The business glossary resource is growing with the addition of a number of property related terms, including an overview of business rates in the UK.

Today we launch our Glossary of Business Terms. Ultimately we plan to add explanations for hundreds of general business, financial and legal terms but have started off with a variety of business and property related terms.

You can currently find definitions from Arbitrator to Zone A rents and much more in between.

Yesterday’s decision by the Bank of England to retain interest rates at 4.5% was not unexpected and was given a ‘cautious welcome’ by the British Chamber of Commerce.

July saw inflation rise to 2.3%, the highest rate for five years and the first time it had exceeded the Bank’s 2% target since the current consumer prices index measure was introduced in December 2003

Record oil prices could edge inflation higher still in the months ahead which will probably keep interest rates unchanged, at least in the immediate future.

September 2005 welcomes a new look to the front page of 4B2B.net, and the start of a new series of articles and regular business updates.

We also have a range of exciting new site features that we will be introducing over the coming weeks.

Using a ‘blog’ format gives a new ability to comment on the articles and article summaries.