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  • Britain’s 240 crypto millionaires revealed in first HMRC cryptoasset tax data
  • EY urges junior staff back to the office as AI puts a premium on human skills
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK

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Zipcar drives past million member milestone

11 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Car-sharing network Zipcar has announced that it has exceeded the million member milestone with operations in more than 500 cities and towns in eight countries across the globe.

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The true Brexit effect: One in three investors have been put off markets by EU result

11 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

One in three UK investors claim the outcome of June’s EU Referendum has put them off investing in most traditional asset classes, according to new research.

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The search is on to find Britain’s happiest businesses & employees

11 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The search is on to find the happiest workplace and worker in the country as part of a new initiative designed to reward Britain’s brightest businesses and employees.

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New study suggests women do ask for pay rises but don’t get them

11 September 201611 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New research from the Cass Business School, the University of Warwick and the University of Wisconsin shows that women ask for wage rises just as often as men, but men are 25 per cent more likely to get a raise when they ask.

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70% of companies say data protection is a priority, but are struggling to adhere to legislation

6 September 20162 November 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Seven out of 10 IT decision makers say data protection is a priority, yet only a quarter say they are confident about complying with current EU legislation, according to research. 

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UK businesses spend 129.6 million hours in black out every year

6 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New research has found the UK business is hampered by 129,600,000 hours of power cuts per year. The poll also found these periods spent in black out actually cost the average SME over £5,000 per year in lost business. 

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Thousands of young people rejecting traditional workplace to run ‘micro-businesses’ from home

6 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Rising numbers of young people are rejecting the traditional workplace to run their own ‘micro-business’ from home, according to new. 

Gender pay gap

Women do ask for pay rises but don’t get them

6 September 201619 April 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New research shows that women ask for wage rises just as often as men, but men are 25 per cent more likely to get a raise when they ask.

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Financial wellbeing moving up employers’ priority lists

5 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

UK employers are starting to prioritise financial wellbeing for their staff.

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New report shows dangers of modern slavery in construction industry

5 September 201619 April 2018 News Business Matters 16 Comments

The global construction industry faces a “strong risk” of modern slavery, according to a new research.

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60% of UKs small businesses are not exporting abroad

5 September 20165 September 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The majority of UK small businesses (60%) are not exporting abroad, potentially missing out on millions of pounds in lost revenue according to new research

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Traditional financial services firms plan to meet FinTech challenge

31 August 201630 August 2016 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New research that reveals over half of traditional financial services firms, such as banks and investment houses, are increasing their spend on disruptive and innovative technologies in the next 12 months to meet the challenge of new market entrants.

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Apple should repay Ireland 13 billion euros in back taxes

30 August 2016 News Business Matters 2 Comments

It has been concluded that the European Commission have ruled Apple should pay 13 billion euros in unpaid tax to Ireland.

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Bloomberg Square Mile Relay celebrates 10 years in London

30 August 201613 October 2022 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The London leg of the Global Race Series takes place on Thursday 22nd September at Guildhall Yard. More than 110 teams will take part in the ultimate corporate relay as they race around the unique one-mile course in the heart of the square mile, as they attempt to prove themselves the fastest company in the City.

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nuTonomy launch first self-driving car service

26 August 20169 September 2018 News, Technology Business Matters 1 Comment

nuTonomy, the leading developer of state-of-the art software for self-driving cars, today launched the first-ever public trial of a robo-taxi service. The trial, which will continue on an on-going basis, is being held within Singapore’s one-north business district, where nuTonomy has been conducting daily autonomous vehicle (AV) testing since April. 

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