Unemployment is rampant. One million youths are out of work. Where will the new jobs come from? The answer to this question comes in two parts: the Good News and the Bad News.

Boosting venture capital is tough – difficult for a seasoned entrepreneur, a minefield for the novice.  The time and effort required to raise venture capital is often underestimated, and can seriously disrupt a company with dozens of other business priorities.

The UK’s love of TV continues, with over a quarter (27 per cent) of UK internet users saying they watched TV online every week, an increase of 3 percentage points from 2010, and higher than any of the other countries surveyed.  The popularity of a wide variety of free-to-view catch-up TV services such as BBC iPlayer has helped to drive online TV viewing in the UK.

I have been struggling these past few days as to whether I should write this. After all, what do I know about politics and what could I, above others, express about the events of the past week that has inference on my life and business?  I decided that I, as everyone else, have a right to express my opinion, to be concerned at the impact of decisions made by our government and their implications on the UK, on our future. So I write. My concerns cut deep and wide – the consequences of Cameron’s actions on Friday seeded thoughts of the UK’s competitiveness, of what can be done to resolve the unfortunate situation we are in and my conclusion that the long-term solution must rely on fostering a better environment for entrepreneurship.

Nida Ali, economic advisor to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, comments on the latest industrial production and manufacturing output data:

Julie Meyer, Founder of Ariadne Capital interviews Caoimhe Buckley, Managing Director Marketing and Communications of UK Trade & Investment.

The UK private equity market dipped in the final quarter of 2010, despite widespread optimism, according to the latest unquote" UK Watch, produced in association with Corbett Keeling.

A trade mission to the US to help growing UK health tech companies open their business up to the international market has produced its first successful business deal. buddi.co.uk, the UK health tech company founded by serial entrepreneur Sara Murray, manufactures a GPS device that can be worn as a pendant or belt clip.

The UK faces a year of soaring inflation but, in a report released today, the Ernst & Young ITEM Club warns that any increase in Bank base rate would be premature and could endanger the economic recovery in what is going to be a difficult 12 months.