Despite being squeezed by a high government deficit and slowing growth, Chancellor George Osborne still managed to pull out some surprises from his Budget red box today.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Only a third of UK SMEs think the 2016 Budget will be good for business
Survey highlights lack of faith that George Osborne will deliver for the UK’s small business community
Budget 2016: Businesses call for triple point action plan
Businesses are calling on the Chancellor for a triple point tax action plan focused on fairness, simplification and certainty in this afternoon’s Budget, according to new research.
Peter Jones & Duke of York crowns Tycoon in Schools 2015 champions
Group of sixth formers named winners of national student enterprise competition for range of fire pits made from recycled wheel rims
RBS to cut 550 jobs as it moves from human to automated services
RBS is set to cut around 550 jobs in the UK as it moves away from offering face-to-face advice to automated services.
Britain’s digital businesses vital in quest to hit trade targets
New research has revealed that the continued growth of Britain’s digital small businesses will be vital to the Government reaching its trade target of £1trillion exports by 2020.
High Street stores see further slump in February as more shoppers move online
High street shops felt the pain in February as more people migrated online or to bigger stores out of town.
Osborne set to use fiscal magic trick to deliver a budget surplus
George Osborne will use sleight of hand to deliver a budget surplus on Wednesday when weak growth will force him to unveil more austerity, a leading forecaster has predicted.
Ireland drives huge boost in Eurozone factory output in January
Factory output in the eurozone grew in January at its fastest rate in more than six years, providing evidence that the single currency bloc is performing better than thought.
CBI backs ‘Better In Europe’ side of Bexit debate
Britain’s biggest business lobby group will back remaining in the European Union after a poll of members found overwhelming support to stay.
Whitehall lines up 1,000 SMEs for its new Digital Marketplace
The government has awarded 1,261 suppliers a place on its ‘Digital Outcomes and Specialists’ framework to ensure Whitehall uses SMEs in efforts to become more digital.
Innovation Birmingham announces winners of the Next Big Idea Contest
Innovation Birmingham has announced the winners of The Next Big Idea Contest in partnership with the DMZ at Ryerson University, one of the top ranked university incubators in the world. The contest is an innovation exchange competition for start-ups in Birmingham, UK and Ontario, Canada.
UK SMEs travel to Malaysia for Connected Cities Mission
Ten of the UK’s most exciting technology companies are in Kuala Lumpur today to pitch to government, the private sector and investors in Malaysia to win contracts, business partners and investment in the rapidly developing ‘Connected Cities’ sector.
Osborne poised to close overseas tax loophole & hit booze with new tax in Budget
George Osborne will this week hit banks and insurers for billions of pounds in extra taxes as he unveils new spending cuts as he attempts to plug a gaping hole in public finances.
Government set to use £100M taxpayers funds to save steelworks
Nearly £100m of taxpayer funds is set to be pumped into a deal to salvage Scunthorpe steelworks.
