While Google has found itself in the spotlight recently for striking a deal with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to fork over £130m in unpaid corporation tax, many self-employed people are facing almost the opposite problem.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Asian businessman sues RBS & former CEO Fred Goodwin for negligence
The Taiwanese businessman and inventor, Nobu Su, has launched a lawsuit in Singapore against former RBS Chief Executive, Fred Goodwin, and other RBS employees, claiming that they breached their fiduciary duties to the bank and were negligent in protecting his business interests.
Ofcom launches new broadband code to protect UK SMEs
Ofcom has launched a new code of conduct for broadband providers, ensuring that UK SMEs receive clearer information on internet speeds before they sign a contract.
Bloomberg names UK’s 53 “most innovative” start-ups
The UK’s 53 “most innovative” start-ups have been recognised in Bloomberg’s inaugural Business Innovator List 2016.
Prince Andrew helps UKs small biotech firms to pitch for business
Entrepreneurs in London’s biotech industry have been pitching for their enterprises today at a ‘Royal road show’ opened by Prince Andrew.
Shop rents on Central London’s top high streets shoot up at end of 2015
Demand for luxury retail space drives rent increases as the economy changes and UK sees more foreign spending on it’s shores
Government ministers call on public sector to open doors to apprentices
Government launching consultation on commitment to make 2.3% of workers in large public sector bodies apprentices.
MPs call for BTs broadband monopoly to be broken up for good of the nation
MPs have called for BT’s monopoly of broadband cable network to be broken up.
Barclays set to make all business customers change accounts
Business customers at Barclays are likely to have to accept new bank account numbers under a far-reaching restructuring designed to make banks safer after the financial crisis.
Government policy is failing to keep up with start up businesses
Government policy is failing to keep up with the rise in home-based businesses in the UK, a report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has warned.
Amazon to create more than 2,500 permanent jobs across UK this year
Online retailer says it will hire new staff in London, Cambridge and Edinburgh and at warehouses across the country
Government borrowing falls by £11bn in December
Government borrowing was £11 billion lower in the financial year to December, but the chancellor still faces a stretching final quarter if he is to stick to his deficit reduction plan.
Government sells stake in King’s Cross development for £371m
The government has sold it stake in the King’s Cross development – currently part-way through a process that will overhaul the 67-acre site – to pension fund AustralianSuper, for £371m.
Shares rise as global stock market rally continues
Global stock markets have rallied for a second day, boosted by rising oil prices and hopes of more stimulus measures from central banks.
UK accounts for nearly half of global VC deals as investment hits record volumes
Venture capital (VC) investment into UK companies reached a record breaking $1.3bn (£910m) in the final quarter of 2015, according to new data.
