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NSCC Announces Fair Payment Champions
As part of the five-year anniversary of the Fair Payment Campaign, NSCC is delighted to reveal its Fair Payment Champions…
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Economic Review, October 2012
Released: 25 October 2012 Download PDF Contents Abstract Summary UK economy grows by 1 per cent in 2012Q3 Industrial production Construction output…
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Index of Production, September 2012 – Statistical bulletin
Released: 06 November 2012 Download PDF Contents Key points Key figures Supplementary analysis Production in detail Sector Analysis Summary statistics Background notes…
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Statistical bulletin: UK Trade, September 2012
Released: 09 November 2012 Download PDF Contents September 2012 Key Figures Supplementary Analysis Value of UK Trade in Goods Trade…
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Output in the Construction Industry, September and Q3 2012
Released: 09 November 2012 Download PDF Contents Headline Figures (constant (2005) prices, seasonally adjusted) Introduction Changes since the forecast used in Q3…
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EU gender ruling – could your insurance premiums rise?
A quarter of Britons are unaware of the upcoming EU gender ruling banning insurers from taking gender into account when…
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Unaware Of The PAYE Shake-Up?
Quarter Of Small Businesses Unaware Of PAYE Shake-Up A quarter of small firms are oblivious to major upcoming changes to…
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Confidence Knocked In Third Quarter
SME Confidence Knocked In Third Quarter Falling domestic and export orders and contracting production levels for SMEs in the three…
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Scottish Angel Investments Increase By 26 Per Cent For Start-Ups
Early stage companies in Scotland have benefited from a 26 per cent increase in business angel investments in the first…
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Small businesses to get export support
Small businesses to get export support A new service designed to help small and medium sized businesses to export to…
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Supply Chain Finance to support business finance and cash-flow
The UK’s largest businesses could soon be supporting small and medium sized enterprises through a new Supply Chain Finance scheme.…
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Paper tax return deadline looms
Paper tax return deadline looms The deadline for sending 2011/12 paper tax returns is fast approaching. HMRC is reminding everyone…
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SMEs face rising business costs
The majority of small businesses in the UK (95 per cent) have seen a rise in business costs over the…
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SMEs failing to reach local markets online
Three in four small and medium sized enterprises are missing out on local business opportunities by failing to make the…
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Outlook for consumer lending picks up, but not for businesses
Consumer lending increased by £1.2 billion in September to a four year high, latest figures from the Bank of England…
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Plastic Extruders Ltd (Plastex) has acquired the matting business of Tepromark International Inc.
Tepromark were a distributor of Plastex’s matting and flooring products and have been in the flooring and matting business in…
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UK Business: Activity, Size and Location, 2012
Released: 03 October 2012 Download PDF Contents Headline figures Summary Business counts by legal form Business counts by broad industry Business counts…
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Statistical bulletin: Profitability of UK Companies, Q2 2012
Released: 04 October 2012 Download PDF Contents Key points About this release Net rate of return of private non-financial corporations Economic context…
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Consumer Price Indices, September 2012
Released: 16 October 2012 Download PDF Contents Key points A brief description of Consumer Price Indices Consumer Prices Index (CPI) Consumer Prices…
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Retail Sales, September 2012
Released: 18 October 2012 Download PDF Contents Key Points Key Figures At a Glance Retail Sales in Detail Internet Sales Sector Summary…
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National Insurance holiday should be extended to all micro-firms, says business group
The Government’s ‘flagship’ policy offering a National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday to new businesses that meet a strict criteria should…
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Employee-owners ‘a niche idea’, says CBI
Employee-owners ‘a niche idea’, says CBI A Government proposal for a new kind of employment contract has been labelled ‘a…
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Real Time PAYE awareness campaign launches
Real Time PAYE awareness campaign launches HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has kicked off its Real Time Information (RTI) awareness…
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Pension annuity rates in freefall
Pension annuity rates in freefall Conventional annuity rates have fallen by seven per cent since June this year, research from…
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SMEs stressed but optimistic
SMEs remain positive despite feeling stressed and suffering sleepless nights, research from Hiscox suggests. The study, which surveyed 3,000 businesses…
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