Category: News

HMRC collected an extra £3.4billion from SMEs in the tax year to April 2017 after a crackdown on firms that fail to pay VAT, according to tax investigation insurance company PFP.

Most people can name a top female entrepreneur. Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden, Karren Brady of The Apprentice or Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg to name but three. But the same cannot be easily said for female investors.

Peter Jones was on fine form tonight after he savagely delivered a seriously harsh put-down to a couple looking for a £75,000 investment in a company specialising in free-from foods.

The CBI has responded in detail to the Government’s publication of the future partnership paper on the Customs Union.

Amazon sellers owing an estimated $2 billion in uncollected sales taxes are being offered the chance to waive those obligations as part of a new multi-state agreement.

Dutch insurance firm Aegon will lend £160 million to UK small businesses using peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle’s online platform.

Start-ups and small businesses in the food and drink sector have been identified as being the biggest offenders of not accepting card as payment

One of the West Midlands’ largest providers of alternative business finance has been accredited to lend up to £4 million under the latest Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) programme.

Survey reveals that having access to the latest technology is essential to growing brand loyalty

New research from Opus Energy has revealed that only a minority of SMEs are taking advantage of government driven initiatives such as business zones or industry-driven business clusters ignoring the possible collaborative opportunities and financial benefits.

One in four UK residents wouldn’t feel embarrassed about making a spelling mistake on their CV, according to new research into the importance Brits place on spelling and accuracy.

More than 13,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers will get around £2m in back pay as part of the government’s scheme to name employers who have failed to pay National Minimum Wage and Living Wage.

Three in four Britons say they research cash rewards or incentives ahead of purchasing a home or garden appliance.

Nearly half of UK workers would consider changing their profession to work in  Cyber Security, according to new research.

Every SME has one; the go-to team member who books business travel, fixes the printer, navigates the post room and aces the conference call system.