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End Of Auto-Rollover Energy Contracts For Businesses
Small businesses will no longer be locked into ‘automatic rollover’ energy contracts after five of the UK’s ‘big six’ energy…
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Tips To Secure Bank Loans
New guidance for businesses on securing bank finance has been released by two leading membership organisations from the business and…
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Interest Rates Need To Rise
Low interest rates are ‘unhealthy for the economy’ and are ‘misleading borrowers’, a former Government adviser has said. Dr. Ros…
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Employee ‘Shares For Rights’ Scheme Comes Into Force
A new employment status that allows workers to waive certain rights – such as the ability to claim for unfair…
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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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School-Leavers Need Better Workplace Skills, Say Business Groups
Young people in the UK are leaving school unprepared for employment and the workplace, business groups have said. Recent research…
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Mortgages At ‘Most Affordable’ For 14 Years
Mortgages are at their most affordable in 14 years, with payments accounting for just over a quarter (27 per cent)…
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Consumers Willing To Pay More For Engaging Brands
Two-thirds of consumers are more likely to buy goods and services from brands that offer interesting content and social media…
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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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Carney Sets Out New BoE Monetary Regime
The Bank of England will keep interest rates at the current level of 0.5 per cent at least until UK…
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New Planning Rules Put ‘Town Centres First’
An extension of planning and development regulations to make better use of empty buildings will revitalise UK high streets and…
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Retail Sales Grow For Third Consecutive Month!
The value of goods sold in the retail sector in July increased by 2.2 per cent when compared with July…
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Employment tribunal costs now in force across the UK
Workers will now pay between £160 to £250 to lodge a claim, while charges of £230 to £950 will apply…
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Economy ‘On The Mend’ As GDP Grows 0.6 Per Cent
The UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the…
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UK’s Digital Economy Larger Than Previously Thought
The UK’s digital economy is 40 per cent larger than Government statistics suggest, according to a report by the National…
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Hot Weather Helps Business Boom
Continuing hot weather throughout the UK is boosting business trade, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSBs). Members of…
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Inflation Rises To 2.9 Per Cent In June
UK inflation, as measured on the consumer prices index (CPI), rose to 2.9 per cent in June, up from 2.7…
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Lano teams up with Mohawk International
Lano is thrilled to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement for the Western European residential broadloom market with…
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RTI Is Largest Cost Of Compliance For Businesses
The new real time information (RTI) process for calculating PAYE has been identified as one of the biggest drivers of…
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Local SMEs Boost Local Economy, Says Report
A significantly larger proportion of the money spent by local authorities with small businesses is re-invested back into the local…
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Scotland: Firms Need Clarity On Referendum
Scottish businesses need more clarity on how the referendum will affect them before voting on whether Scotland should remain part…
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Prioritise VAT Fraud And Online Trading Risks
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) needs to do more to tackle VAT fraud and the emerging threat of losses from…
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