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National Insurance Allowance To Boost SME Job Creation
One in five small businesses is feeling optimistic about growth and expansion following the Government’s announcement to introduce a £2,000…
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Cyber Crime Costs SMEs Up To £800 Million
Cyber security breaches and fraud are costing small businesses around £785 million a year, a report by the Federation of…
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Q1 Economic Growth Confirmed At 0.3 Per Cent
The UK economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year, official figures from the Office…
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Inflation Falls To 2.4 Per Cent
An early Easter and lower air fares also helped drive down inflation from 2.8 per cent in March. It is…
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£2.3 Billion Lost In Tax Credit Errors In 2010-11
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is to miss its target to reduce tax credit error and fraud by £5 billion,…
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Retail Footfall Figures Up One Per Cent
Retailers experienced a one per cent increase in footfall in April, when compared on a like-for-like basis with April 2012,…
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Businesses Say High Streets ‘Can Be Revitalised’
More than half (53 per cent) of independent retailers in England think that their town centre is performing ‘poorly’ but…
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G8 Expected To Boost Northern Ireland Economy
Businesses in Northern Ireland are expecting a £40 million boost from the G8 Summit being held in County Fermanagh next…
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SME Websites Key In Driving Sales And Job Growth
Small firms in the UK are being encouraged to increase their online engagement in order to boost sales and employment…
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Remove Age Cap On Start-Up Loans, Says Adviser
A report by the Prime Minister’s adviser on enterprise, Lord Young, has recommended removing the age cap on the Government’s…
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No Change In Interest Rates Or QE Programme
The base rate of interest has been held at 0.5 per cent and there will be no immediate increase in…
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Retail Sales Fell In April
The value of retail sales in the UK was down by 2.2 per cent in April compared with April 2012,…
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CBI Publishes Tax Principles For Businesses
A statement of principles that sets out steps UK businesses should take in order to improve the transparency and understanding…
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More Countries Sign Tax Agreement
A number of Commonwealth nations are among those who have signed an agreement to share tax information, a report by…
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Employee Share Buy-Back Rules Relaxed
Simplified rules for businesses to buy back employee-owned shares in the company have come into force. The changes aim to…
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Help More SMEs Embrace Technology, Says Report
Small businesses spent an average of £3,500 on technology in the last year, as more employers embrace new methods to…
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Call For Northern Ireland Infrastructure Investment
Urban regeneration initiatives must form a ‘key plank’ of the Northern Ireland Executive’s economic policy, according to the chairman of…
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UK Avoids Triple-Dip Recession
The UK economy avoided falling back into recession after official figures revealed a growth of 0.3 per cent in the…
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SMEs At Increasing Threat Of Cyber-Attacks
Small businesses are being urged to do more to tighten their computer security after research revealed the number of cyber-attacks…
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Funding For Lending Scheme Extended For SMEs
The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), designed to boost lending to businesses and households, is to be extended until January…
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Online Companies See Rapid Growth
Businesses in the online sector are growing 57 times faster than those are not, results from the Barclays’ Online Business…
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Cost Saving and Cashflow Tips for SME’s
KSA Group’s top 20 Cost Saving and Cashflow Tips for Small and Medium Sized Businesses You should set up a…
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SME’s Fear Of Risk Could Further Stunt Economic Growth
Financial volatility and a flat-lining British economy are leaving many small businesses fearing risk, a report from the Economist Intelligence…
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Unemployment Up To 2.56 Million
The number of people out of work rose by 70,000 in the three months to February 2013, taking the total…
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National Minimum Wage To Increase
The UK’s adult National Minimum Wage is to increase by 12p to £6.31 an hour with effect from 1 October…
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