The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Health insurance is one of the most popular employee benefits in the UK. However from 1 November 2015 policyholders will see a significant spike to their renewals as George Osborne’s increase in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) takes effect. The rise, announced in the last budget, sees IPT go up by over 50 per cent, from 6 per cent to 9.5 per cent. This will affect most policies taken out or renewed after the beginning of November.
North East London town home to the most fast-growing companies, while the ‘incubation belt’ from Bradford to Northampton has a strong start-up rate but sales lag
Low carbon taxis, zero-emission sports cars, and a TV training programme were the centre of a £325 million suite of creative and technology partnerships between the UK and China announced today.
An hour can make a huge difference in life. For Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad, it made the difference of $1 billion in his company’s total valuation.
Jamie Oliver’s company enjoyed a bumper turnover last year but ended up reporting losses of almost £13 million.
Vulpine, the stylish cycling apparel brand has launched a crowd-funding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000 of investment.
Pavegen, the company that generate electricity from footsteps, are delighted to announce the formation of their new campus in partnership with Allia Future Business Centre, Cambridge.
UK’s small businesses still managed by paper and ink
Leading global marketplace for business loans expands into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands
Local mindset is leaving small businesses exposed to ‘shadow risk’
Consumers are prepared to potentially pay more to access premium broadband and mobile phone services offering a faster, more reliable connection. These top tier contracts could be worth up to £1.65bn in additional annual revenues to telcos, according to research by KPMG.
Tech City UK has announced the Tech Nation Visa Scheme (Tier 1, Exceptional Tech Talent), an evolution of the dedicated route for helping businesses operating within the digital technology sector to attract and secure world-class talent from outside the EU.
The CBI is pressing the Government to prioritise innovation and science funding in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).
Volkswagen has decided to drop the Queen’s official standard because of the emissions scandal that has rocked the company.
Online giant Amazon has started legal action against more than 1000 fake reviews on it’s website
