Micro businesses in the UK are reaping the rewards of being “born global” according to new research.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Exporters report overseas sales growth & predict more for 2016
Britain’s small to medium-sized exporters are selling more of their goods and services overseas and expect foreign revenues to keep growing as they become more competitive during the first half of 2016, according to a new report.
More than 1 in 3 transgender employees have left work due to discrimination
More than one third of trans people admit to having left a job because of discrimination in the workplace, according to new research.
Give us a six-hour day like Sweden say British workers
A new survey has found that is the UK adopted the Swedish model of working both business and employees could gain from the change.
North West music promoter boosting region’s economy by £8m
North West music promoters Cuffe and Taylor will boost the region’s economy by almost £8m in 2016 as it plans to host 22 nights of live music across the North West this year with a mix of headline concerts and festivals.
IKEA to start selling bikes this August & yes it’s flatpacked…
Ikea is to start selling bikes with the fist models available by August.
‘Charge More!’: What small business owners reveal they would do differently
New research has revealed the top tips successful SME owners would give themselves if they were given the opportunity to start their business again, with a strong focus on planning, research and collaboration.
City of London launches Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards
The City of London Corporation has opened entries for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards.
New powers to tackle tax evasion will probably fail to tackle the issues
As David Cameron announces the creation of a new unit to tackle tax evasion in Parliament leading accountancy and law firms have commented that the plans to crackdown on tax evasion, following the revelations of the ‘Panama Papers’, will mostly fail.
Brands & businesses are missing out on Trillion Pound Muslim lifestyle sector
The world’s biggest brands and businesses are still failing to tap into the trillion pound Muslim lifestyle market according to new research.
Tata sells Scunthorpe steel plant to Greybull & hopes to follow with deal on Port Talbot
Tata has sold its steel plant in Scunthorpe and several other businesses to Greybull Capital, possibly saving up to 4,400 jobs in the UK and 400 in France.
Rise in inflation does not change outlook for interest rates
Consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 15 months in March after hovering at around zero for most of 2015, new figures show.
UK economic growth softened further at the start of 2016
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Quarterly Economic Survey – Britain’s largest and most authoritative private sector business survey suggests that growth in the UK economy continued to soften in the first quarter, with most key survey indicators either static or decreasing.
Taxman raised nearly £500m extra corporation tax from SMEs last year
HMRC investigations into SMEs raised an additional £489m in corporation tax last year (2014/15) according to UHY Hacker Young.
Octopus Ventures raises additional £100M to back leading European entrepreneurs
Octopus Ventures, a leading London-based venture capital investor and part of the Octopus group, has raised an additional £100 million to invest into early stage European entrepreneurs bringing their early stage funds to in excess of £400 million.
