The scrapping of Entrepreneurs’ relief could discourage entrepreneurs’ from setting up businesses in the UK, say leading accounting, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
VAT too valuable to simply disappear under no-deal Brexit
The Government made it clear that a ‘no-deal’ Brexit is in best interests of no-one – and in their words, ‘remains unlikely’
What impact might technology have on the business of comedy?
People have always enjoyed a good laugh. From the one about the two woolly mammoths, through Shakespeare plays and Vaudeville shows, to the arena-filling comedians of today, comedy has a special place in our culture.
Are outsourced professionals becoming the business ‘norm’?
A growing number of business leaders are turning their back on job creation in favour of the more flexible option of outsourced professionals
Celebrity influence on brands
Celebrity-backed brands and endorsements are everywhere. But outside these formal, contract-bound relationships, in the jungle of everyday social media—where Kylie Jenner can hack $1.3 billion off Snapchat’s market value with a single tweet—who represents the biggest threat to brands?
Let’s not leave rural business behind in the race towards the digital economy
This summer has seen an unprecedented level of attention given to the future of the UK’s ailing broadband infrastructure.
What are your kids doing this summer?
The school holidays are in full swing and if you’ve got your own business, you are in a fantastic position to offer your children a summer job.
The scope for innovation through IoT is simply too great to ignore
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is one of the more recent technological terms to have crept into the mainstream media in recent years.
5 Fintech trends that will revolutionise business
Fintech was treated as both an opportunity and a threat since it appeared in the society and it started being used at a greater level.
SME owners should pass business ‘driving’ test before setting up a new company
More than half of new UK businesses don’t survive beyond their first five years and while SME owners will readily blame the tax system, lack of bank lending or late payments, often the failure is down to something much more basic – bad financial management.
How the engineering industry is changing
Digital technology is responsible for changing the face of many of our traditional industries and none more so than the world of engineering.
Brexit is threat to UKs position in global art market
For a generation the UK has been able to hold its ground in the global art market through a combination of expertise, competitive costs and a comparatively benign regulatory and fiscal environment.
10 reasons why businesses should look to set up shop In Swansea
As part of the drive to mark Independent Retailers Month in Swansea throughout July, Amelia Rudman, Projects Manager of Swansea Business Improvement District, shares her ten reasons why businesses should set up in the city.
Tax rules governing short term business visitors to the UK don’t go far enough
Proposals put forward by the government on employment tax compliance and reporting obligations for those coming to the UK for short business trips (“short term business visitors”) do not go far enough and may adversely affect small businesses.
Brexit causing automotive industry to splutter to a halt like an Austin Allegro
I’ve been keeping a close eye on how our automotive sector is doing, because anyone with an understanding of business and the economy would appreciate how important the industry is to Britain.
