit Twitter users soar to 10 million
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Desmond’s London Dockland printing site to become homes
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Bank expected to cut growth forecasts for 2012 again
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Wait for riots compensation 'gives businesses sleepless nights'
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Flexible working plans for civil servants during Olympic Games
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Third runway at Heathrow 'would boost GDP by £8bn', peer claims
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Rebekah Brooks charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
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Groupon bounces back as losses shrink
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London’s most expensive flat put on market for £65m
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Heathrow still busiest airport… but could be “local airport” by 2027
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Chelsea’s Battersea Power Station meets opposition from City Hall
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Olympic Stadium bidding process extended as row rumbles on
Business analysis & advice
How to kill your daily dead time
We squander hours each week travelling, being delayed and mis-managing our time. What if you could turn all that dead time into useful enterprise?
Global skill shortages: where London stands
In an increasingly globalised economy, are international skill shortages reflected in the UK?
Top five collaboration tools for business
Your workforce might be spread across different locations or even different continents, but these handy tools ensure projects can be worked on and shared seamlessly
Brown's beer: Brief encounters with Michael Portillo and a very old pub
Pete Brown has a taste of the limelight and gets up close and personal with Portillo (not his favourite politician)
There's a better way to work togetherVideo
Ready to stop solving today’s challenges with yesterday’s tools? Find innovative ways to increase innovation, make more informed decisions, boost productivity and significantly reduce costs – all by making it easier to share information and communicate ideas. View the Freestorm™ visual collaboration video from SMART Technologies to find out more
Could your obsession with Pinterest land you with a lawsuit?
It’s the new social network sweeping the nation, but your “pinning” could be infringing copyright and you could end up paying says David Ashplant, corporate partner at Lester Aldridge
How to turbocharge your workforce’s productivity
Want to make your business significantly more efficient while improving employees’ work/life balance? Of course you do - here’s how
Free report: Flexible working - Myth or Reality?
Determine whether flexible working is right for your business
Why are we running Flexible Working Week, and how can it help you?
Flexible working can help you cut costs, turbocharge your business’ productivity and improve employees’ work/life balance. Want to know more?
WineChap: Burgundy is the new Claret (abandoning Aquitaine)
This time WineChap breaks the first rule of Wine Club and reveals where to find the ulitmate Claret in London (for the ultimate price)
Simms’ city: The South Pole, FA Cup Final and Bordeaux wine tasting at the Saatchi...
Our diarist Freya Simms offers the first of her fortnighly previews of her favourite London haunts…
Customer service superhero start-up Zendesk lands in Paddington
With $26m investment and a new London office we meet the man behind Silicon Valley’s latest export
Ask Clem: How can I find bargains on AIM and Plus?
Clem Chambers, CEO of leading stocks and shares information site ADVFN.com, market commentator and author of novels and financial titles, including A Beginner’s Guide To Value Investing, answers your questions

























