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National Living Wage Affects SME Profits
Over half (64%) of small businesses are seeing profits dip as a result of the latest national living wage (NLW)…
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Subcontractor Framework Agreement – Flooring Tender
CORSERV Limited Open opportunity – This means that the contract is currently unfulfilled but active, and the buying department is…
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SME Output Grows At Fastest Rate For 7 Years
Output among small and medium-sized manufacturers grew at the fastest pace in 7 years as demand for exports remained strong…
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Meon Court Refurbishment Tender – SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Open opportunity This means that the contract is currently unfulfilled but active, and the buying department is looking for potential…
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Older Women ‘Worse Off’ From State Pension Age Change
Household incomes for more than a million women in their early 60s have fallen due to changes to the state…
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Stamp Duty Payments Reach £8.3bn
Homeowners in England and Wales paid £8.3 billion in stamp duty in 2016 – a 17% increase from £7.1 billion…
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Solidlux Instant Coatings cures downtime problems – Looking for Contractors
Since 1962 the Richard Whittaker business has steadily expanded. An independent supplier of starches (both native and modified) and a…
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HMRC Overtaxing Savers On Pension Withdrawals
Thousands of over-55s who have made a one-off withdrawal from their pension may have paid too much tax in 2016/17,…
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Danzer Releases Second Sustainability Report
Hardwood specialist Danzer released its second Sustainability Report following the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) reporting guidelines. Extensive data from 2015-2016…
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Carpet Fitting of One Guildhall Square Tender
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Open opportunity – This means that the contract is currently unfulfilled but active, and the buying department…
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Tender to supply Flooring Ledbury Halls Bedroom – Urgent Closing 31st July
University Of Worcester Open opportunity – This means that the contract is currently unfulfilled but active, and the buying department…
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Home Office To Assess EU Workers
Home secretary Amber Rudd insists small businesses “will continue to attract” skilled foreign workers after the UK leaves the EU.…
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Pension Freedoms Payments Hit Record High
The amount of money people withdrew from their retirement savings under pension freedoms hit a record high in Q2 2017.…
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Adults ‘Overestimate Retirement Discounts’
Many adults may be overestimating what they will receive in retirement, a study has found. Insurance company Aviva polled 2,030…
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Wales To Receive Income Tax Powers In 2019
Wales will take on income tax powers for the first time from April 2019 as part of a devolution deal…
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Flooring Republic – Updated
Update: This post has been removed following information received regarding Posh Flooring – Flooring Republic – Anbo and associated companies.
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Customers Urged To Renew Tax Credits
HMRC is urging customers who haven’t already renewed their tax credits to do so in the next week or risk…
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Gerflor ‘barking’ up right tree with BRAVEHOUND
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused as a direct result of their brave service in defence of our nation has affected…
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UK Inflation Drops To 2.6%
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation unexpectedly fell to 2.6% in June, down from 2.9% in May 2017.…
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Government Raises State Pension Age
Workers born between 6 April 1970 and 5 April 1978 will have to remain in employment for an extra year…
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International Economic Review: July 2017
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT Table of contents Authors Main points Introduction Estimating the value of service exports by destination from different…
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UK trade: May 2017
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT HERE Contents Main points Things you need to know about this release The deficit in trade in…
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Adults Not Saving Enough On Regular Basis
56% of adults feel they are not saving enough of their pre-tax income each month, according to research from Aldermore.…
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Consumer trends, UK: Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT HERE Contents Main points Things you need to know about this release Household spending (adjusted for inflation)…
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SMEs Hit With Auto-Enrolment Fines
A total of 16,218 fines have been issued to small businesses for not complying with auto-enrolment duties in the last…
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