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March 28, 2013
Patent applications by UK firms flatline
Patent applications by UK businesses flatlined in 2012, according to figures from law firm RPC.
March 28, 2013
HMRC gets tougher on VAT appeals
Over half of all reviews of VAT decisions are now rejected by HMRC according to the national accountancy group, UHY Hacker Young.
March 28, 2013
Boost to 'alternative lending' for SMEs
An additional £70 million of lending is to be made available to SMEs, as the government seeks to increase access to finance.
March 28, 2013
Launcher funding hits £1 million
Doug Richard's School for Startups has delivered £1 million in start-up loans to young entrepreneurs through its Launcher programme.
March 28, 2013
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March 22, 2013
RTI reprieve for SMEs that aren't ready
At the eleventh hour – just two weeks before it is due to go live – HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that some small employers will get longer to get ready for Real Time Information (RTI).
March 22, 2013
Heseltine economic plan gets the go-ahead
In his report, No Stone Unturned, Lord Heseltine made 89 recommendations on ways to boost economic growth. Now the government has announced that it is accepting the "overwhelming majority" of these recommendations and setting out how it will equip the UK to compete and thrive globally.
March 22, 2013
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March 20, 2013
Mixed reactions to Osborne’s Budget
Business bodies, including the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), have generally reacted favourably to George Osborne’s 2013 Budget.
March 20, 2013
Budget 2013 delivers big savings on NICs for small firms
Businesses are to save £2,000 on employer National Insurance contributions from 2014, thanks to a new Employment Allowance announced by George Osborne in his 2013 Budget. This means that some 450,000 small businesses (about one third of all employers) will pay no employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) at all from April 2014.
March 15, 2013
Apprenticeships to get a shake-up
The Government has announced a new approach to apprenticeships — allowing employers to design and develop their own apprenticeship standards and qualifications, so they can address the specific skills shortages that they face.
March 15, 2013
Start-Up Loans help 2,000 new businesses
The Start-Up Loan scheme has now helped 2,000 young entrepreneurs to get their businesses off the ground — exceeding expectations.
March 15, 2013
SMEs say bank reforms won't boost lending
As Nick Clegg promises to put the Funding for Lending Scheme "on steroids" this week, the Government's plans to reform banking have come under scrutiny. And the verdict from small businesses is that ring-fencing banking activities won't make it any easier for small businesses to borrow money.
March 15, 2013
UK technology start-ups "badly let down"
UK technology companies and entrepreneurs are not getting the support they need and valuable revenue is being lost overseas, according to a hard-hitting report from the Science and Technology Committee.
March 15, 2013
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