The recession might be over in the UK, but it looks as though it will be a very long time before things in the business world are completely back to normal.

Unemployment levels are still alarmingly low, and a very large proportion of companies are still frantically looking for ways to cut back on costs.

Whilst we are greeted with good news in the media from time to time, reports of redundancies, bankrupcies and liquidation are still all too common.

The coalition government has warned that economic recovery will be a very slow and very painful process, and the majority of businesses just aren’t willing to take any chances just yet.