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Northern Ireland Trading Activity Hits Six-Year High
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery is gathering pace, with businesses recording the fastest rate of activity and expansion in six years…
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Autumn Statement Confirmed For 4 December
This year’s Autumn Statement will be held on Wednesday 4 December, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed on his Twitter account.…
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Forgotten Invoices Cost SMEs Dear
UK small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) could be losing up to £3.7 billion as a result of poor internal…
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Pensions Lifetime Limit Cut To Affect Thousands
The number of individuals affected by next year’s cut in the lifetime limit for pension contributions is likely to be…
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Funding Boost For Innovative Small Businesses
A fund to support investment in small and innovative businesses will receive a £25 million boost from the Government, the…
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Scottish Procurement Reform To Help Small Businesses
Changes to Scottish procurement rules will make it easier for small businesses to bid for public sector contracts, Scotland’s Deputy…
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Help To Buy Mortgage Guarantee Launches
The Government’s £12 billion Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme – designed to help thousands of people with small deposits…
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Traineeships Given Funding Boost
The Government has announced an extra £20 million worth of funding for its traineeships programme, which aims to help young…
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High Street Regeneration Red Tape Cut
The Government has removed some of the red tape that surrounded the set-up of new areas dedicated to improving high…
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Higher Rate Taxpayers Missing Out On Pensions Tax Relief
An estimated 182,000 higher rate taxpayers are missing out on pension contributions tax relief worth around £229 million, according to…
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New Minimum Wage Rates Now In Force.,
The latest increases to minimum wage rates have come into force today, in line with recommendations set out by the…
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Small Businesses Hindered By ‘Complex’ Tax System
Half of small businesses spend between two and eight hours each month trying to understand and calculate their taxes and…
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Three In Five Workers Stressed At Work
More than three in five workers (64 per cent) admit to feeling stressed at work, according to research from YouGov…
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Businesses At Risk Over Key Personnel Loss
More than half of UK businesses (55 per cent) would cease trading if they lost one or more key employees…
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Employers Get Savvy With Staff Benefits
More employers and HR professionals are aligning their staff benefit packages with the company’s objectives, the Chartered Institute of Personnel…
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Risk Of Poor Value Workplace Pension Schemes, Says OFT
Defined contribution (DC) workplace pension schemes are too complex and offer savers little value for money, a report by the…
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SMEs Look Set To Hire
Small businesses in the UK are looking to take on more staff in the final months of 2013 compared with…
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Fall In Northern Ireland Unemployment Welcomed
The unemployment rate in Northern Ireland was 6.9 per cent in the three months to July, falling below that of…
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More Than Half Of SMEs Expecting Growth
Small business confidence is at an all-time high, with more than half (51 per cent) of SMEs looking to grow…
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Business Finance Scheme Picks Up Lending
Lending through the Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme to small businesses picked up to £84 million the second quarter…
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UK Economic Growth Estimate Revised Up For Q2
The second estimate of UK economic growth for the three months to June has been revised up by 0.1 per…
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Mohawk announce exciting changes
Mohawk is pleased to announce exciting changes that will provide better service to our contract carpet specifiers, end users, and dealers,…
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Home Businesses Number 2.5 Million
Small business owners operating from home now number 2.5 million in the UK, accounting for 52 per cent of all…
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Inflation Fell To 2.8 Per Cent In July
Inflation fell to 2.8 per cent in July, down from 2.9 per cent in June, according to the latest figures…
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UK Unemployment Falls Slightly
Unemployment in the UK fell by 4,000 in the three months to June, data from the Office for National Statistics…
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