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March 27, 2015
Firms risk losses with unqualified finance staff
Over one third of the people responsible for handling finances in SMEs don’t have a relevant qualification, according to findings from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
March 27, 2015
Enterprise Allowance boosts entrepreneur numbers
Over 65,000 businesses have been set up with backing from the New Enterprise Allowance.
March 27, 2015
Growth Vouchers scheme to make quiet exit
Next week sees the end of the Growth Vouchers scheme but it seems few businesses have taken advantage of the Government scheme despite its widespread promotion.
March 27, 2015
Big firms not playing fair say SMEs
SME business owners are fed up with supply chain abuse and the fact that big businesses “hold all the aces” according to the results of a new survey by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
March 27, 2015
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March 18, 2015
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March 18, 2015
Radical review of business rates launched
The Government has launched what it calls “the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation”.
March 18, 2015
Budget 2015: The end of the annual tax return
George Osborne had promised a “no give-aways, no gimmicks” Budget. Even so, he has unveiled a number of new measures including the abolition of the annual paper tax return as well as confirming a “major review” of the business rates system.
March 18, 2015
The business verdict: a fair and balanced Budget
Business groups have broadly welcomed the measures announced by George Osborne in his Budget speech, including cuts to corporation tax and the long-awaited review of business rates.
March 18, 2015
Apprentices to get minimum wage boost
The Government has announced the largest real-terms increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) since 2007, set to benefit more than 1.4 million of Britain’s lowest-paid workers.
March 13, 2015
Small firms miss out on £193 billion of online sales
Up to two million sole traders and small companies are missing out because they have no online presence.
March 13, 2015
Small firms invest in people as economy grows
Small firms are taking on more staff and paying them more, according to the latest Small Business Index from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
March 13, 2015
The "eureka moment" for first-time exporters
More UK businesses should try exporting and discover the rewards that it offers, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
March 13, 2015
The “eureka moment” for first-time exporters
More UK businesses should try exporting and discover the rewards that it offers, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
March 13, 2015
Struggling small business owners want change
Money worries, a shattered social life and poor health — these are just some of the problems that small business owners say they have to face.
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