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Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Majority of UK employees looking for a new job
Research reveals that the majority of employees across both private and public sectors, will be searching for new employment in 2018. So what has brought about this level of disenchantment amongst UK employees? There appear to be several key factors at play in this dire situation. Over the last decade real wages have not even […]
New EU rules make it illegal to pay tax bill using your credit card
Taxpayers are to be banned from using credit cards to pay their annual bills from mid January it has emerged.
CBI urges 2018 must be year of unity, clarity & urgency
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, set out her review of the year that has been and the business priorities for 2018
Pay for your bin collections with Bitcoin
British company is the first in the world to accept virtual currencies
UK business growth accelerates in the three months to December
Private sector growth picked up in the quarter to December, according to the latest CBI Growth Indicator.
DWP review find automatic enrolment is success story
The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) has undertaken a review of automatic enrolment to workplace pensions.
IMF recommends UK Treasury focus on self employed & VAT to bring down deficit
The United Kingdom should look to tax measures to bring down the deficit and focus on the self-employed and value-added tax rules, the International Monetary Fund has recommended.
Government pledges to secure the future of the Post Office
The Post Office has moved into profit with 95 per cent of small business customers able to access day-to-day banking services in post offices, improving the business environment for UK SMEs
David Cameron to broker Britain & China talks in new role leading £750m investment fund
David Cameron has been given special dispensation to broker talks between the British and Chinese governments in a new role leading a £750m government-backed investment fund.
New Welsh business rates scheme revealed
The Welsh Government has confirmed details of a new small business rate relief scheme that will come into effect in 2018.
UK Angel investing rises by over 40%
41 per cent of UK angel investors have reported that they invested more in 2016 than in 2015, a new study has revealed.
Divorce app amicable raises nearly £500,000 to help reduce the cost & stress of parting ways
Amicable, an app which has developed a unique approach to help couples get divorced without having to pay lawyers, has raised almost £500,000 in funding.
Interviewees becomes the interviewers as candidates have choice of roles
Almost half of job candidates have turned down a position because they weren’t impressed by the company during the interview process according to new employment research.
European Chambers of Commerce combine to urge politicians to focus on post-brexit trade deals
Leading business organisations representing businesses in seven countries that account for 70 per cent of EU-UK trade issue unprecedented joint statement on need to progress trade negotiations.
