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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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Businesses Welcome EU-UK Relationship Change
Businesses broadly support the idea of a ‘re-negotiation’ of the UK’s relationship with the European Union, a survey conducted by…
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Business Bank Opens For Business
The Government-backed business bank has launched its first phase of funding, worth £300 billion, to help small and medium sized…
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Empty Properties Charged £1.1 Billion In Business Rates
Up to £1.1 billion in business rates were paid on empty properties last year – a 19 per cent increase…
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Retail sales affected by early easter and weather
Retail sales in the UK grew by 1.9 per cent in March, when compared with the same month in the…
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Business red tape cuts come into force
Businesses will benefit from dozens of cuts to regulations which came into force this week, including a simplification of the…
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Large Rise In Number Of ‘Zero-Hours’ Staff
The number of workers on contracts with no guarantee of regular hours or pay doubled to 200,000 during the last…
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Don’t Ignore PAYE Changes
Small businesses that are not yet ready for the introduction of the new Real Time Information (RTI) cannot afford to…
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FSA Replaced By New Financial Regulators
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been replaced by two new regulatory bodies, which will aim to monitor financial institutions…
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Social Media Vital In Creating ‘Employee Voice’
Lack of understanding and a resistance to embracing social media is preventing greater employee communication and holding businesses back, the…
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UK To Avoid Triple Dip Recession
Strong performance in the manufacturing and services sectors during the first quarter of 2013 will help the UK avoid falling…
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