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3.2 million Brits to start their own business in 2017

19 January 201720 September 2023 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Working Brits are harnessing their ‘New Year, New Me’ resolutions by getting itchy feet at work and considering starting up their own businesses instead according to new research. 

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Brexit concerns outweighed by cash flow and skills as barriers to growth

18 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Concerns over cash flow and recruitment skills gaps are a greater barrier to growth than Britain leaving the European Union, according to new research.

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Executive teams aren’t doing enough to engage employees

18 January 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

A new study released today has revealed that UK businesses’ efforts to create great customer experiences are being hamstrung by employees who don’t buy into and engage with what the company is trying to achieve.

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Employee wages not just linked to skills, but quality of co-workers

18 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The presence of high-performing co-workers can improve an individual’s earnings, research has shown.

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94% of self-employed don’t know about the end of self-assessment

17 January 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

With the tax self-assessment deadline fast approaching on 31 January, many tax payers will be preparing to submit their return on time, or risk facing a penalty.

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Businesses responsible for data breaches, despite consumer awareness

17 January 201723 October 2021 News Business Matters 1 Comment

New findings released today reveal that consumers put responsibility for protecting their personal data firmly at the hands of the organisations holding their data – and not themselves.

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Brexit’s Early Immigration Impact: Losing the workers we need the most

17 January 201717 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New research out today reveals the job sectors where demand for EU workers to fulfil UK jobs is highest are seeing the largest immediate dip in interest, following the leave vote.

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Mishcon de Reya launches technology incubator

17 January 201716 January 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Law firm Mishcon de Reya has today launched a technology incubator programme – MDR LAB – for tech start-ups in the legal space. The programme will see the firm welcome a number of tech start-ups into the business for a ten week period in summer 2017.

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UK SMEs left exposed to the elements

16 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

As the UK braces itself for winter storms, research has revealed that many of the country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are ill-prepared for the affects of bad weather.

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Work From Home Week: 83% of UK employees want to work from home

16 January 2017 News Business Matters 2 Comments

As Work From Home Week launches in the UK today: 16th– 22nd January, research highlights the appeal among UK workers, with 83 per cent saying they want to work from home.

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New SME research highlights traditional banking inefficiencies

16 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Nearly half of SME owners claim the business advice they received in the last year from their mainstream bank had a negative impact on their business operations and one in six of these suggested their business is now in a worse position as a result, according to new research.

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The workplace is stifling fathers’ aspirations, research suggests

16 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The UK is running the risk of creating a ‘fatherhood penalty’ – as fathers consider stalling or side-lining their careers to find roles they can better combine with family life, according to a major new study.

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Majority of workers are looking for a new role this January

16 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Feeling down about your job this Blue Monday? New research suggests that you’re not alone, as the majority of UK workers are currently looking for a new role with over a third of workers disliking their current job.

China’s President Xi Jinping looks on before meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Halll of the People in Beijing

New train launched to travel 7,500mile journey from China to London as ancient trading route is revived

15 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A train will travel a mammoth 7,500 journey from China to London as the Silk Road trading route is revived for a new era.

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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to land £17m payday from sale of education business

15 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Under-pressure Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is reportedly set for a windfall of nearly £17million, if a business he helped to set up is sold this week.

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