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Inflation Wipes £6bn Off Retirees’ Income
Up to 360,000 retirees a year could see a combined £6.3 billion wiped from their retirement income due to rising…
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Start-Up Loans Extended To Northern Ireland
Young entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland are to benefit from an extension to the start-up loans scheme which will roll out…
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British Retail’s ‘Great Success Story’
The director general of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Helen Dickinson, has told a conference of senior figures from the…
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Businesses Struggle To Find Skilled Staff
Almost two fifths of businesses that need employees with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills have trouble finding the…
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Government Support For Exports Up £2 Billion
The Government’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), gave £4.3 billion worth of support to British businesses in 2012/13.…
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First-Time Buyers In Lengthy Deposit Wait
A young, single person in England faces a 14-year wait to save for a deposit to buy their first home.…
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A Third Of Workers Take On Second Jobs To Boost Income
Three million Britons (six per cent) have taken on a second job to boost their primary monthly income, with one…
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SIKA ACQUIRES LEADING UK MANUFACTURER OF SEALANTS
Sika has acquired Everbuild Building Products Ltd, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of Sealants, Adhesives and Construction Chemicals. Everbuild is…
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NI Finance Minister Puts Tax In Spotlight
Northern Ireland finance minister Sammy Wilson has accused the Republic of Ireland (ROI) of ‘stealing’ tax revenue from the UK,…
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Retail Footfall Falls 0.7 Per Cent
The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that total footfall in May was down by 0.7 per…
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Growth Measures In Spending Review
Measures to stimulate small business growth and investment should be a priority in next month’s Government Spending Review, business groups…
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Cameron Lays Down G8 Agenda
Tax, trade and transparency are some of the key issues Prime Minister David Cameron will raise with world leaders at…
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Red Tape Freeze Extended
From 2014, businesses with fewer than 50 employees are to benefit from the same regulatory exemptions that currently apply to…
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Retailers Boosted By Strong Sales And Price Deflation
Retail sales values were up by 1.8 per cent in May, compared like-for-like with May 2012, according to figures from…
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Scottish SMEs Encouraged To Innovate And Collaborate
Businesses in Scotland are being urged to focus on innovation and work more collaboratively in order to expand and create…
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New MOT Testing Could Hit Small Businesses
EU plans to introduce additional MOT testing on light trailers and tractors have been opposed by MEPs in Brussels. The…
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Bank Lending Fell By £300m In Q1
Net lending by banks under the Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) fell by £0.3 billion in the first quarter…
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SME Demand For External Finance Fall
The proportion of small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using some form of external finance – such as a bank loan or…
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Cash ‘Remains King’ But Use Declines
Cash remains the most popular way to pay for goods in the UK retail industry, despite usage falling by 10…
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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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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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