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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK

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Half a million new jobs expected in next 12 months as economy strengthens

7 May 20147 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Over 450,000 private sector jobs will be created in the next 12 months, with a year until the General Election, the Chancellor will be satisfied as the economic recovery becomes more solid and businesses prospects more optimistic.

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Optimism Soars Amongst Smaller Manufacturers

7 May 20146 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Optimism amongst the UK’s smaller manufacturers has surged to its highest level since records began in 1988, according to the CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey.

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UK bosses fear World Cup will be an ‘own goal’ for business

7 May 2014 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Almost half of SME owners and managers in the UK are concerned that the World Cup will have a negative impact on their business, a recent survey has revealed.

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Rapid rate rises ‘could throw UK back into recession’

6 May 20145 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Britain’s reliance on consumer spending to drive growth leaves economy vulnerable to rate rises, analysis suggests

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Foreign Tourists Fuelling UK Growth

6 May 20145 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Spend on retail, hospitality and leisure is set to rocket as overseas visitors flock to the UK over the next few years, according to a new report from Barclays.

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PayPal executive Agrawal ducks out

5 May 201431 May 2023 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Rakesh Agrawal leaves company after sending series of disparaging tweets including one telling coworker ‘duck you’

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North-East charity set to benefit from the Strive Challenge

3 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Newcastle based charity, The Key _ Your Potential Unlocked has been announced as one of the first charities to benefit from the Strive Challenge.

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Scottish ‘yes’ vote could improve UK credit

2 May 20141 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Moody’s has said an independent Scotland would likely receive an investment grade rating and that the rest of the UK’s credit could actually be improved in the event of a ‘yes’ vote

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Saga looks to raise £550m in float

1 May 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Over-50s lifestyle group will offer a significant proportion to retail investors

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Challenge Panel issues call for evidence

1 May 20145 May 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

The Service Transformation Challenge Panel today launched a call for evidence on how public bodies can deliver services in a more integrated way and improve outcomes for local people as well as providing better value for money.

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Co-op and Britannia merger 'should never have happened'

30 April 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Sir Christopher Kelly’s report into the failure of the Co-op Bank has set out a series of damning conclusions into the way the lender and the Co-op Group have been run

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Cost of Business Cyber Security Breaches Almost Double

30 April 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The number of information security breaches affecting UK businesses has decreased over the last year but the scale and cost of individual breaches has almost doubled.

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Banks to be tested on property crash

29 April 201429 April 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The latest round of UK bank stress tests will check on the ability of lenders to withstand a major fall in house prices

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Tax break supports growth for over one million small businesses

28 April 201428 April 2014 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Over one million small businesses across the country will be able to access significant savings with the new Employment Allowance, which came into force this April.

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Government Consultation on SME Finance

28 April 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

In a bid to help fast-track the government’s banking referral ambition, top funders have offered to place the alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk portal under neutral and independent management.

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The sports supplement maker Applied Nutrition has raised its annual sales and profit guidance for the third time this year, bringing the company founded by a former Liverpool scaffolder within touching distance of a £1 billion stock market valuation.

Applied Nutrition closes in on £1bn valuation after raising guidance for third time this year

Applied Nutrition, the sports supplement maker founded by former Liverpool scaffolder Tom Ryder, has upgraded its sales and profit guidance for the third time this year, with revenue expected to jump 50 per cent to £160 million and the group closing in on a £1 billion stock market valuation.

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